Comparison

CaskDiary vs DramKeep

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

Head to head
About

CaskDiary

Features
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CaskDiary is the simplest way to journal your whiskey tastings. LOG EVERY DRAM Add a tasting in under a minute. Pick your whiskey type, rate it, and add optional details like distillery, age, ABV, cask finish, and region. Choose from 9 whiskey types including Bourbon, Single Malt Scotch, Irish, Japanese, and Rye. BUILD YOUR AROMA PROFILE Select from 40+ aroma notes across 7 categories: Fruity, Sweet, Spicy, Smoky, Woody, Floral, and Other. Capture nose, palate, and finish separately. Rate body, sweetness, and heat on simple sliders. TRACK YOUR COLLECTION Browse your tastings in a beautiful list view. Filter by type, search by name or distillery. Mark favorites and track which bottles you'd buy again. KNOW YOUR PALATE Discover your flavor preferences with detailed stats. See which whiskey types you prefer, your favorite distilleries, and your combined aroma profile across all tastings. TRACK YOUR INVESTMENT See your total spent, average bottle price, most expensive dram, and whether expensive whiskey really tastes better with price vs rating analysis. AVAILABLE IN 7 LANGUAGES English, Turkish, Japanese, Korean, German, Spanish, and Italian. PREMIUM FEATURES Upgrade to unlock: • Interactive aroma wheel visualization • Collection value and price analysis • Price vs rating insights • Monthly tasting trends and region distribution • CSV export for your data • iCloud sync across all your devices • Beautiful share cards for social media Free to use with unlimited entries. Premium unlocks aroma wheel, advanced stats, and sync for $9.99/year or $24.99 lifetime. Privacy Policy: https://caskdiary.xyz/privacy Terms of Use: https://caskdiary.xyz/terms

About

DramKeep

Features
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DramKeep is the whiskey collection app built for people who actually collect — bourbon hunters, single-barrel chasers, and anyone who wants to know what's on their shelf and what it's worth. Catalog every bottle with the details that matter: distillery, proof, cask, and — finally — proper single-barrel and store-pick tracking (store, pick name, barrel number). Log a pour in seconds and watch your remaining volume, collection value, and cost-per-dram update instantly. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Track your whole collection — open, sealed, or finished • Single-barrel & store-pick fields built in (the detail other apps skip) • Tasting notes — nose / palate / finish — plus your own rating • Collection value and cost-per-dram on every bottle • Pour Picker — can't decide? Let DramKeep pick tonight's dram • Wishlist the bottles you're still hunting • Share a beautiful "Shelfie" of your collection — show only what you want • Export to PDF or CSV anytime — your data is always yours NO SUBSCRIPTION TRAPS Unlimited bottles. No 499-bottle cap. A one-time DramKeep Pro unlock — yours forever. PRIVATE & FAST Works offline, no account required. Your collection syncs across your devices with iCloud. Made for collectors, by someone who kept losing track of what was already on the shelf.

Screenshots

CaskDiary4 screens
DramKeep3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: CaskDiary at 16.0 against DramKeep's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. CaskDiary sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year and DramKeep sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 4 level
CaskDiary versus DramKeep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCaskDiaryDramKeep
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB3 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperAlican ErdurmazSoyeon Noh

In-app purchases

2 purchases

CaskDiary

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly Premium$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$24.99
1 purchases

DramKeep

One-time1
  • DramKeep Pro$24.99

Questions

Is CaskDiary free?
CaskDiary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DramKeep free?
DramKeep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CaskDiary or DramKeep have ads?
Neither CaskDiary nor DramKeep shows ads.

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