Comparison

SMWS Codes vs Whiskium

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Distillery code lookup
  • Access to 150+ distilleries
  • Quick search functionality
  • Convenient reference tool
Features
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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.

About

Whiskium

Features
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Whiskium is the home for everyone who loves whisky — from the curious beginner to the serious collector. DISCOVER Explore thousands of single malts, blends, and bourbons. Browse by region — Speyside, Islay, Kentucky, Japan and beyond — and find your next favorite pour with ratings and reviews from a community that takes whisky seriously. SCAN ANY LABEL Point your camera at a bottle and Whiskium identifies it instantly, pulling up tasting notes, age, ABV, cask details, and community ratings. YOUR CELLAR Keep a beautiful digital record of every bottle you own or have tasted. Track quantities, mark wishlist bottles, and never buy a duplicate by accident again. RATE & REVIEW Log your own tasting notes, score what you drink, and build a personal palate profile that grows with every dram. HOST TASTINGS Run guided and blind tastings with friends. Score together, reveal the bottles, and share the results. WHISKIUM RESERVE Upgrade to Reserve for an unlimited cellar, advanced catalog filters, unlimited scanning, collection value tracking, PDF and CSV exports, palate analytics, and a Reserve badge. Whether you're building a collection or just finding your taste, Whiskium helps you drink better and remember every bottle. Slàinte. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://intercomm.mx/aviso-de-privacidad

Screenshots

SMWS Codes4 screens
Whiskium4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SMWS Codes at none against Whiskium's 2. Whiskium's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Whiskium sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. SMWS Codes asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SMWS Codes ships an update every 5 weeks, Whiskium every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SMWS Codes versus Whiskium: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSMWS CodesWhiskium
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.515.5
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB102 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperScott FreedlunDANIEL ALEJANDRO MARTINEZ ROSETE

In-app purchases

None

SMWS Codes

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Whiskium

Subscriptions2
  • Whiskium Reserve Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Whiskium Reserve Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is SMWS Codes free?
SMWS Codes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Whiskium free?
Whiskium is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SMWS Codes or Whiskium have ads?
Neither SMWS Codes nor Whiskium shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SMWS Codes or Whiskium?
SMWS Codes ships an update every 5 weeks, and Whiskium every 5 days. Most recently, SMWS Codes was updated on September 30, 2026 and Whiskium on September 18, 2026.

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