Whiskey Shelf vs Palate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Unlimited bottle inventory
- Wishlist management
- Bottle valuation calculator
- Infinity Bottle management
- Whiskey Friends network
- Customizable reports
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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!
Palate
This app helps spirits enthusiasts catalog their collection, log tasting notes, and discover new bottles. Its AI learns your preferences to recommend spirits tailored to your taste. Find bottles near you and share your flavor profile with others.
- Catalog spirits collection
- Log tasting notes
- AI-powered taste recommendations
- Crowdsourced bottle availability
- Export collection as PDF
- Share flavor profile
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Palate — Spirits Intelligence Palate is the smart collection tracker and tasting journal for spirits enthusiasts. Catalog your bar, discover new bottles, and develop your palate — all in one beautifully designed app. My Bar: Build your personal spirits collection. Track bottles by distillery, proof, mashbill, fill level, and current value. Your bar, organized and always with you. My Palate: Log tasting notes and build your unique flavor profile. Palate's AI-powered intelligence learns your preferences and recommends bottles tailored to your taste — the more you log, the smarter it gets. The Hunt: Find bottles near you with crowdsourced availability spotting. See what's in stock at local retailers, set alerts for bottles you're looking for, and never miss a release. Export & Share: Export your full collection as a beautifully formatted PDF. Share your flavor profile with fellow enthusiasts. Palate is designed for adults of legal drinking age. Please enjoy spirits responsibly. Terms of Use: https://palatetasting.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Whiskey Shelf at none against Palate's 2. Whiskey Shelf also leads on ratings volume (133 vs 8) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.0). Palate's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.5) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads and device support 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. Palate sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whiskey Shelf asks for nothing beyond the download.
Palate holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Whiskey Shelf has 133 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Whiskey Shelf's written reviews are positive against 100% of Palate's.
Whiskey Shelf ships an update every 2 weeks, Palate every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Whiskey Shelf | Palate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (133 ratings) | 4.9 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 133 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 89 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Flint Hills Group | Mason Archer |
Customer experience
Whiskey Shelf
Palate
In-app purchases
Whiskey Shelf
No in-app purchases
Palate
- Palate Pro$4.991 Month
- Palate Pro Annual$39.991 Year
