Distiller vs BottleTrace™
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
BottleTrace™
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BottleTrace is the private, industry-only platform for spirits buyers, distributor reps, and trade professionals. Search any brand or product, see what's active in your state and who distributes it, and connect with the people behind it. SUPPLY CHAIN SEARCH • Look up any spirit brand, product, or distributor • See which products are currently available in your state and who carries them • Follow the relationship from supplier to distributor to shelf • Verified suppliers show richer profiles, product stories, and direct contact details CONTROL STATES In control states, browse the current price period straight from the state authority, with listings, pricing, and codes in one place. NEWS Stay current on industry news and market moves, and start a discussion with other members on the stories that matter to your business. COMMUNITY A members-only exchange for the trade. Post topics, join groups, and send direct messages to other verified professionals. TOOLKIT • Shortlist brands and products for a closer look later, with private notes • Margin & Pricing calculator for on- and off-premise • Par & Reorder planner for the next order • Unit Converter for volumes, case counts, and case-to-bottle cost MEMBERSHIP BottleTrace is for people who work in the alcohol industry. Access is by application: tell us who you are and where you work, and we'll verify you. Brands and suppliers can claim their page and get verified at bottletrace.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BottleTrace™ at none against Distiller's 6. BottleTrace™ also leads on ads (none vs shown). Distiller's advantage is chart position (#115 vs unranked) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Distiller sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. BottleTrace™ asks for nothing beyond the download.
Distiller ships an update every 6 weeks, BottleTrace™ every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Distiller | BottleTrace™ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (5K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 68.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #115 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Distiller Inc | Coa Data |
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
BottleTrace™
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Distiller
- 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
BottleTrace™
No in-app purchases








