# Raisin: Food & Natural Wine — user reviews > 72 indexed App Store user reviews of Raisin by Raisin, rated 4.90/5 from 895 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/raisin-food-and-natural-wine/id1096504117/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/raisin-food-and-natural-wine/id1096504117.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 840 · 4★ 28 · 3★ 16 · 2★ 4 · 1★ 7 ## What do users think of Raisin? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Well-designed and easy to navigate - 🚀 Useful information - 👍 Fantastic app and go-to for natural wine adventures - 👍 Great resource for finding natural wine while traveling - 👍 Advocates for and educates about natural wines **Cons** - 🤔 Obscure criteria for listing locations - 🤔 Misleading about natural wine availability - 🔊 Annoying opening sound - 🤔 Questionable quality verification process - 🤔 Limited coverage in certain regions **Commonly reported bugs** - App not functioning properly (login issues, crashes, etc.) - Listed locations being closed or non-existent **Most requested features** - More interactive features like likes and comments - Easier way to suggest new locations - Translation tool or multilingual support ## Newest reviews (15 of 72) ### 3/5 — Why is there no option to turn off the opening sound? *2024-09-14* Having to hear the French version of The Shining twins murmur “raaiiiisssiinn” like they’re going to kill me from within the phone makes me never want to open this app. **Developer response:** If you’d prefer a silent start, just open the app with your sound turned off. Hope you’re enjoying the rest of the experience! 🍇📱 ### 3/5 — Verlinkungen der Weingutswebseiten *2023-10-17* Es wäre nützlich, entweder direkt die Winzer kontaktieren zu können, Öffnungszeiten dazuzuschreiben oder auf Webseiten zu verlinken ### 5/5 — Super Appli même si pas toujours à jour *2023-09-05* J’utilise beaucoup cette super appli quand je suis loin de chez moi. Par contre il faut quand même vérifier car certains établissements n’existe plus. Par ailleurs certains vignerons sont référencés mais ne sont pas vraiment nature par ex ils ont 2 cuvées sans souffre au milieu de 6 cuvées conventionnelles et les 2 sans souffre sont levurées donc à mon sens pas nature… Il est dommage de ne pas pouvoir signaler ces abus aux gestionnaires de l’appli. Ou alors je ne sais pas comment… **Developer response:** Thanks for your feedback! We strive to keep our listings accurate and truly natural. If you come across closed venues or winemakers that don’t align, we’d love to hear about it. You can report these directly help@raisin.digital so we can keep the platform reliable for everyone. Let us know at —we’re here to improve together! ### 5/5 — Best food and wine app *2023-05-04* ✊🏽 ### 4/5 — Good but one noticeable glitch *2023-03-03, version 5.8.5* Good app but after taking a photo to add a wine, when entering the winemaker name it glitches out which is quite annoying. Otherwise all good so far. ### 5/5 — Best App *2022-09-11* This app has helped us eat and drink well: we have found our favorite bars and restaurants through Raisin. Tell the proprietors that you found them with Raisin and often they will give you extra love. ### 5/5 — Best out there for natural wine *2022-08-06* Sometimes it’s a bit laggy but it brought us to some amazing places. ### 5/5 — Natural wine only app *2022-06-21* Only valid source of natural wine places, restaurants, bars and stores! Have used the app to find places to eat that are off the tourist beaten path. ### 5/5 — Great app to find natural vino globally *2022-06-15, version 5.7.3* Amazing!! ### 5/5 — Natural wine app for every wine lover *2022-05-21, version 5.7.3* A must have app for everyone into natural wines. Highly recommended ### 5/5 — La vie…! *2022-02-10* Flaconneurs!!! Épicuriens!!! soif de découverte échange interminable… bonne recherche et bonne dégustation ### 5/5 — Great tool! *2022-02-04* Incredibly useful. ### 5/5 — Raisin *2021-10-27, version 5.4.4* Very useful and well designed. I love using Raisin when I travel to Europe. It helps me find places where I can drink natural wine and eat good food! ### 5/5 — Mon guide ! *2021-10-15* Enfin, on peut sélectionner son restaurant par sa carte des vins … insuffisamment mise en avant en général. ### 5/5 — Au top! *2021-10-01* J’adore cette application. Notre go to quand on se déplace. Je pense qu’il serait utile (pour les développeurs et les utilisateurs) de la rendre payante. Cela éviterait aux utilisateurs d’avoir les appels aux dons répétitifs. Pour les développeurs(certes cela segmenterait un peu la clientèle), cela permettrait de pouvoir se déployer davantage… ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — has become a business now *2025-02-26* Raisin began as a true platform for people to share their love for Natural Wines. Now it has become a bit of a cartel where, based on very obscure criteria, they decide who they show and who they don't. Very unfortunate. **Developer response:** We have not changed a bit! Raisin has always been and remains a platform dedicated to sharing the love for natural wine. 🍷 Our criteria are clear and publicly available on our website. Winemakers must respect standards on sulfite levels and avoid chemical interventions in the winery. Venues must have at least 30% natural wine on their wine list. 🏡 We are a business, but one driven first and foremost by our mission and passion. We don’t sell or rent data, and there is no advertising or targeting on our app. 🔒 Transparency has always been at the core of what we do. ✨ ### 1/5 — Misleading *2025-02-22* Did you know that they only show locations that carry 30% or more of wine that has gone through THEIR PERSONAL verification process? Based on my experience of the process these are the people who have paid to jump to the front of the line. So the super small 100% natural winemakers don’t have the opportunity to benefit from visibility on this platform even though they absolutely meet their criteria. Additionally, Winemakers that don’t see the benefit of paying an app to verify their practices are also not listed despite being 100% within Raisin’s criteria. Don’t be fooled into thinking that the wines they list are the only natural wines on the market or that the stores listed are the only stores that carry a significant amount of natural wine. **Developer response:** We understand your concerns and appreciate your perspective. However, we want to clarify that every venue and winemaker featured on our platform must meet strict natural wine criteria—having at least 30% natural wine—before being listed. This process is independent of payment, and no one can pay to bypass our verification. Our goal is not to claim exclusivity but to provide a trusted resource for natural wine lovers. We recognize that there are many amazing winemakers and venues beyond our platform, and we always welcome suggestions to improve our listings. If you know of great producers or spots that should be featured, feel free to share—we're here to support the natural wine community together! ### 1/5 — Misleading *2024-09-03* Did you know that they only show locations that carry 30% or more of wine that has gone through their personal verification process? Based on my experience of the process these are the people who have paid to jump to the front of the line. So the super small natural winemakers don’t have the opportunity to benefit from visibility on this platform. Additionally, Winemakers that don’t see the benefit of paying an app to verify their practices are also not listed despite being 100% within Raisin’s criteria. Don’t be fooled into thinking that the wines they list are the only natural wines on the market or that the stores listed are the only stores that carry a significant amount of natural wine. **Developer response:** We understand your concerns and appreciate your perspective. However, we want to clarify that every venue and winemaker featured on our platform must meet strict natural wine criteria—having at least 30% natural wine—before being listed. This process is independent of payment, and no one can pay to bypass our verification. Our goal is not to claim exclusivity but to provide a trusted resource for natural wine lovers. We recognize that there are many amazing winemakers and venues beyond our platform, and we always welcome suggestions to improve our listings. If you know of great producers or spots that should be featured, feel free to share—we're here to support the natural wine community together! ### 1/5 — Checking quality *2024-08-03* We would appreciate if we could trust your opinions, but seems you’re not testing everything… we know quality in restaurants is a big deal **Developer response:** We completely understand the importance of trust and quality when it comes to restaurants. Every venue on our platform goes through a careful selection process, but if you’ve come across places that don’t meet expectations, we’d love to hear about them. Your feedback helps us improve and ensure we’re recommending only the best! 🍷✨ ### 1/5 — No customer support for defective app *2023-07-06, version 232.1* I was hoping to use the app while in Rome, but instead all I got was the opening screen, the 4 pages I can’t navigate from, which all explain what natural wine is. I had big hopes so uninstalled and re-installed about a dozen times, and tried going online to register (though this can only be done via the app - which doesn’t work enough to give this option) but had no luck. I tried searching why it might not work, but my iPhone is up to date and the app declares it will work on my phone. I’ve contacted raisin via email, via Facebook messenger, and by tagging in an FB post - nothing. Lucky I know some people in Rome and got some tips directly because all in all, the Raisin app has been a total disappointment. ### 1/5 — If you live in Canada don’t bother with this app unless traveling *2020-09-03, version 5.0* Very limited choices. None of the BC producers even came up on this app. Obviously this app is run by amateurs. Idea is good. Hopefully it get better. ### 1/5 — Not to be trusted *2020-02-01* The one star review does not speak on the behalf of the UI, but rather on the fact that this app requires the user to sign up for an account. Furthermore, the user is prompted to agree to the app’s privacy policy and term & conditions. If you click on either links, they both appear to be broken (from an insecure source). I enjoy natural wine, but not enough to sacrifice my privacy and data. ### 1/5 — Wine bars closed *2020-01-06, version 4.2* Hi, I really like this app but in the last two days I was visiting Paris and after I walked for 20/30 minutes And once Arrived at the addresses the bars where closed or didn’t exist anymore. It was really annoying so I think It’s good to cancel these places from the app. Thanks, Matteo ### 1/5 — Impossibld de créer un compte *2019-10-02, version 4.2* Malheureusement, une erreur est retournée à l’inscription. Impossible d’aller plus loin. L’app devrait te laisser naviguer avant de créer un compte. ### 1/5 — Stop working at Russia *2019-01-13* Hi ! What’s going on guys ? The app doesn’t works for a few months already! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Dès l’origine ! *2026-03-10* On adore cette appli qui au début permettait de dénicher des lieux de vins nature… et le permet toujours et à démarré nourrie par les participants. La cuisine était toujours très intéressante et c’est notre guide Michelin. Quelques margoulins on compris la combine et répondent en apparence au cahier des charges. Heureusement ils sont peu nombreux mais il faut quand même faire attention. **Developer response:** 🍷🍾 🍇🥂 😍👍 ❤️ ### 5/5 — Großartige Empfehlungen *2026-01-07* Nach der App kann man Reisen organisieren **Developer response:** Thank you so much for your review! 🍷 We're thrilled to hear that Raisin is helping you organize your wine trips and adventures! ### 5/5 — Raisin nous fait voyager… *2025-07-26* … autrement. Une façon de découvrir une région, en France mais surtout ailleurs. Des vins, une cuisine, des lieux ou le bon et le beau ont leur importance. Impossible de se promener sans Raisin! **Developer response:** Thanks for your sweet words! And we absolutely LOVE creating it for you! ❤️ ### 5/5 — Review *2025-07-12* Excellent!! Well designed, very easy to navigate. A lot of useful information! ### 5/5 — Impeccable *2025-01-31, version 251.2.2* Je me sers toujours de cette app en tournée et je découvre pleins de bon vin! ### 5/5 — 100% *2024-09-26* Tous les restaurants que nous avons bookes grâce a Raisins en France et à Barcelone étaient excellents. **Developer response:** Thank you so much! Cheers! 🍷✨ ### 5/5 — Boussole *2024-09-17* Raisin nous guide depuis des années Attention à ne pas trop accueillir d’établissements qui ne sont pas à la hauteur des exigences en termes de qualité gastronomique 2/3 bouteilles en biodynamie ne doivent pas cacher le reste… **Developer response:** Merci pour votre confiance ! Nous attachons une grande importance à la qualité des établissements référencés sur Raisin. Si vous avez des retours précis concernant un établissement, n’hésitez pas à nous les transmettre par e-mail à contact@raisin.digital afin de nous aider à affiner notre modération. Votre contribution est précieuse ! 🍷 ### 5/5 — We plan our trips around Raisin now. *2024-08-09* Raisin is *the* go-to app for us. Before we plan a vacation, we look at cities that have numerous places on Raisin. Raisin has helped us find some of the best natural wine + dining experiences we’ve ever had. Will not stop talking about it and encouraging others to download it! My only criticism, I wish it was easier to “suggest” places that aren’t on the app. Sometimes we stumble upon hidden gems that should be on Raisin. It requires you to submit photos and other evidence, which is cumbersome. **Developer response:** Click on the big plus in the right bottom corner on the map and you'll be able to add new natural wine spots. Thanks for your support! ❤️🍷 ### 5/5 — Fantastic *2024-05-24, version 242.1.1* A fantastic app and our go-to when in any new place or trip-planning. Bars, restaurants, stores, producers and events are all listed by a passionate team dedicated to promoting natural wines. Nick (Founder of WineFogg) ### 5/5 — Adore Raisin *2024-02-10, version 234.1.1* The must have app if you are into your natural wine. Found so many good places with it. I just wish it will be more interactive, no many like and comments from the users. --- *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 2026-09-05.*