GuildSomm vs The Menu
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Offline Compendium Access
- Regional Wine Laws
- Appellation Information
- Climate and Production Data
- Viticulture & Vinification References
- Cocktail Recipes
- Dark/Light Mode
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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.
The Menu
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The Menu turns everything you know how to cook into a menu — and prices each dish not in money, but in the one thing dinner really costs you: time. Open the app and you're looking at your own menu. Every dish shows how long it takes to make, so "what should I cook tonight?" becomes as simple as reading a menu and ordering. - Build your menu. Add dishes with a photo, the time they take, their ingredients, and loose notes to future-you. - Priced in minutes. Each dish is "priced" by how long it takes — pick by the time you actually have tonight. - 86 what's out. Out of an ingredient? Mark a dish unavailable, just like a real kitchen. - Keep a tally. Log each time you cook something and watch your go-to dishes rise to the top. - Sort by craving. Group dishes into sections and filter down to what you're in the mood for. - Make it yours. Keep more than one menu, and choose a hand-made theme — paper, modern, chalkboard, or mono. Fully offline. No account, no sign-up, no connection required — everything lives on your device and nothing is ever uploaded.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Menu at none against GuildSomm's 1. GuildSomm's advantage is chart position (#171 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.0). On price, 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. GuildSomm sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $7.99 per month. The Menu asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | GuildSomm | The Menu |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 21.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #171 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GuildSomm International, Inc. | Abaka UG (haftungsbeschrankt) |
In-app purchases
GuildSomm
- Compendium Access$7.991 Month
The Menu
No in-app purchases









