Comparison

Whiskey Social vs Bourbon Tracker

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Whiskey collection management
  • Social networking for whiskey lovers
  • Whiskey discovery and recommendations
  • Tasting notes and ratings
  • Community interaction
Features
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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

About

Bourbon Tracker

Effortlessly track your bourbon collection with AI-powered bottle scanning. Monitor your inventory, stay updated on allocation drops, and explore release calendars. Preserve tasting notes and gain insights into your collection's value.

Highlights
  • AI bottle scanning
  • Collection tracking
  • Allocation drop alerts
  • Release calendar
  • Tasting notes
  • Portfolio insights
  • Community features
Features
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Bourbon Tracker™ is the AI-powered collection app built for bourbon and American whiskey enthusiasts. Scan any bottle in seconds, track your collection, and follow allocation drops — all in one place. SCAN ANY BOTTLE INSTANTLY Point your camera at any bourbon label and our AI identifies it instantly — name, distillery, proof, age, and current market value. No typing. No searching. Just scan. TRACK YOUR ENTIRE COLLECTION Know exactly what you own. Sealed or open. Fill level. What you paid. What it's worth today. Store picks, barrel numbers, batch numbers. Every detail preserved. FOLLOW ALLOCATION DROPS Community-reported store drops by region, in real time. Never miss a Blanton's, Weller, or Buffalo Trace drop near you again. RELEASE CALENDAR Every major annual release in one place — BTAC, Pappy Van Winkle, Four Roses Limited Edition, Old Fitzgerald, and 25+ more. Know what's dropping before it hits shelves. THE VAULT Every bottle you finish, gift, or trade is preserved forever — with your tasting notes, final rating, and the memories around it. Your permanent record as a collector. PORTFOLIO INSIGHTS See your collection like an investment portfolio. Total market value, gain/loss versus what you paid, breakdown by distillery and type, and personalized AI recommendations for what to add next. COMMUNITY Share tasting notes with fellow collectors, load public reviews, and see how your collection ranks on the leaderboard. Free to start. No download required on web. Collector tier unlocks unlimited bottles, 250 AI scans per month, and full portfolio analytics. Built by a collector. For collectors. Terms of Use: https://bourbon-tracker.com/terms.html

Screenshots

Whiskey Social4 screens
Bourbon Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bourbon Tracker at 5.0 against Whiskey Social's 4.5. Whiskey Social's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (13 vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Bourbon Tracker sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Whiskey Social asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bourbon Tracker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Whiskey Social has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Whiskey Social versus Bourbon Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhiskey SocialBourbon Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (13 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB8 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperWhiskey Social, LLCBlake Rawson

Customer experience

Whiskey Social

All ratings13 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral7.7%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

Bourbon Tracker

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Whiskey Social

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Bourbon Tracker

Subscriptions1
  • Collector$4.991 Month

Questions

Is Whiskey Social free?
Whiskey Social is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bourbon Tracker free?
Bourbon Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Whiskey Social or Bourbon Tracker?
Bourbon Tracker is rated higher. Whiskey Social averages 4.5 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Bourbon Tracker averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Whiskey Social or Bourbon Tracker have ads?
Neither Whiskey Social nor Bourbon Tracker shows ads.

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