Comparison

GuildSomm vs Uptown Manager

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

Head to head
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.

About

Uptown Manager

This app allows subscribers of a specific network service to manage wine inventory, update prices, and control wine lockers. It requires login credentials and is intended for professional use.

Highlights
  • 86 wines
  • Change prices
  • Manage wine lockers
  • Requires login credentials
  • For subscribers only
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Subscribers to the Uptown Network service can use UptownMGR to quickly access many Artuzan features, such as 86 wines, change prices, guest notes, and manage wine lockers. This is not for public use and login credentials are required.

Screenshots

GuildSomm4 screens
Uptown Manager4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Uptown Manager at 4.3 against GuildSomm's 3.0. Uptown Manager also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (7 vs 2). GuildSomm's advantage is review sentiment (21% vs 0%) and chart position (#194 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. GuildSomm sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $7.99 per month. Uptown Manager asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Uptown Manager holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 7 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 21% of GuildSomm's written reviews are positive against 0% of Uptown Manager's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GuildSomm ships an update every 2 months, Uptown Manager every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
GuildSomm versus Uptown Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGuildSommUptown Manager
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)4.3 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews21.4% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings27 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#194 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS13.4 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB34 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperGuildSomm International, Inc.Uptown Network LLC

Customer experience

GuildSomm

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

Uptown Manager

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

GuildSomm

Subscriptions1
  • Compendium Access$7.991 Month
None

Uptown Manager

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GuildSomm free?
GuildSomm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Uptown Manager free?
Uptown Manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, GuildSomm or Uptown Manager?
Uptown Manager is rated higher. GuildSomm averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Uptown Manager averages 4.3 from 7 ratings.
Do GuildSomm or Uptown Manager have ads?
Neither GuildSomm nor Uptown Manager shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GuildSomm or Uptown Manager?
GuildSomm ships an update every 2 months, and Uptown Manager every 6 weeks. Most recently, GuildSomm was updated on September 29, 2026 and Uptown Manager on September 10, 2026.

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