Comparison

GuildSomm vs Somm Says

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

Somm Says

Learn wine tasting with friends and family through a fun, social, and educational game. Challenge others to guess wine characteristics based on expert tasting notes and receive personalized recommendations from real wine professionals.

Highlights
  • Play digital wine tasting games
  • Learn wine tasting skills
  • Add friends and track favorite wines
  • Request sommelier recommendations
  • Follow wine professionals and producers
  • Learn detailed wine information
  • Track wines you love
Features
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Finally! There is an app that can let you learn wine tasting with your friends and family while playing a fun, social, educational game together. Each wine tasting game on Somm Says is created by real, practicing Sommeliers or Winemakers. Pick a wine, and challenge your friends to see who can guess what the Somm Says about a wine's aroma, body, acidity, tannins, oak, sugar, and flavor. Each round provides instant feedback by comparing your answer to the Sommelier's or Winemaker's own tasting note. Somm Says is a fun, free way to learn about wine from real wine professionals. With more than 1,400 wine tasting games from 200+ wine professionals, you can have fun with your friends while learning how your palate compares to both your friends and real wine professionals. With Somm Says, you can connect with your local sommeliers and request personal recommendations based on your own unique preferences. You can: - Play a digital wine tasting game with your friends to learn wine tasting and improve your wine tasting skill - Add friends and keep up to date on all your friend's favorite wines - Request and receive a recommendation from a real sommelier - Follow your favorite wine shop, sommelier, and wine producer to get notified about new wines - Learn about the wines you drink, including bottle counts, harvest dates, winemakers, and more - Keep track of the wines you love as you learn more about how to taste wine like a sommelier

Screenshots

GuildSomm4 screens
Somm Says4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Somm Says at 100% against GuildSomm's 21%. Somm Says also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Somm Says asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Somm Says holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Somm Says has 21 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of GuildSomm's written reviews are positive against 100% of Somm Says's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GuildSomm ships an update every 2 months, Somm Says every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
GuildSomm versus Somm Says: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGuildSommSomm Says
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (21 ratings) — better
Positive reviews21.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings321 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.413.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB28 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperGuildSomm International, Inc.Somm Says Inc

Customer experience

GuildSomm

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

Somm Says

All ratings21 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

GuildSomm

Subscriptions1
  • Compendium Access$7.991 Month
None

Somm Says

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GuildSomm free?
GuildSomm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Somm Says free?
Somm Says is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, GuildSomm or Somm Says?
Somm Says is rated higher. GuildSomm averages 3.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Somm Says averages 5.0 from 21 ratings.
Do GuildSomm or Somm Says have ads?
Neither GuildSomm nor Somm Says shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GuildSomm or Somm Says?
GuildSomm ships an update every 2 months, and Somm Says every 2 weeks. Most recently, GuildSomm was updated on October 24, 2026 and Somm Says on October 12, 2026.

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