# Pocket Wine Pairing: Sommelier — user reviews > 73 indexed App Store user reviews of Pocket Wine Pairing by Time Marketing Limited, rated 4.60/5 from 359 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pocket-wine-pairing-sommelier/id815128988/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pocket-wine-pairing-sommelier/id815128988.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 274 · 4★ 60 · 3★ 15 · 2★ 3 · 1★ 7 ## What do users think of Pocket Wine Pairing? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🍷 Comprehensive wine varietal database - 👍 Excellent food and wine pairing suggestions - 🚀 Fast and convenient to use - 📚 Educational content about wine characteristics - 🔄 Bidirectional search (wine by food or food by wine) - 📱 Seamless syncing across devices - 🍇 Coverage of obscure and lesser-known grape varieties - 💬 Responsive and helpful customer support - 📖 Detailed guides for food types and cheese pairings - 🎯 Intuitive and logical navigation - 📝 Wine cellar tracking feature - 💰 Good value for the price **Cons** - 🔐 Aggressive paywall and premium subscription model - 😤 Frequent upgrade prompts interrupting user experience - 📉 Limited content in free version - 🌍 Limited coverage of Canadian wine regions - 🍰 Insufficient dessert wine pairing information - 📊 Stagnant content - limited updates to food pairings - 🎨 User experience could be improved for non-premium users - 🌐 North American-centric tone and coverage **Commonly reported bugs** - In-app purchase not prompting correctly on some devices - Unresponsive customer support for purchase issues **Most requested features** - Expanded dessert wine pairing information and serving guidance - More frequent updates to food pairing database - Enhanced coverage of Canadian wine regions (Okanagan Valley, Niagara Peninsula) - Customizable wine and pairing information - Integration with other wine apps (Vivino) - Organization by wine region/terroir in addition to varietal - Integration with wine rating tables (DeLong periodic wine table) - More comprehensive international wine coverage - Ability to add custom notes and preferences ## Newest reviews (14 of 73) ### 4/5 — Initial Thoughts *2025-05-20, version 5.3.4* Fast & convenient to use with good info. I also like the characterization of wine types. I would like to be able to tailor or add information about wines and pairing. ### 4/5 — Go to app for wine education *2023-08-13, version 5.3.3* This app comes in so handy when we go on wine tasting tours. Either I use it during the tasting to learn about the varieties being served or I use it afterwards to look up the various terms that are used by the winery hosts. I am very much looking forward to having this app available when we go to Europe this fall, so many new varieties to sample. Fall 2023 I may be biased but there is scant information about the Canadian wine industry. The Okanagan Valley of British Columbia and the Niagara Peninsula of Ontario have matured into notable wine regions. Hence down to 4 stars on the app. ### 3/5 — Food Choices *2022-07-03, version 5.2.1* When i first came across this App many years ago i was impressed with the refreshing ease of use and variety of dishes. However nothing as changed. This could have grown to have been a fantastic reference for matching food and wine. Adding a few new matches each week. This is a real opportunity missed by the Apps creators. ### 5/5 — Great wine app *2019-07-30, version 5.1* I recommend this app to all my servers and bartenders. If you are in the restaurant biz, or just love wine, you will love this app. ### 5/5 — Really Good Wine App *2019-05-28, version 5.0.2* This is a really well written, detailed app with suggestions for pairings of wine and food. It is a bit North American in tone but otherwise close to flawless at what it sets out to do. Well worth the space on your phone. ### 5/5 — Excellent Wine App *2019-04-18, version 5.0.2* Love the ease of this app. Food pairing is a bonus. ### 5/5 — Excellent app *2018-12-06, version 5.0.2* The best wine app out there, and great support too. A wide range of useful features, including knowledge about wines / grapes / styles, pairing, and to keep track of owned wines. The app name doesn’t do it justice ### 5/5 — Excellent....!!! *2018-10-02, version 5.0.2* This APP Is An Excellent Resource for Wine Enthusiast or Students of Viticulture. I highly recommend it. 5 Stars...!!!!! ### 5/5 — Info! *2018-07-02, version 5.0.2* So much info, this app is simple and has serious details. Good for all wine drinkers! ### 5/5 — Ideal - 5 Star *2018-06-12, version 5.0.2* This is ideal for wine enthusiasts of all levels. It has excellent content and the best food and wine pairing information I have found on any app. Small price to upgrade is well worth it. ### 5/5 — I really like this app *2018-03-16, version 5.0.2* It really helps me select a wine for dinner ### 5/5 — Excellent app *2017-06-18, version 4.1.1* Very informative and lets you track the wines you've tried. ### 5/5 — Great *2017-05-05* Simply everything you need to know about Wines ### 5/5 — Very helpful *2017-01-20, version 4.1.1* I mostly use this ap for food pairings. It is much better than others I have tried, although it still is not as extensive as I would like. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Used to be great *2024-07-02, version 5.3.4* …now most time spent trying to get me to subscribe to premium. Practically worthless now ### 1/5 — Sneaky upcharges *2022-07-14, version 5.3* Limits what you can pair with unless you subscribe for a fee. ### 1/5 — Disappointing customer service *2020-08-02, version 5.1* I downloaded this app to help me with wine(obviously), because I’m in the business I wanted something I could use as a reference for work. I tried to purchase the app for $3.99, so I could have access to everything. Unfortunately it doesn’t prompt me for purchase, initially I assumed it was a problem on my end ie credit card expired, wrong info, or my settings were off for in app purchases. It wasn’t any of those things. So I contacted Apple thinking something was wrong on their end, after trouble shooting we discovered it wasn’t them either. So I sent an email, over a week ago, to this company to see if something was going on on their end. Crickets. No one has reached out to me about getting this app, and I’m seriously disappointed. Which is unfortunate, as the other reviews have said, it’s a useful tool. But it isn’t all that useful unless you buy it, so I’ll be getting something else. ### 1/5 — Poor value *2018-10-14, version 5.0.2* I can’t believe I got charged 3.00 for this app. It still does not have a comprehensive list of grapes and does not include any wines for pairing with desserts. It is a half hearted attempt at trying to look like it provides an entire vault of knowledge, when it doesn’t even come close. Do not waste your time or your three bucks......... ### 1/5 — Waste of memory *2014-09-28, version 3.0* As soon as you what information on a particular wine, up pops info for a £2:50 upgrade. Not good. ### 1/5 — Don't bother! *2014-03-31, version 3.0* As soon as you try to access any info it hits you with a £2.50 to upgrade fee. Deleted 2 mins after downloaded. You don't get the opportunity to see whether it's worth the money ### 1/5 — Can't do much unless you pay $3.99 *2014-03-28, version 3.0* If you want to know what wine to have with your food without knowing any more info about it then this app is for you but if you want more info about the wine then you need to upgrade and pay $3.99. Sorry but not really worth it. Maybe if it was .$99 instead. ### 2/5 — Hard to use *2022-01-28, version 5.2.1* I find the user experience is a bit lacking and hard to use. So much of the content is locked that it’s hard to get a good feel for the value of the app and I just don’t think it would be worth paying for a membership ### 2/5 — Poor *2017-04-16, version 4.1.1* Not a very good app ### 2/5 — Too limited *2014-06-05, version 3.0* The vast majority of the functionality of this app is locked unless you upgrade. Not surprisingly unimpressive. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Fantastic and detailed recommendations *2024-11-23, version 5.3.4* I wanted to know which wine to serve with 3 different types of pizza which had very different flavor profiles. Pocket Wines delivered. I love this app!!!! ### 5/5 — Amazing tool! *2023-04-25, version 5.3.1* This app is great and full of information right at your fingertips on wine style, pairing etc I highly recommend! I use it all the time as a sommelier . ### 5/5 — Wine Nerds will love this. *2022-06-10, version 5.2.1* I love being able to pick a wine to match food (or vice versa) straight from the app. I can scroll through my cellar from in the couch. One of the few paid apps I’m glad I purchased. The team behind this love Wine and are really responsive. Looking forward to the new features. ### 5/5 — I work at a winery *2021-11-28, version 5.2.1* People are constantly asking me what wine would go with what food. My winery works with a lot of different varietals. I am always looking up the varietal its characteristics and its history. ### 5/5 — A must for wine lovers *2020-12-10, version 5.1* This is a fantastic resource for anyone who enjoys wine or simply wants to know more about it. The developer is helpful and responsive to requests such as adding lesser known grapes to his database. The more I use this app, the more I enjoy and appreciate different wines and food pairings. Highly recommended! ### 5/5 — A bountiful resource with great interface! *2020-09-27, version 5.1* This iteration of pocket wine pairing has been such a bountiful resource for me, my partners and friends. It allows us to dive deeper into what we’re drinking, learning and discovering all kinds of fun facts about geography, food pairing, and wine culture around the world. I love the universal searching function (search countries, wines, grapes, notes, etc...) and that you can search for wine choice by food dish or food dish by wine choice. Love and highly recommend this to everyone who is curious and enjoys wine! ### 5/5 — Dinner Party Success Partner *2020-09-02, version 5.1* This is an essential tool when deciding my dinner party menus and getting the best food and wine pairing. I have learned so much of how to decide what to look out for and don’t even think about buying a wine without using this now. It’s flexibility is fantastic. If any tiny improvement I would love to have more help with dessert wines and pairings and how best to serve, room temp or chilled etc. ### 5/5 — In restaurant or at home *2020-08-23, version 5.1* Excellent app to have while dining out or at home to decide on the perfect wine. Syncs seamlessly between phone and pad to log your cellar contents. ### 5/5 — Lots of Uses *2020-06-03, version 5.1* For such a cheap cost, this app offers everything I need - and more. My basic need was a good overview of the major grapes, but the fact it included food pairing made it even more useful. The wine cellar facility also means I don't need to use another app for that. A well thought out idea. ### 5/5 — Terrific App! *2019-10-10, version 5.1* This is perfect pocket wine guide. Food pairings alone will make you a fan immediately. Highly recommended --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. 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