Comparison

WhichCraft vs Sipstr

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

Head to head
About

WhichCraft

Easily track the beers you've tried with a simple logging system and extensive catalog. Build a personal collection, tag tasting locations, and view your history on a map. Designed for speed and privacy, it focuses solely on your brewlist without ads or social features.

Highlights
  • Fast beer search
  • Personal brewlist creation
  • Simple tasting logs (like/dislike)
  • Location tagging for breweries/bars
  • Map view of tasting history
  • Private iCloud syncing
  • Ad-free experience
Features
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WhichCraft is the fastest way to track the beers you drink. No ads, no social features, no noise—just you and your brewlist. WHAT YOU GET • Fast Search Find any beer from a comprehensive catalog of hundreds of thousands of brews worldwide. • Your Brewlist Every tasting gets saved to your personal collection. Filter by liked, disliked, or browse everything you've tried. Sort by date, name, or rating—whatever makes sense to you. • Log Tastings Thumbs up or down. Add notes. That's it. We don't make you fill out a form or rate things on a 10-point scale. You tried a beer. You liked it or you didn't. Move on. • Location Tagging Add the brewery, bar, or couch where you tried a beer. It suggests where you are, so most of the time you don't have to type anything. • Your Places Every spot you've had a beer, as a list or a map. Rename them, give them an icon, merge the duplicates, archive the ones you're done with. Tap any place to see everything you've drunk there. • Private by Design Your tastings sync via iCloud. They're yours. We don't see them, we don't sell them, and we can't lose them in a data breach. Your brewlist lives in your iCloud account, not on some company's server. • Actually Fast Built for iPhone. No web wrappers, no lag, no waiting for things to load. Open the app, search, log, done. • No Ads, Ever We're not selling your attention to advertisers. You paid for the app (or you will). That's the business model. Clean and simple. WHY WHICHCRAFT? Because you shouldn't need a social network to remember which IPA you liked. You shouldn't have to scroll past ads to see your own data. And you definitely shouldn't trust a startup with your beer preferences when they're just going to get acquired and shut down in three years. WhichCraft is simple, fast, and private. It does one thing well: helps you remember the beers you've tried so you can find them again or avoid them next time. Download it. Log a few tastings. See if you like it. If you don't, we're not going to send you push notifications begging you to come back. We're not that kind of app. REQUIREMENTS • iOS 18 or later • iCloud account (for syncing across devices) SUPPORT Questions? Issues? Email us at support@whichcraft.beer We actually read our email.

About

Sipstr

Effortlessly log your beer experiences by scanning labels. This app learns your taste preferences to offer personalized tasting notes and predict your ratings, building a unique taste profile over time. Discover new beers with intelligent recommendations and connect with other drinkers.

Highlights
  • AI-powered label scanning
  • Personalized tasting notes
  • Predicted beer ratings
  • Taste profile development
  • Fast check-ins with photos
  • Tap Room community chat
  • Gamified XP and leveling system
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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

WhichCraft4 screens
Sipstr4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WhichCraft at none against Sipstr's 3. WhichCraft also leads on ratings volume (4 vs 1). Sipstr's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Sipstr sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. WhichCraft asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for WhichCraft against 5.0 for Sipstr. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WhichCraft ships an update every 3 weeks, Sipstr every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
WhichCraft versus Sipstr: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhichCraftSipstr
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB103 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperEric CecchiJonas Persson

Customer experience

WhichCraft

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 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

None

WhichCraft

No in-app purchases

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 WhichCraft free?
WhichCraft is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sipstr free?
Sipstr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, WhichCraft or Sipstr?
WhichCraft and Sipstr are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do WhichCraft or Sipstr have ads?
Neither WhichCraft nor Sipstr shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WhichCraft or Sipstr?
WhichCraft ships an update every 3 weeks, and Sipstr every 5 days. Most recently, WhichCraft was updated on October 24, 2026 and Sipstr on October 28, 2026.

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