Whiskey Social vs Get Allocated
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Whiskey Social
Explore and manage your whiskey collection, connect with other enthusiasts, and discover new bottles. This app enhances your whiskey journey with curated features for tasting and sharing.
- Whiskey collection management
- Social networking for whiskey lovers
- Whiskey discovery and recommendations
- Tasting notes and ratings
- Community interaction
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Whiskey Social is where you keep track of the bottles you own, the pours you've had, and what you actually thought of them. Crack a bottle, rate the pour, write the note. It's all there next time. What you can do Build your shelf Search bourbon, rye, scotch, and single malt. Add what you own, mark what's open, and see the whole shelf at a glance. Rate what you pour Nose, palate, finish — in your own words, or as fast as a star and a sentence. Your notes stay yours. Find your next bottle Browse brand pages and new releases. See what people with a shelf like yours are pouring. Pour with people Follow friends, see what they've opened tonight, and cheers a good pour. Pass along a bottle when you find one worth the pour. Who it's for Someone who just found a bourbon they liked and doesn't want to forget the name. Someone with four shelves and a spreadsheet they stopped updating. Both work here. Whiskey Social is for adults 21 and over. Please drink responsibly. Questions: whiskeysocial.app/get-in-touch
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.
- 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
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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. Get Allocated Pro is an optional auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account and renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://getallocated.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://getallocated.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Whiskey Social at none against Get Allocated's 6. Whiskey Social also leads on ads (none vs shown). Get Allocated's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume and monetization model 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. Get Allocated sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whiskey Social asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Whiskey Social against 4.6 for Get Allocated. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 7 respectively.
Whiskey Social ships an update every 6 weeks, Get Allocated every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Whiskey Social | Get Allocated |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (14 ratings) | 4.6 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Whiskey Social, LLC | David Shuman |
Customer experience
Whiskey Social
Get Allocated
In-app purchases
Whiskey Social
No in-app purchases
Get Allocated
- Get Allocated Pro$1.991 Month
- Get Allocated Pro$2.991 Month
- Get Allocated Pro$3.991 Month
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- Get Allocated Pro$19.991 Year
- Get Allocated Pro$29.991 Year
- Get Allocated Pro$39.991 Year







