Comparison

OnlyDrams vs Brine

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Manage spirits collection
  • Browse thousands of bottles
  • Real-time pricing information
  • Personalized pour picker
  • Barcode scanner for liquor stores
  • Community-driven insights
Features
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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

About

Brine

Easily log your oyster tasting experiences with a comprehensive database and custom notes. Track brine, minerality, size, and texture with intuitive sliders, and add photos to your entries. Search your personal library by various criteria to recall past favorites.

Highlights
  • Oyster tasting catalog
  • Database of 500+ oysters
  • Origin maps
  • Slider descriptors (brine, minerality, size, texture)
  • Custom tasting notes
  • Photo uploads
  • Searchable tasting library
Features
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Brine is the expert's way to catalogue their oyster eating experiences. If you've looked at the blackboard at your local oyster bar and know you have tried the oysters before but can't remember if you liked them, this app will keep you sorted.   With a built in database of over 500 oysters, complete with maps pinpointing their waters of origin, Brine allows you enter standard descriptors with easy to use sliders to document brine, minerality, size, and texture. You can enter your own custom tasting notes so you can recall exactly how you experienced the oyster! Even add your own photo from your phone's photo library! Can't find the oyster you are looking for? Brine allows you to search your tasting library and sort it by oyster name, tasting date, origin, or star rating. You can edit your notes in the app and zoom in on a map to see exactly where your oyster came from. This is the oyster lover's second brain. Brine: The oyster lover's app.

Screenshots

Brine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: OnlyDrams at 4.9 against Brine's 4.0. OnlyDrams also leads on ratings volume (11K vs 4) and chart position (#21 vs unranked). Brine's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On price and review sentiment 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. OnlyDrams sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Brine asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

OnlyDrams holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OnlyDrams has 11K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 65% of OnlyDrams's written reviews are positive against 67% of Brine's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
OnlyDrams versus Brine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOnlyDramsBrine
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (11K ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews64.7% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11K — better4
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#21 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.3 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size193 MB22 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperOnlyDrams, LLCJoseph Bailey

Customer experience

OnlyDrams

All ratings7,989 ratings
Positive97.7%
Neutral1.5%
Negative0.8%
Written reviews201 reviews
Positive64.7%
Neutral8.5%
Negative26.9%

Brine

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and 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

Brine

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

OnlyDrams

Subscriptions10
  • 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
None

Brine

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OnlyDrams free?
OnlyDrams is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Brine free?
Brine is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, OnlyDrams or Brine?
OnlyDrams is rated higher. OnlyDrams averages 4.9 out of 5 from 11K ratings, while Brine averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do OnlyDrams or Brine have ads?
OnlyDrams shows ads; Brine does not.

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