# NOVAA: Wine Scanner & Palate — Scan labels, find your wine > Scan labels, find your wine (iPhone/iPad app by Alessandro Emrich.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/novaa-wine-scanner-and-palate/id6790448507 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Alessandro Emrich](https://appshunter.io/developer/1840016670) - Category: Food & Drink, Lifestyle - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Age rating: 17+ - Requires: iOS 26.0 · 7 MB - Languages: American English, German (Germany) - Released: 2026-07-27 - Data updated: 2026-10-28 ## What is NOVAA? Free. No ads. No subscription. No account needed. NOVAA learns how you taste – and shows you wines that suit you. Most wine apps tell you what the average person likes. NOVAA asks what you like: every rating sharpens your palate profile – body, tannin, acidity, sweetness, alcohol and aromas. SCAN Point the camera at a label. NOVAA recognizes the wine right on your iPhone and tells you how well it matches your palate – with a reason. RATE IN SECONDS Stars are enough. Add structure and aromas if you like – every detail improves your recommendations. DISCOVER • Safe for you: wines that will very likely suit you • Taste neighbors: related styles you haven't tried yet • Venture of the week: a deliberate step outside your comfort zone Every recommendation explains why it fits. PALATE TWINS See how people with a similar palate rated a wine – anonymously, without profiles or a feed. YOUR COLLECTION History, favorites and cellar with drinking windows: see when a wine is at its peak. YOUR DATA NOVAA works without an account. Sign in with Apple to sync your collection. No ads, no subscription. Available in English and German – NOVAA follows your iPhone's language. NOVAA is intended for adults of legal drinking age. Please enjoy responsibly. ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **Subscriptions** | Subscription | Price | Period | | --- | --- | --- | | NOVAA Premium (Monthly) | $5.99 | per month | | NOVAA Premium (Yearly) | $49.99 | per year | ## Is NOVAA safe? Not enough ratings yet to assess NOVAA. ## Is NOVAA legit? NOVAA: Wine Scanner & Palate appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for NOVAA is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 2.5 — 2026-10-26 Thousands of new wines from supermarkets and wine shops in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. • Share your palate as an image with friends • Onboarding answers and palate resets now follow your account to all devices • A sweet tooth from the onboarding questions now clearly shows • Recommend and rate NOVAA right from your account ### 2.4 — 2026-10-25 Even more wines you can buy: thousands more wines from supermarkets, discounters and wine shops – named as on the label. • Your palate follows you: delete ratings or favourites and NOVAA recalculates your taste right away • Deleted stays deleted – on your other devices too • Scanner with light: the torch is on while you aim • Photos show the label: cards and lists frame the label • Discover starts with all wine types • Cleaner catalogue: unique barcodes, Grand Crus with their full names, duplicate entries merged ### 2.3 — 2026-10-23 Far more wines from the supermarket shelf: thousands of new wines from Aldi, Lidl, Rewe, Edeka, Kaufland, Globus and more – named as on the label so the scanner recognizes them. • Every wine with its own profile: structure, aromas, drinking window, alcohol and a short description – researched one by one for thousands of wines • Tap an aroma: each aroma family has a page with typical notes and matching wines • Where the values come from: the wine page shows whether a profile was researched or derived from its style • Your label photos on all your devices – privately via your iCloud • Nicer cards: photos edge to edge, the match easy to read • More accurate styles, e.g. Primitivo, Rioja and Riserva, and Ruländer can now be found too ### 2.2 — 2026-10-21 A new scanner: shutter and flash like the camera, the picture freezes, then you get a clear "found" or "not found". • Barcodes: thousands of supermarket wines are now recognized by their barcode too • Wine missing? Add it yourself or send the label to NOVAA – after review it appears in the catalog for everyone • History: everything you scanned, with your photos – grouped by week, month and year • Your palate in numbers: variety, origins, rating style and drinking windows • Quiz of the day and sommelier knowledge on grapes, regions and labels • Edit or delete ratings, swipe to tidy up your history • Import from Vivino: bring over your ratings and your cellar • Calmer images: photos in a fixed format, on the wine page with a soft background ### 2.1 — 2026-10-17 Scanning without detours: point the camera at a label and the match appears on its own – then you go straight to the wine page. • Labels: your photographed label, cropped and straightened like a document scan • Tap photos on the wine page to zoom in • Favorites instead of the wishlist – swipe left to remove entries • Price tiers from € to €€€ – estimated from the style, over time from real community prices • Faster search, and change the language right from your account ## Apps similar to NOVAA | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Secret Menu: Burger Guide](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/secret-menu-burger-guide/id6451052960) | 4.8 (3,972) | Free | Food & Drink | | [Chubby Club](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chubby-club/id6479624665) | 4.8 (689) | Free | Food & Drink | | [Chick-fil-A](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chick-fil-a/id488818252) | 4.9 (4,279,905) | Free | Food & Drink | ## More apps by Alessandro Emrich - [Anavara — Meditation & Journal](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/anavara-meditation-and-journal/id6767925211) - [Anavara — Mindfulness & Zen](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/anavara-mindfulness-and-zen/id6773445117) - [Abyss Divelog — Scuba & Apnea](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/abyss-divelog-scuba-and-apnea/id6776637193) - [Bedlog: Date Journal](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bedlog-date-journal/id6782464993) All apps by Alessandro Emrich: https://appshunter.io/developer/1840016670 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-10-28.*