Comparison

BeerSpin vs Sipstr

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

Head to head
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 — beer, whisky, and wine — 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 — 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) — point your camera, get all the fields filled in automatically - Three first-class categories: beer, whisky, wine — 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 — 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/

About

Sipstr

Log beers you drink by scanning labels, barcodes, or draft boards. Get personalized recommendations and predicted ratings based on your tasting history. Unlock advanced features and exclusive content with a Pro subscription.

Highlights
  • Scan beer labels, barcodes, or draft boards
  • Rate beers and add photos
  • Personalized beer recommendations
  • Predicted beer ratings
  • Tasting history and check-ins
  • Gamified experience with XP and levels
  • Pro features for advanced insights
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Sipstr logs the beers you drink and learns what you like. Scan a label and it is logged in seconds: name, style, ABV, your rating. 57,000 beers from 13,000 breweries, so the one in your hand is usually already there. Log a beer in seconds • Scan a label, a barcode, or a draft board • Rate it out of 10, add a photo, done • Keep a check-in private whenever you want Know before you buy • A predicted rating on beers you have never had, built on what you actually drink • Recommendations that say why: "because you like Hazy IPA" • Your full history on every beer, including what you rated it last time Make it worth logging • XP and 100 levels as you go • Tap Rooms, where you talk to people drinking the same thing • Collectible cards for the beers and milestones you hit Sipstr Pro • Tasting hints tuned to your palate instead of a crowd average • Your exact match percentage on every beer • A Collection for bottles you own but have not opened yet Start with a 7 day free trial, then subscribe monthly or yearly, or unlock Pro for life with a single purchase. No ads. No feed to scroll past. We do not sell your drinking data and we never will. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

BeerSpin4 screens
Sipstr4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Sipstr at every 5 days against BeerSpin's every 2 weeks. BeerSpin's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. BeerSpin sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Sipstr sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BeerSpin ships an update every 2 weeks, Sipstr every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
BeerSpin versus Sipstr: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeerSpinSipstr
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size112 MB103 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperPhase 3 Development, Inc.Jonas Persson

Customer experience

BeerSpin

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Sipstr

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

BeerSpin

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

Sipstr

Subscriptions2
  • Sipstr Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Sipstr Pro Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Sipstr Pro Lifetime$79.99

Questions

Is BeerSpin free?
BeerSpin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sipstr free?
Sipstr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BeerSpin or Sipstr have ads?
Neither BeerSpin nor Sipstr shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BeerSpin or Sipstr?
BeerSpin ships an update every 2 weeks, and Sipstr every 5 days. Most recently, BeerSpin was updated on November 4, 2026 and Sipstr on November 5, 2026.

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