Comparison

BourbonCloset vs BourbonProject

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

Head to head
About

BourbonCloset

Features
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Bourbon Closet is the collection management app built for serious bourbon enthusiasts. Whether you have a dozen bottles or a hundred, finally keep track of what you own with the detail it deserves. Smart Scan Recognition Add bottles instantly by pointing your camera at any label. Our AI-powered Smart Scan identifies the bourbon and captures key details like distillery, proof, age statement, batch number, and barrel numberβ€”no manual entry required. Comprehensive Collection Tracking Custom infinity bottles Go beyond simple inventory. Track multiple bottles of the same expression separately, each with its own batch and barrel information. Mark bottles as sealed or opened. Add personal notes and tasting impressions. Your collection, your way. Community Reviews See what fellow collectors think before you buy. Read honest reviews from other enthusiasts and share your own tasting notes to help the community discover great pours. Discover New Bottles Browse an extensive database of bourbons. Explore expressions you haven't tried and find your next addition based on real collector feedback. Bourbon Closet puts collectors firstβ€”utility over clutter, organization over noise. Your cabinet finally makes sense. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

BourbonProject

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Know every bottle on your shelf β€” and the one you haven't found yet. Bourbon Project is the catalog, collection tracker, and hunting partner built for people who actually chase allocated bottles instead of just drinking whatever's in reach. Catalog 1,400+ expressions Search by name or filter by what you're after β€” high proof, wheated, rye-forward, or anything carrying a real age statement. Every entry has proof, age, distillery, region, typical retail price, and a label photo, plus 65 distilleries and 280 brand families with founding dates and parent companies behind them. Your shelf, properly kept Sealed, open, wishlist, and favorites. Log what you paid, when you bought it, and your own notes, with custom fields for whatever you track that we didn't think of. Scan the bottle Point the camera at a barcode to add a bottle in a second. No barcode on the back bar? Scan the label instead. Never miss an allocated bottle at MSRP This is the reason to keep the app open. When another member finds a bottle like Weller, Blanton's, E.H. Taylor, Stagg, or Pappy sitting at retail price, you get a push with the store, the price, a photo of the shelf, and a route to the door β€” while it's still there, not after the group chat finds out. A ZIP code is all we ever ask for; no member ever sees another member's location, and a bottle only gets flagged once a photo backs it up. Watch your collection value itself Every price the community reports goes into a dated ledger instead of overwriting the last figure, so your collection value is a real chart over time, not a single guess. See cost basis and return per bottle, your top movers, and export the whole collection as a spreadsheet or a dated valuation for insurance. Cocktails worth the pour Full recipes across the whiskey family with real measures and method, for the bottle that turned out to be a mixer rather than a sipper. Talk to people who know the difference Start a thread, post a photo of the pour, and follow the replies. Get notified on replies, mentions, and likes, or turn all of it off. Every post can be reported and every member can be blocked, and both take effect immediately. Bourbon news Releases, allocations, and distillery news pulled from the trade press, credited and linked back to the source. Bourbon Project is free to use, and Pro features β€” including MSRP find alerts β€” are unlocked for everyone during our launch period. No credit card required to get started. Whether you're cataloging a single shelf or chasing the next allocated release before it's gone, Bourbon Project is built to keep up.

Screenshots

BourbonCloset4 screens
BourbonProject4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BourbonProject at none against BourbonCloset's 3. BourbonProject also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. BourbonCloset sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. BourbonProject asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
BourbonCloset versus BourbonProject: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBourbonClosetBourbonProject
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS17.015.1 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size11 MB46 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperJacob GonzalezBrian Barkwell

In-app purchases

3 purchases

BourbonCloset

Subscriptions3
  • monthly limited7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Unlimited premium7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Yearly subscription7 Days trial$49.991 Year
None

BourbonProject

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BourbonCloset free?
BourbonCloset is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BourbonProject free?
BourbonProject is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BourbonCloset or BourbonProject have ads?
Neither BourbonCloset nor BourbonProject shows ads.

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