Comparison

PourChoice vs Sipstr

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

Head to head
About

PourChoice

Instantly identify beers from any menu using your phone's camera. Discover highly-rated craft beers and track your personal preferences with private notes and ratings. Bookmark beers to try later and contribute to a growing community database.

Highlights
  • Camera-based beer menu scanning
  • Community beer ratings
  • Personal beer ratings and notes
  • Bookmark beers to try
  • My Beers list
  • Add new beers to database
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PourChoice turns your phone's camera into a beer menu expert. Point it at any tap list, bottle menu, or beer board and watch the beers appear instantly, ranked by community ratings so you always know what to order. How it works: - Open the app, point your camera at a beer menu, and PourChoice automatically reads and identifies the beers using your camera. - Each beer is ranked by community ratings pulled from our database of thousands of craft beers. - No typing, no searching - just point and see what's worth ordering. Rate your beers: - Tap any beer to add your own personal rating. - Your ratings sync privately across all your devices via iCloud and help you remember what you loved (and what you didn't). - Add personal notes to any beer - your notes are stored privately and never shared. Bookmark beers to try: - See something interesting but not ready to order yet? Bookmark it with one tap and find it later in your My Beers list. My Beers: - All your rated beers and bookmarks in one place, sorted by your rating or grouped by style. - See your rating alongside the community rating to see where your taste lines up. Stay connected: - Get occasional reminders to rate your beers. - Send feedback or feature requests right from the app. - Your ratings contribute to community averages, making PourChoice better for everyone. Search and improve the database: - No menu in front of you? Search our database anytime to look up a beer, add a rating, or bookmark something for later. - Found something not in the database? Add it directly to the database in one step so it scans for everyone in the future. Free to use: - Scan any beer menu - Community ratings on every beer - 10 free personal ratings - Bookmark beers to try later - Personal notes on any beer - My Beers list PourChoice Pro: Upgrade once for unlimited personal ratings and the ability to share your beer list with friends. No subscription, ever.

About

Sipstr

Log beers you drink by scanning labels, barcodes, or draft boards. Get personalized recommendations and predicted ratings based on your tasting history. Unlock advanced features and exclusive content with a Pro subscription.

Highlights
  • Scan beer labels, barcodes, or draft boards
  • Rate beers and add photos
  • Personalized beer recommendations
  • Predicted beer ratings
  • Tasting history and check-ins
  • Gamified experience with XP and levels
  • Pro features for advanced insights
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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

PourChoice4 screens
Sipstr4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: PourChoice at 3 against Sipstr's 1. Sipstr's advantage is iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). On price, rating, update cadence 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. PourChoice sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Sipstr sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for PourChoice against 5.0 for Sipstr. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PourChoice ships an update every 9 days, Sipstr every 5 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PourChoice versus Sipstr: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPourChoiceSipstr
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.018.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB103 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperBenjamin HolderJonas Persson

Customer experience

PourChoice

All ratings1 ratings
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

1 purchases

PourChoice

One-time1
  • PourChoice Pro$1.99
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 PourChoice free?
PourChoice is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sipstr free?
Sipstr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PourChoice or Sipstr?
PourChoice and Sipstr are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do PourChoice or Sipstr have ads?
Neither PourChoice nor Sipstr shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PourChoice or Sipstr?
PourChoice ships an update every 9 days, and Sipstr every 5 days. Most recently, PourChoice was updated on November 5, 2026 and Sipstr on November 5, 2026.

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