SMWS Codes vs OnlyDrams
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SMWS Codes
Easily access and look up codes for over 150 distilleries featured by the Scotch Malt Whisky Society. This app provides a quicker, more convenient way to find your favorite spirit codes compared to scrolling through long lists on websites.
- Distillery code lookup
- Access to 150+ distilleries
- Quick search functionality
- Convenient reference tool
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The Scotch Malt Whisky Society does an amazing job of making so many whiskies (and other spirits) available to us, however it can be a challenge to remember the codes to your favorite distilleries, much less to the other 150+ distilleries. The purpose of this app is to make it a bit easier to access these codes. There are numerous websites that have listed the codes and I wish to thank all of those who took the time to track them down and make them available. But I often found myself consulting those sites and scrolling through the long lists thinking that there must be a quicker, easier way to look up the info. That is the purpose of this app and I hope you find it as useful as I do.
OnlyDrams
Manage your spirits collection with this app. Browse bottles, track pricing, get recommendations from your collection, and scan barcodes for instant information before you buy. It aims to be your all-in-one solution for managing your liquor inventory.
- Manage spirits collection
- Browse thousands of bottles
- Real-time pricing information
- Personalized pour picker
- Barcode scanner for liquor stores
- Community-driven insights
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OnlyDrams is a community built app helping you manage your collection of spirits no matter the size or your experience - Browse thousands of bottles, add to your collection, and let others know what you are thinking about what you're sipping on. - Get real time pricing information aggregated from hundreds of sources confirmed by the distilleries themselves. - Not sure what to pour? We got you covered with our pour picker that searches your collection to pick what is right for you in the moment. - Scan any barcode in a liquor store to see what you should be paying and find out more before you buy. With hundreds of features in the making, gone are the days of opening multiple apps to get the job done. OnlyDrams aims to be the last spirits app you'll ever need. EULA: https://onlydrams.app/terms
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Verdict
SMWS Codes and OnlyDrams both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of SMWS Codes's written reviews are positive against 65% of OnlyDrams's. SMWS Codes also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). OnlyDrams's advantage is ratings volume (9.3K vs 5) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). On price, rating, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. OnlyDrams sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. SMWS Codes asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SMWS Codes against 4.9 for OnlyDrams. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OnlyDrams has 9.3K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of SMWS Codes's written reviews are positive against 65% of OnlyDrams's.
SMWS Codes ships an update every 5 weeks, OnlyDrams fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SMWS Codes | OnlyDrams |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | 4.9 (9.3K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 64.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 9.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #33 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 14.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 193 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Scott Freedlun | OnlyDrams, LLC |
Customer experience
SMWS Codes
OnlyDrams
Bugs and requests
SMWS Codes
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
OnlyDrams
Reported bugs
4 issues- Duplicate bottle entries in collection
- Inaccurate bottle counts and rarity information
- Inability to delete bottles from collection
- Login and password reset functionality not working
Requested features
4 requests- Add personal notes for bottles
- Ability to manually add bottles not in database
- Filter collection by open/unopened bottles
- Show secondary market value for bottles
In-app purchases
SMWS Codes
No in-app purchases
OnlyDrams
- Bronze Support Tier$0.991 Month
- Silver Support Tier$2.991 Month
- Gold Support Tier$4.991 Month
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- OnlyDrams Elite$4.991 Month
- Platinum Support Tier$9.991 Month
- Bronze Support Tier$9.991 Year
- Silver Support Tier$29.991 Year
- OnlyDrams Elite7 Days trial$49.901 Year
- Gold Support Tier$49.991 Year
- Platinum Support Tier$99.991 Year
