Comparison

Whiskey Shelf vs Get Allocated

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

Head to head
About

Whiskey Shelf

Track your whiskey, rum, and tequila collection with unlimited bottle entries. Manage your wishlist, calculate bottle valuations, and organize your Infinity Bottle. Discover new spirits and connect with other enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Unlimited bottle inventory
  • Wishlist management
  • Bottle valuation calculator
  • Infinity Bottle management
  • Whiskey Friends network
  • Customizable reports
Features
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Whiskey Shelf is fastest growing app which can track your whiskey inventory including rum and tequila with unlimited bottles, tracks your wish list, calculates bottle valuations including open bottles, manages your Infinity Bottle, creates reports and helps you find sought after whiskeys with other Whiskey Shelf users as Whiskey Friends - all in one simple app!

About

Get Allocated

This app alerts bourbon enthusiasts in North Carolina when rare bottles are spotted at ABC stores. Users can post sightings, receive instant notifications for watched items, and track their favorite spirits.

Highlights
  • Real-time bourbon sighting alerts
  • Watchlist notifications
  • Post sightings from NC ABC stores
  • GPS store auto-detection
  • Barcode scanning for bottle identification
  • Track bar pours
  • See friends' hunts
Features
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Get Allocated helps bourbon hunters in North Carolina find rare and allocated bottles at NC ABC stores—in real time. When a member spots a hard-to-find bottle on the shelf, they post a sighting in seconds, and the whole community gets an alert. If it's a bottle on your watchlist, you get a priority "Watchlist Hit" notification so you can get there before it's gone. Whether you're chasing Weller, Blanton's, E.H. Taylor, Eagle Rare, or the Pappy lottery bottle that never seems to show up, Get Allocated puts hundreds of NC bourbon hunters' eyes on the shelves for you. FEATURES - Real-time bottle sightings from NC ABC stores across the state — Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro, Durham, Wilmington, and beyond - Priority alerts when a bottle on your watchlist is spotted - Nearby-store detection when you log a sighting — no searching through lists - Scan a bottle’s barcode to identify it instantly - Spot allocated pours at bars and restaurants too - See what your friends are hunting - Live statewide feed of recent sightings Built by bourbon hunters, for bourbon hunters. Be first. Hunt smart. For adults 21+. Please drink responsibly. Get Allocated is an independent community app and is not affiliated with the NC ABC Commission or any local ABC board.

Screenshots

Whiskey Shelf4 screens
Get Allocated4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Get Allocated at every 4 days against Whiskey Shelf's every 2 weeks. Whiskey Shelf's advantage is ratings volume (133 vs 6) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Whiskey Shelf against 4.5 for Get Allocated. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Whiskey Shelf has 133 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Whiskey Shelf ships an update every 2 weeks, Get Allocated every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Whiskey Shelf versus Get Allocated: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhiskey ShelfGet Allocated
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (133 ratings)4.5 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews81.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings133 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.4 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB28 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperFlint Hills GroupDavid Shuman

Customer experience

Whiskey Shelf

All ratings133 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral3.0%
Negative9.0%
Written reviews70 reviews
Positive81.4%
Neutral1.4%
Negative17.1%

Get Allocated

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Whiskey Shelf

No in-app purchases

None

Get Allocated

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Whiskey Shelf free?
Whiskey Shelf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Get Allocated free?
Get Allocated is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Whiskey Shelf or Get Allocated?
Whiskey Shelf and Get Allocated are both rated 4.5 out of 5 on the App Store, from 133 and 6 ratings respectively.
Do Whiskey Shelf or Get Allocated have ads?
Neither Whiskey Shelf nor Get Allocated shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Whiskey Shelf or Get Allocated?
Whiskey Shelf ships an update every 2 weeks, and Get Allocated every 4 days. Most recently, Whiskey Shelf was updated on October 14, 2026 and Get Allocated on October 18, 2026.

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