DrinkDex vs BarCart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DrinkDex
Discover and rate energy drink flavors, track your personal history, and see how your taste compares to others. Explore global rankings and connect with fellow enthusiasts.
- Rate energy drink flavors
- Track personal tasting history
- View global drink rankings
- Follow friends and compare tastes
- Live community feed of ratings
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Discover your next favorite with DrinkDex, an independent community for exploring and rating energy drinks across different brands. RATE & TRACK Give the cans you try a score from 1 to 10. Keep your personal taste history and build your collection in MyDex. EXPLORE & COMPARE Browse the catalog, filter by brand and flavor, and discover community rankings. FIND YOUR CREW Follow friends, compare ratings and share posts in Caffeine Crew. MAKE YOUR TIER LIST Organize your favorites into a tier list and share your personal ranking. DrinkDex is an independent application. It is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by any beverage manufacturer.
BarCart
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Build a home bar you can actually remember BarCart turns your bottles, cans, and favorite pours into a simple visual drink journal Know what is waiting on the shelf ■ Add a drink with a photo from your camera or library ■ Keep a clean cutout-style image in your collection ■ Save unopened drinks and see what you have at a glance ■ Move drinks to Opened when you pour the first glass ■ Record an opening date and tasting note while the memory is fresh ■ Mark finished drinks and look back at your drinking history ■ Organize your collection by category and status A quieter way to collect BarCart is made for the drinks you want to remember, from a bottle you are saving to the one you opened tonight. Explore bartender-style guides for choosing, tasting, photographing, and storing drinks Your shelf, your notes, your next pour Terms of Use: https://boogios.notion.site/BarCart-393686ba335481f7bd80f4d06f391432
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DrinkDex at none against BarCart's 3. DrinkDex also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). BarCart's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 7 months). On price 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
Both are free to download. BarCart sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. DrinkDex asks for nothing beyond the download.
DrinkDex ships an update every 7 months, BarCart fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | DrinkDex | BarCart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 17+ |
| Developer | GUILLAUME JEAN TANGUY | BOOGIOS_STUDIO |
In-app purchases
DrinkDex
No in-app purchases
BarCart
- BarCart Pro Weekly3 Days trial$2.997 Days
- BarCart Pro Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
- BarCart Pro Annual3 Days trial$34.991 Year
