Wine Guide & Encyclopedia vs SommLens
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wine Guide & Encyclopedia
An offline encyclopedia covering a vast range of wines with detailed articles and high-definition photos. Earn badges for reading and enjoy an intuitive interface designed for all ages. Learn about wines anywhere, anytime.
- Extensive wine articles
- High-definition photos
- Offline access
- Badge collection system
- Intuitive user interface
- A-Z wine topics
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Explore wine, winemaking and their cultural and historical context. Read 366 articles, search for a topic, and save discoveries to revisit. START WITH FIVE FREE ARTICLES New readers can choose any five different articles. Your chosen articles stay unlocked, and revisiting them never uses another choice. Existing readers keep previously granted access. MAKE DISCOVERIES YOUR OWN • Search article titles and full text • Follow links between related topics • Save articles and return to your reading position • Continue recent reading and track your progress • Explore connections through the timeline and graph • Find article sources and image credits inside the app CHOOSE YOUR ACCESS Own the full encyclopedia with a one-time purchase for complete offline reading. Or choose monthly or annual Premium for the full encyclopedia plus AI chat grounded in this subject's articles. Eligible new Premium subscribers receive a three-day introductory trial. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled through your App Store account. Current local prices and terms appear before purchase. Restore Purchases recovers eligible previous purchases. Earlier full-version ownership includes encyclopedia and offline access; Premium AI requires a subscription. Internet access is required for AI chat and purchases. AI answers may contain errors; consult the linked sources. Article text is derived from Wikipedia. Images come from appropriately licensed Wikimedia Commons and other open sources. Source links, licenses and credits are available in the app. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ An adult reference about wine and its culture.
SommLens
Instantly decode wine bottles with sommelier-informed insights. Get producer, grape, region, style, tasting notes, and food pairing suggestions. Explore climate and soil details for a clear understanding of your wine.
- Instant wine bottle scanning
- Producer, grape, and region details
- Sommelier-informed tasting notes
- Food pairing suggestions
- Climate and soil information
- Premium features for deeper insights
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Created by a Certified Sommelier, SommLens makes wine simple — no fluff, no fuss, just what matters. Wine, Decoded Instantly • Scan any wine bottle to instantly see the producer, grape variety, region, style, and more • Get sommelier-informed impressions, tasting notes, and food pairing suggestions • Learn about the region’s climate and the soils the grapes were grown in • No noise. No guesswork. Just clear, reliable insights when you need them Not Just Another Crowd-Sourced Wine Scanner • You don’t need thousands of random opinions to understand a wine • SommLens skips the clutter and focuses on accuracy, clarity, and speed Free to Try • Unlimited label scans • Access essential wine details instantly, with premium features available for deeper insights SommLens Pro • Unlock advanced wine insights and features • Designed for curious drinkers and serious wine lovers • $4.99/month or $44.99/year Privacy Policy: https://vinobytes.my.canva.site/sommlens Terms of Use: https://vinobytes.my.canva.site/sommlens-terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SommLens at 100% against Wine Guide & Encyclopedia's 0%. SommLens also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.4). Wine Guide & Encyclopedia's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Wine Guide & Encyclopedia sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and SommLens sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
SommLens holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Wine Guide & Encyclopedia's written reviews are positive against 100% of SommLens's.
Wine Guide & Encyclopedia ships an update every 6 days, SommLens every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wine Guide & Encyclopedia | SommLens |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 106 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Good Spider, LLC | VinoBytes LLC |
Customer experience
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In-app purchases
Wine Guide & Encyclopedia
- Full Version$2.99
SommLens
- Monthly Access to SommLens$4.991 Month
- Yearly Access to SommLens$44.991 Year
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