Vine Spectator vs Vinny
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vine Spectator
Digitally organize your wine collection with a simple and beautiful interface. Sort bottles by year, grape variety, or color, and use custom tags for further organization. Keep a catalog of your favorite wines in your pocket.
- Digital wine cellar organization
- Sort by year, grape, or color
- Custom tag organization
- Track enjoyed wines
- Mobile cataloging
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Vine Spectator makes it easy for you or your favorite wine collector to digitally organize their cellar using a simple and beautiful interface. Wine bottles can be sorted by year, grape variety, or color with the tap of a button. Use custom tags to further organize your collection. There's even a place to revisit the bottles you've already enjoyed, just tap on the wine glass! With Vine Spectator, you can now keep a catalog of your favorite and most prized wines in your pocket, everywhere you go!
Vinny
Log your wine experiences, scan bottles, and develop your palate. Discover your favorite wines and keep a detailed record of your tasting notes and ratings.
- Scan and identify wine bottles
- Upload wines from camera roll
- Log ratings and tasting notes
- Track top-rated bottles
- Develop wine palate
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Track your favorite wines and develop your wine palate with Vinny! Effortlessly scan/identify any wine, upload wines from your camera roll, log your ratings and tasting notes, and find your top-rated bottles – all in one place. Subscription details: Vinny requires a subscription to use. Payment will be charged to the account associated with your Apple ID when you confirm your purchase. Your subscription will automatically renew unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. If you don’t cancel within that time, your account will be charged for renewal. You can manage your subscription by going to your account settings in the App Store after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://vinnyapp.com/privacy Terms & Conditions: https://vinnyapp.com/terms Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ 100+ wine bottles in your camera roll? Download Vinny today for a better way to track wine!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Vinny at 5.0 against Vine Spectator's 3.0. Vinny also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months). Vine Spectator's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.4). On price, ratings volume, ads 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
Both are free to download. Vinny sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Vine Spectator asks for nothing beyond the download.
Vinny holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
Vine Spectator ships an update every 5 months, Vinny every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vine Spectator | Vinny |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Philip Loury | Eleventh, Inc. |
Customer experience
Vine Spectator
Vinny
In-app purchases
Vine Spectator
No in-app purchases
Vinny
- Weekly Membership14 Days trial$0.997 Days
- Weekly Membership7 Days trial$1.497 Days
- Monthly Membership14 Days trial$2.991 Month
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- Monthly Membership7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Annual Membership14 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Annual Membership7 Days trial$39.991 Year









