Whiskey Note vs Bunker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Whiskey Note
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Whiskey Notes is a tasting journal built for whisky lovers. Record each dram quickly with a guided 4-step wizard: name, type, ABV, age, price, and even a photo — all in one clean flow. Rate 9 aromas, 5 tastes, 7 mouthfeels, and 6 finish characteristics using intuitive sliders. Add a star rating and a personal note to capture your honest impressions before the memory fades. Your collection becomes insight. Browse your top aromas, category breakdown, and rating distribution in the Stats tab — so your next whisky pick is an informed one. Features - 4-step wizard: photo · basics · aroma · taste & texture · overall - 27 flavor dimensions rated by intensity with sliders - Categories: Single Malt, Blended, Bourbon, Irish, Japanese - Stats: top 5 aromas, category spread, rating distribution - Full Korean & English support
Bunker
Log your whiskey collection, track bottle fill levels, and record tasting notes. Discover new bottles, manage your wish list, and visualize your collection's value over time. Share your favorite bottles and tasting experiences with others.
- Digital whiskey collection display
- Bottle fill level tracking
- Tasting notes and rating system
- Whiskey catalog with 250+ bottles
- Wish list and bottle hunt tracking
- Collection value and stats
- Shareable bottle and tasting cards
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Your whiskey deserves better than a spreadsheet. Bunker is the home bar at golden hour: every bottle you own standing on a backlit shelf, each with its amber fill level, your rating, and what it's worth today. Built by collectors, for the people who photograph their bottle hauls for fun. THE BAR • Your collection as a warm, backlit shelf, using photos of your actual bottles or handsome generated label art • Fill levels drop as you log pours, right there in the glass • Track MSRP, what you paid, and current value. Your collection's total ticks quietly at the top. • Finished bottles aren't deleted. They're killed with honors: a date, a final rating, and a place on the Kill List. ADD BOTTLES IN SECONDS • Scan the barcode, search a catalog of 250+ bourbons, ryes, scotches, Irish, and Japanese bottles (from Buffalo Trace to Pappy), or enter anything by hand • Every bottle gets the details collectors care about: proof, age, price paid, and the hunt story behind it POUR TONIGHT Can't decide? Pick the mood: Nightcap, Celebrating, Guests Over, Feeling Adventurous, or Treat Yourself. Bunker deals three picks from your own shelf, with the reasoning: "open 8 months, 91 proof, you rated it 4 glasses." THE TASTING RITUAL Neat, rocks, or a few drops. Nose, palate, finish. A tappable flavor wheel of caramel, oak, cherry, peat, leather, and more, then a rating in Glencairn glasses. Every tasting sharpens your palate profile. THE HUNT Keep a list of bottles you're chasing, flag your white whales, and note store sightings. When you finally find one, one tap moves it to your shelf. With confetti. You earned it. STATS THAT KNOW YOU Collection value over time, bottles by type, proof distribution, your palate profile as a flavor rose, cost per pour ("$4.12 a pour, cheaper than the bar"), and a few numbers that might call you out. SHARE CARDS Turn any bottle or tasting into a gorgeous vintage-label card, sized for Reddit and Instagram. Make the group chat jealous. BUNKER PREMIUM • Friends & shared bars: browse each other's shelves, kill lists, and hunt lists. Never buy a friend a bottle they already own. • Buy Next: bottle suggestions computed from your ratings and flavor chips, entirely on your phone • Barrel Spin: can't choose? Spin for a pick from your open bottles • Cloud backup: your whole bunker, private to you, restorable anywhere PRIVATE BY DESIGN Bunker works fully offline, with no account required. Your collection lives on your phone. If you opt into an account, friends still never see what you paid. That stays yours. No ads, no feed, no tracking. Bunker is intended for users of legal drinking age. It doesn't sell alcohol and celebrates collecting and savoring, never volume. Bunker Premium is an auto-renewable subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your device Settings under Apple ID, then Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://parkerstafford.com/bunker/terms Privacy Policy: https://parkerstafford.com/bunker/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Whiskey Note at none against Bunker's 1. Bunker's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price, ads and device support 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. Bunker sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. Whiskey Note asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Whiskey Note | Bunker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Sumin Lee | Parker Stafford |
In-app purchases
Whiskey Note
No in-app purchases
Bunker
- Bunker Premium$3.991 Month









