Comparison

Yoru vs DramLog

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

Head to head
About

Yoru

Features
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Yoru is a free Japanese whisky companion built for collectors, enthusiasts, and curious newcomers. 270+ bottles. 37 distilleries. Real UK prices. No marketplace, no noise โ€” just focused whisky knowledge. Track UK bottle prices Monthly price checks across leading UK retailers. Every listing is verified, in stock, and standardised to 70cl for honest comparison. See how prices move and buy with confidence. Explore 37 distilleries Beautifully crafted profiles with production insight, founder stories, spirit character, and map locations. Understand where your whisky comes from with Yoru's "Spirit of Place" identity for every house. Browse 270+ bottles Structured tasting breakdowns using Yoru's five pillars: Fragrance, Harmony, Resonance, Nature, and Spirit of the Bottle. Production and maturation insight including rare Mizunara oak influence. Full JSLMA labelling transparency on every listing. Build your wishlist Save bottles you want to buy. Track what you're watching. Build your collection intentionally. Tasting journal Record your own notes, develop your palate over time, and build a personal whisky history. Highball recipes Clean, authentic Japanese highball recipes with whisky-specific recommendations and simple dilution guidance. Yoru Club Unlock advanced price history charts, bottle value tracking, watchlists, and early access to future investment features. Yoru is a free, evolving reference designed for serious appreciation of Japanese whisky. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

DramLog

Features
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DramLog is your personal whisky journal โ€” for anyone who wants to remember every whisky they have tasted, and what they thought of it. Log every dram Give it a score, write your tasting notes, and record how you drank it and where. Your full whisky history, always with you. Get recommendations Not sure which bottle to buy next? DramLog uses AI to suggest your next whisky, based on what you have already rated. Scan any bottle Point your camera at a label and DramLog identifies the whisky automatically โ€” name, distillery, region, alcohol content and age. Track your collection Mark bottles as owned, on your wishlist, or finished. Watch your collection grow over time. Dram Atlas See the distilleries behind your whiskies on a world map. Every region and country earns bronze, silver, gold or platinum as you taste more from it, so you can see which parts of the whisky world you have explored and which ones are still missing. Switch the map between the whiskies you have tasted and the bottles you own. Find new bottles Search a growing community-built database of whiskies from Scotland, Ireland, Japan, the USA and beyond. Community feed See what other whisky lovers are drinking, and discover new bottles through the community. Free public whisky API Every bottle in the database is free API key required. Private by default Your tasting notes belong to you. Bottle data is public; what you drink is not. Sign in with Google or Apple to get started. Everything is free.

Screenshots

Yoru4 screens
DramLog4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DramLog at none against Yoru's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Yoru sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $6.99 per month. DramLog asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Yoru ships an update weekly, DramLog every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Yoru versus DramLog: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYoruDramLog
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly โ€” betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details โ€” not scored
Size59 MB48 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperLUKE WalshASKE DJUPNES AMMENTORP

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Yoru

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$6.991 Month
None

DramLog

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Yoru free?
Yoru is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DramLog free?
DramLog is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Yoru or DramLog have ads?
Neither Yoru nor DramLog shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Yoru or DramLog?
Yoru ships an update weekly, and DramLog every 2 weeks. Most recently, Yoru was updated on October 28, 2026 and DramLog on October 9, 2026.

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