Comparison

Tastemade vs Spirits Network

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

Head to head
About

Tastemade

Stream award-winning food, travel, and home design shows. Explore a vast library of content, from cooking tutorials to travel documentaries. Enjoy free streaming or opt for an ad-free, on-demand experience with a premium membership.

Highlights
  • Award-winning food, travel, home shows
  • Over 1,000 hours of content
  • Ad-free streaming option
  • On-demand viewing
  • Save favorite shows
  • Cross-platform access
Features
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Tastemade turns everyday moments into something worth savoring. From bold flavors and beautiful spaces to journeys that open your eyes to the world. Explore original, award-winning series and documentaries in food, travel, home, and design, crafted to spark curiosity and fuel what you love most. Watch free across our four channels, or enjoy everything ad-free and on-demand with a Tastemade Cooking membership. Members save favorites, pick up right where they left off on mobile, TV, and web, and unlock exclusive recipes, meal plans, and more. Your home for inspiring personalities and extraordinary experiences. This is where taste is made. Tastemade Cooking membership benefits include: —1,000+ hours of food and lifestyle shows —Watch unlimited content, ad-free and on-demand —Save your favorite shows and pick up where you left off in any of Tastemade’s apps on mobile, TV, and web —Personalized meal plans in the Tastemade Cooking app on iOS or on tastemade.com —12,000+ recipes and cooking videos in the Tastemade Cooking app on iOS and on tastemade.com —Automatically built grocery list in the Tastemade Cooking app on iOS or on tastemade.com Choose from two subscription options: —Tastemade Cooking Monthly membership: 1-week free trial, then $5.99 per month. Cancel anytime. —Tastemade Cooking Annual membership: 1-week free trial, then $49.99 per year (save 30%!). Cancel anytime. This app does not include recipes or meal plans, which can be found in the Tastemade Cooking app and on tastemade.com. Please see our terms at https://www.tastemade.com/terms

About

Spirits Network

Discover original content about fine spirits, from whiskey to tequila, tailored to your preferences. Connect with a community of enthusiasts and experts, and shop for rare products directly within the app.

Highlights
  • Personalized content recommendations
  • Original documentaries and series
  • Direct product purchasing
  • Monthly curated spirits boxes
  • Community forums for enthusiasts
  • Connect with industry experts
Features
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Personalization: See the stories based on your preferences. Only want to see content created for a particular spirit type and geared for the someone learning or someone who has a lot of knowledge? You tell us what you like and we help provide the content line-up for you. Original Content: See the stories behind the bottles, whether it’s a short snippet of a Japanese whiskey-tasting on mobile or a documentary about tequila on the big screen. Our award-winning series uncover the characters of legend and the tastemakers of today obsessing with craft whiskeys, vodkas, tequilas, gins, brandies and other liquors across fine spirits categories. Shoppable Content: Members can buy rare and even exclusive product in two ways: One, product windows will be visible within content screens with a “Quick Buy”” option available. Two, subscribe to a monthly Spirits box and have our experts select products based on tastes and areas of desired exploration whether it’s a monthly bourbon box, craft gin or the latest in tequila. Those offers will also be available as gifts for the holidays, bridal party, or even the office party. Community: Spirits Network is building a new kind of social network, one where spirits enthusiasts can connect to each other as well as the personalities and experts that define the spirits business.

Screenshots

Tastemade4 screens
Spirits Network4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tastemade at 4.6 against Spirits Network's 4.0. Tastemade also leads on ratings volume (7.7K vs 16). Spirits Network's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment 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. Tastemade sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Spirits Network asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tastemade holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tastemade has 7.7K ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 50% and 50% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tastemade ships an update every 3 months, Spirits Network every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Tastemade versus Spirits Network: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTastemadeSpirits Network
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (7.7K ratings) — better4.0 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews50.2% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7.7K — better16
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV
Requires iOS15.112.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB34 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperTastemade, Inc.NBTV Inc.

Customer experience

Tastemade

All ratings7,716 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral3.6%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews251 reviews
Positive50.2%
Neutral5.2%
Negative44.6%

Spirits Network

All ratings16 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Tastemade

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • Login issues
  • Inconsistent video playback
  • Saved recipes disappearing

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add written recipes alongside videos
  • Improve search functionality
  • Allow saving unlimited recipes
  • Provide more free content
  • Fix stability issues

Spirits Network

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Tastemade

Subscriptions2
  • Tastemade+ Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Tastemade+ Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year
None

Spirits Network

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tastemade free?
Tastemade is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Spirits Network free?
Spirits Network is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tastemade or Spirits Network?
Tastemade is rated higher. Tastemade averages 4.6 out of 5 from 7.7K ratings, while Spirits Network averages 4.0 from 16 ratings.
Do Tastemade or Spirits Network have ads?
Tastemade shows ads; Spirits Network does not.
Which is updated more often, Tastemade or Spirits Network?
Tastemade ships an update every 3 months, and Spirits Network every 9 days. Most recently, Tastemade was updated on September 22, 2026 and Spirits Network on September 9, 2026.

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