Comparison

The Blend Whiskey vs BourbonValues

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

Head to head
About

The Blend Whiskey

Discover your whiskey preferences with this app that visualizes your palate based on ratings and notes. Track your collection, capture detailed tasting experiences, and get personalized recommendations for your next pour. It helps you drink better by understanding what you truly enjoy.

Highlights
  • Palate visualization based on ratings
  • Log and track entire whiskey collection
  • Detailed tasting notes (nose, palate, finish)
  • Head-to-head bottle comparisons
  • Blind tasting flights
  • Personalized bottle recommendations
  • Wishlist for desired bottles
Features
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The Blend is the whiskey app that actually knows your palate. Every bottle you rate and every note you take builds a living picture of what you love, so your next pour is never a guess. YOUR PALATE, VISUALIZED Rate what you drink and watch your palate take shape. See the flavors you gravitate toward, by spirit, ranked by how much you love them. It is the part of the app people show their friends. TRACK EVERY BOTTLE Log your whole shelf with type, proof, price, and pours. Always know what's open, what's running low, and what it's all worth. TASTING NOTES, NOSE TO FINISH Capture a pour in phases: nose, palate, finish, feel. Or just talk. Speak your notes and The Blend writes them down. RANK HEAD TO HEAD Two bottles, one question: which do you prefer? A few quick matchups and your rankings sort themselves out. No spreadsheet required. TASTE BLIND Set up a blind flight, solo or with friends. Pour, guess, reveal, and settle the debate once and for all. FIND YOUR NEXT BOTTLE Get recommendations matched to your palate, your collection, and your budget. Keep a wishlist for the ones you're still hunting. Whether you have six bottles or six shelves, The Blend helps you drink better, not just more. Pour something good and let's get your shelf in order.

About

BourbonValues

This app provides real-time values for rare and collectible spirits. It manually reviews hundreds of verified sales daily from large secondary groups to maintain an accurate and up-to-date database.

Highlights
  • Real-time values for spirits
  • Manual sales verification
  • Daily database updates
  • Private secondary group reviews
  • Collectible spirit focus
Features
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Since 2022 without missing a day, we’ve been manually reviewing every single post from more than a dozen of the largest and most active private national secondary groups, entering hundreds of verified sales into our Values Database every day. This dedication to consistency is what makes BourbonValues the most accurate and up to date values source for rare and collectable spirits available. Privacy Policy: https://bourbonvalues.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

The Blend Whiskey4 screens
BourbonValues3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: The Blend Whiskey at weekly against BourbonValues's every 3 weeks. The Blend Whiskey also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. The Blend Whiskey sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and BourbonValues sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 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 The Blend Whiskey against 5.0 for BourbonValues. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Blend Whiskey ships an update weekly, BourbonValues every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
The Blend Whiskey versus BourbonValues: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Blend WhiskeyBourbonValues
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.416.4
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB52 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperThomas DanielsBourbon Values

Customer experience

The Blend Whiskey

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

BourbonValues

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

The Blend Whiskey

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Premium Annual$59.001 Year
2 purchases

BourbonValues

Subscriptions2
  • Bourbon Values Membership Monthly3 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Bourbon Values Membership Yearly3 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is The Blend Whiskey free?
The Blend Whiskey is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BourbonValues free?
BourbonValues is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, The Blend Whiskey or BourbonValues?
The Blend Whiskey and BourbonValues are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do The Blend Whiskey or BourbonValues have ads?
Neither The Blend Whiskey nor BourbonValues shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Blend Whiskey or BourbonValues?
The Blend Whiskey ships an update weekly, and BourbonValues every 3 weeks. Most recently, The Blend Whiskey was updated on November 5, 2026 and BourbonValues on November 10, 2026.

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