Pinthouse vs Bourbonator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pinthouse
Loyalty program for a pizza restaurant. Earn points on every purchase to redeem for free items, discounts, and experiences. Track your progress and stay updated on special offers.
- Earn points on purchases
- Redeem points for free items
- Track points balance
- Receive special offers
- Provide feedback
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Use the Pinthouse app to find your nearest location, view our menu, and place an order. Save time by ordering ahead. Earn loyalty points and track your rewards status from within the app.
Bourbonator
Log your whiskey experiences, rate your favorite pours, and discover new bottles with personalized recommendations. Connect with a community of fellow enthusiasts, track your collection, and build a wishlist of future tastings. Explore detailed profiles and tasting notes for a wide range of spirits.
- Log tastings with ratings, notes, and photos
- Personal cellar and wishlist management
- Personalized whiskey recommendations
- Explore distillery profiles and expression details
- Connect with other whiskey enthusiasts
- AI-powered bottle identification (Pro feature)
- Flavor profile visualization (Pro feature)
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Bourbonator is the app for everyone who loves whiskey — from the curious newcomer to the seasoned collector. Track what you drink, rate what you love, discover what's next, and share it all with a community that gets it. WHETHER YOU'RE LOGGING OR EXPLORING Check in every pour with a rating, tasting notes, and a photo. Build a personal record of everything you've tried, so you never forget that one incredible dram — or that bottle to avoid next time. TRACK YOUR JOURNEY Check in whiskeys with ratings, flavor notes, and photos Keep a personal cellar of bottles you own Build a wishlist of what you want to try next Browse your full tasting history, sorted and searchable DISCOVER YOUR NEXT BOTTLE Get personalized recommendations based on your taste Explore a deep catalog of bourbons, ryes, scotches, and more Find what's popular in the community Dig into distillery profiles and expression details CONNECT WITH FELLOW ENTHUSIASTS Follow friends and see what they're pouring Toast, like, and comment on check-ins Tag friends in your tastings — and nudge them to pour one with you Discover people who share your palate GO DEEPER WITH PRO Unlock the full experience with Bourbonator Pro: Whisky Lens — scan a bottle, menu, or shelf with your camera and let AI identify what you're looking at Taste DNA — visualize your flavor preferences across six dimensions Annual Recap — your year in whiskey, beautifully summarized Advanced stats and deeper insights Private lists Unlimited tasting flights Bourbonator is built by whiskey lovers, for whiskey lovers. Please drink responsibly. You must be of legal drinking age to use this app. Terms of Use: https://bourbonator.app/terms
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Verdict
Pinthouse and Bourbonator both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Bourbonator's written reviews are positive against 57% of Pinthouse's. Bourbonator also leads on update cadence (daily vs weekly). Pinthouse's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (236 vs 1). On price, rating, 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. Bourbonator sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Pinthouse asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Pinthouse against 5.0 for Bourbonator. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pinthouse has 236 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 57% of Pinthouse's written reviews are positive against 100% of Bourbonator's.
Pinthouse ships an update weekly, Bourbonator daily. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pinthouse | Bourbonator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (236 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 236 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 108 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | PINTHOUSE PIZZA HOLDINGS, LLC | Ryan Vervack |
Customer experience
Pinthouse
Bourbonator
In-app purchases
Pinthouse
No in-app purchases
Bourbonator
- Monthly Pro Subscription$4.991 Month
- Bourbonator Pro - Annual$49.991 Year
