Comparison

Distiller vs minimum.

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

Head to head
About

Distiller

Explore a vast library of spirits with detailed flavor profiles and community reviews. Track your tasting experiences, discover new favorites, and get insights into market values for bottles. Your go-to resource for all things spirits.

Highlights
  • Thousands of flavor graphs
  • Millions of community reviews
  • Nearly 60,000 unique spirits
  • TruePrice market value data
  • Search by flavor
  • Track tasting journey
  • Follow other spirits fans
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Distiller is the spirits app built by spirits fans. Rate and review what you drink, keep your collection in lists, and check more than 1.5 million community reviews before you buy a bottle. • Expert and community reviews for more than 65,000 whiskeys, tequilas, rums, gins, and more • Flavor profiles and tasting notes • Scan a barcode to pull up a bottle in seconds • Pick For Me: can't decide what to pour? Spin and let Distiller pick a bottle from your lists. Add filters to narrow it down first. • A feed of the latest community reviews, with a Following view for the people you follow • Top Reviewers leaderboard for the last 30 days, 90 days, and all time • Articles from the Distiller editorial team • Regular giveaways you can enter from the Home screen • Custom lists for your collection, your wishlist, or anything else • Badges: earn them for reviews, lists, photos, comments and more. Locked badges show your progress so you know how close you are to the next one, and every unlock is yours to share. Distiller Pro adds TruePrice, a historical view of a bottle's average value based on prices reported by Distiller users, plus a collection value total on every list. Pro also unlocks Flavor Search, quantities and private notes in lists, CSV export of your reviews and lists, an ad-free experience, the weekly Bourbon Bulletin, and priority support. See our Privacy Policy at: https://distiller.com/privacy-policy

About

minimum.

Find the best prices on alcoholic beverages in Michigan. This app provides up-to-date state minimum pricing for a variety of drinks, helping users save money and time when shopping for beverages.

Highlights
  • State minimum price lookup
  • Alcoholic beverage price guide
  • Save money on drinks
  • Up-to-date pricing information
  • Easy-to-use interface
Features
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minimum. is a simple spirits price lookup tool for state-mandated minimum shelf prices. Search a state catalog by product, brand, type, or category, then view the minimum shelf price, bottle size, case quantity, proof, tags, liquor code, and effective date when available. Save favorites for fast repeat checks, compare available sizes for a product, and switch supported states as new catalogs become available. minimum. is built for quick answers: • Search spirits by name, brand, type, or tag • See the state minimum shelf price for each listing • Compare bottle sizes and case quantities • Save favorites for frequent lookups • Use cached catalog data when offline • Review source and effective-date details in the app Prices are sourced from public state alcohol authority data where available and refresh periodically. minimum. is a reference tool, not a retailer. Prices shown are not sale prices and may not match what you pay at checkout. Always verify price and availability at the point of sale. minimum. is not affiliated with any state agency.

Screenshots

Distiller4 screens
minimum.3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Distiller at 68% against minimum.'s 0%. Distiller also leads on ratings volume (5K vs 11) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). minimum.'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Distiller sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. minimum. asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Distiller holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Distiller has 5K ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Distiller's written reviews are positive against 0% of minimum.'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Distiller versus minimum.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDistillerminimum.
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (5K ratings) — better4.5 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews68.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5K — better11
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#192 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB59 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperDistiller IncJoshua King

Customer experience

Distiller

All ratings4,966 ratings
Positive95.6%
Neutral1.8%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews284 reviews
Positive68.3%
Neutral8.5%
Negative23.2%

minimum.

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Distiller

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login issues, especially with Sign in with Apple
  • Inconsistent behavior after recent updates
  • Search function not working reliably

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to add missing spirits to the database
  • More granular search and filtering options
  • Improved social features and community interaction
  • Offline functionality and local data storage

minimum.

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Distiller

Subscriptions5
  • Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Pro Monthly7 Days trial2 variants$4.991 Month
  • Pro Annual$29.991 Year
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  • Pro Annual14 Days trial$48.001 Year
  • Pro Annual$48.001 Year
None

minimum.

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Distiller free?
Distiller is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is minimum. free?
minimum. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Distiller or minimum.?
Distiller is rated higher. Distiller averages 4.7 out of 5 from 5K ratings, while minimum. averages 4.5 from 11 ratings.
Do Distiller or minimum. have ads?
Both Distiller and minimum. show ads.
Which is updated more often, Distiller or minimum.?
Distiller ships an update every 6 weeks, and minimum. every 6 weeks. Most recently, Distiller was updated on October 29, 2026 and minimum. on October 24, 2026.

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