Comparison

GinBook vs BeerSpin

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

Head to head
About

GinBook

Features
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Introducing GinBook: Your Ultimate Gin and Tonic Companion Unleash your inner mixologist and take your love for gin and tonic to the next level with GinBook! Whether you're a casual sipper or a dedicated connoisseur, this app is your perfect companion for crafting, recording, and savoring your favorite concoctions. Key Features: Store Your Gin Collection: Keep a meticulous record of your gin collection. Store details such as brand, name, type of gin, alcohol percentage, and more. Never forget that exceptional bottle you've been eyeing! Tonic Collection at Your Fingertips: Just like your gin, you can effortlessly catalog your tonic collection. Keep track of brands, flavors, and tonic water details to create the perfect pairing every time. Garnishes Galore: Elevate your gin and tonic experience with the right garnishes. GinBook lets you store and organize a variety of garnishes to complement your drinks, whether it's citrus twists, fresh herbs, or exotic botanicals. Craft and Share Recipes: Unleash your inner mixologist and create your unique gin and tonic recipes! Mix and match gins, tonics, and garnishes, specifying measurements precisely. Pour and Rate: Record every pour with ease. Whether you're following a stored recipe or improvising, GinBook helps you log your experiences. Give each pour a personal rating and keep track of your favorites. Share your creations with friends or fellow enthusiasts. Log Your Gin Journey: GinBook becomes your personal gin diary. Track your tasting journey, discover new combinations, and reminisce about your favorite sips with your pouring history. Get GinBook on your device today and toast to the art of gin and tonic crafting. Cheers to the perfect pour! Privacy Policy: http://driesvanmeert.be/privacy.html EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

About

BeerSpin

Effortlessly log your favorite beers, whiskies, and wines by scanning their labels. This app automatically identifies details like producer, type, and ABV, allowing you to create a private tasting journal with notes and ratings. It supports offline use and cloud sync for your collection.

Highlights
  • AI label scanning for automatic data entry
  • Supports beer, whisky, and wine categories
  • Private tasting journal with notes and ratings
  • Manual entry and photo capture options
  • Offline functionality and cloud sync
  • Powerful search and filtering
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Snap a label, get the details. BeerSpin's AI scanner reads the label on any bottle of beer, whisky, or wine and auto-fills the producer, name, type, ABV, country, and category-specific details like vintage, varietal, age, or region. No typing required. Three drinks, one app. Most beverage trackers only do one category. BeerSpin handles your whole bar โ€” beer, whisky, and wine โ€” each with its own tailored fields, so a wine entry captures vintage and varietal while a whisky entry captures age and region. Your private tasting journal. No social feeds, no public ratings, no pressure. BeerSpin is built for you to remember what you've tried and what you thought of it โ€” so the next time you're standing in a store looking at a familiar bottle, you'll know. KEY FEATURES - AI-powered label scanning (Premium) โ€” point your camera, get all the fields filled in automatically - Three first-class categories: beer, whisky, wine โ€” each with the right fields for that drink - Manual entry, photo capture, star ratings, tasting notes - Country-of-origin tracking with flags on every entry - Powerful search across name, producer, type, country, region, varietal - Cloud sync across your devices - Works offline โ€” browse your collection anywhere - Privacy-first: your collection is yours, never shared, never sold FREE Track up to 10 beverages across all categories with manual entry and photo capture. PREMIUM Unlimited beverages plus AI label scanning. Subscription billed monthly or annually. Built by Phase 3 Development, Inc. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

GinBook4 screens
BeerSpin4 screens

Verdict

The call

GinBook and BeerSpin are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. GinBook sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and BeerSpin sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
GinBook versus BeerSpin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGinBookBeerSpin
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsโ€”100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyโ€”Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetizationโ€”Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.115.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size3 MB112 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperDries VanmeertPhase 3 Development, Inc.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

GinBook

Subscriptions2
  • GinBook Pro - Monthly$1.991 Month
  • GinBook Pro - Annual$17.991 Year
One-time4
  • Garnish Tip$0.99
  • Tonic Tip$2.99
  • Gin & Tonic Tip$8.99
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  • Bottle of Gin Tip$22.99
2 purchases

BeerSpin

Subscriptions2
  • BeerSpin Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
  • BeerSpin Premium$9.991 Year

Questions

Is GinBook free?
GinBook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BeerSpin free?
BeerSpin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do GinBook or BeerSpin have ads?
Neither GinBook nor BeerSpin shows ads.

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