Comparison

Restaurant Awards vs GuildSomm

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

Head to head
About

Restaurant Awards

Discover restaurants globally recognized for their outstanding wine selections. This app provides access to over 3,800 award-winning establishments across 50 U.S. states and 80+ countries, offering a curated wine experience. Explore restaurant news, chef profiles, and editor recommendations.

Highlights
  • Search award-winning restaurants
  • Global restaurant directory
  • Discover exceptional wine lists
  • Restaurant news and articles
  • Chef and sommelier profiles
  • Editor's top picks
Features
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Wine Spectator's Restaurant Awards app will help you find restaurants with exceptional wine lists. Every featured dining destination - covering all 50 U.S. states and 80+ countries - has earned a Wine Spectator Restaurant Award for its dedication to wine. This app allows you to search through more than 3,800 award-winning restaurants to help you discover the ultimate wine experience. You’ll also find articles featuring the latest restaurant news, chef and sommelier profiles, our editors’ top picks and more.

About

GuildSomm

Access a comprehensive database of wine and beverage knowledge offline. Study on the go or quickly find facts during service. Includes regional laws, appellations, climate data, cocktail recipes, and more, with customizable display modes.

Highlights
  • Offline Compendium Access
  • Regional Wine Laws
  • Appellation Information
  • Climate and Production Data
  • Viticulture & Vinification References
  • Cocktail Recipes
  • Dark/Light Mode
Features
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The GuildSomm Compendium at your fingertips, whenever you need it! The GuildSomm App provides offline access to the full resources of the GuildSomm Compendium. Perfect for studying during your commute or quickly looking up a fact during service. The database includes regional wine and appellation laws, lists of wine regions, classifications, climate and production data, viticulture and vinification references, cocktail recipes, and much more. The Compendium can be viewed in either a dark or light mode. Users who are not GuildSomm members may purchase an auto-renewing monthly subscription ($7.99/month) that will give them access to the Compendium only. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, at the rate of $7.99/month. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Privacy Policy: https://www.guildsomm.com/p/privacy GuildSomm Terms of Use: https://www.guildsomm.com/p/terms Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ ABOUT GUILDSOMM GuildSomm is a nonprofit membership organization that promotes wine education and community. Through our website and in-person events, we help our members broaden their knowledge of the wine world, enhance their beverage and service skills, network with other wine professionals, and keep up with industry news and trends.

Screenshots

Restaurant Awards4 screens
GuildSomm4 screens

Verdict

The call

Restaurant Awards and GuildSomm both sit at 3.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 67% of Restaurant Awards's written reviews are positive against 21% of GuildSomm's. Restaurant Awards also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (10 vs 2). GuildSomm's advantage is chart position (#197 vs unranked). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. GuildSomm sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $7.99 per month. Restaurant Awards asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.0 for Restaurant Awards against 3.0 for GuildSomm. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Restaurant Awards has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Restaurant Awards's written reviews are positive against 21% of GuildSomm's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 13, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Restaurant Awards versus GuildSomm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRestaurant AwardsGuildSomm
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (10 ratings)3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better21.4% of reviews
Number of ratings10 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#197 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better13.4
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB32 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperM. Shanken Communications, Inc.GuildSomm International, Inc.

Customer experience

Restaurant Awards

All ratings10 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative25.0%

GuildSomm

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive21.4%
Neutral21.4%
Negative57.1%

In-app purchases

None

Restaurant Awards

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

GuildSomm

Subscriptions1
  • Compendium Access$7.991 Month

Questions

Is Restaurant Awards free?
Restaurant Awards is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GuildSomm free?
GuildSomm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Restaurant Awards or GuildSomm?
Restaurant Awards and GuildSomm are both rated 3.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 10 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Restaurant Awards or GuildSomm have ads?
Neither Restaurant Awards nor GuildSomm shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Restaurant Awards or GuildSomm?
Restaurant Awards ships an update every 2 months, and GuildSomm every 2 months. Most recently, Restaurant Awards was updated on August 13, 2026 and GuildSomm on September 24, 2026.

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