Comparison

Young's vs First Sips

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

Head to head
About

Young's

Discover and interact with over 200 Young's pubs and hotels. Order food and drinks, manage your tab, and even control the music. Find your nearest location and see upcoming events.

Highlights
  • Exclusive app treats and rewards
  • Order to table
  • Open, monitor, and pay tab
  • Split the bill
  • Click & collect
  • Become the secret DJ
  • Interactive pub finder
Features
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The official Young’s app! Over 200 pubs and hotels at your fingertips, all within one app. Download Young’s On Tap and use the following features: • Exclusive regular app treats and rewards • Order to table • Recent orders button to re-order your previous round! • Open, monitor and pay your tab from the palm of your hand (we’ll even email you the receipt!) • Apple Pay for an easy, speedy checkout • Split the bill easily with your friends • Click & collect • Tunes on tap - become the secret DJ in your favourite local • Use our interactive pub finder to explore your nearest Young’s pub on the go! • Avoid missing the fun and see what’s on at your local, stay in the loop with quizzes, live music and much, much more.

About

First Sips

Features
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First Sips keeps your wine in one place: what's in your cellar, what you've tasted and what to open next. Photograph a label and First Sips does the rest. YOUR CELLAR • Scan a label to add a wine. First Sips identifies the producer, vintage, region and grapes, then adds tasting notes, food pairings and an estimated price. • Drinking windows at a glance: see which bottles are too young, in their prime or best drunk soon, with optional monthly reminders. • Track bottles, sizes, where you bought them, what you paid and where they're stored. • Share a cellar with family or friends. Send an invite and choose who can edit and who can only view. • Keep several cellars, from the wine rack at home to the bottles at your parents'. VINOGRAPHY: YOUR TASTING JOURNAL • Record every wine you drink, at home or out, with a star rating, notes, the occasion and whether you'd buy it again. • Mark a bottle from your cellar as drunk and review it in one step. • Look back at your favourites and find that wine you loved last summer. SOMMELIER: HELP WHEN YOU'RE CHOOSING • Shop Mode: in a wine shop, scan a few bottles and First Sips ranks them for your meal, your taste and your budget. • Scan 1 bottle: a quick buy, consider or skip verdict on a single wine. • What should I open? Tell us what you're eating, set a price range, and get the best matches from your own cellar. • Wine list: photograph a restaurant's wine list, tell us who's drinking and what you're eating, and get a bottle for the table or a glass or bottle for each person, within your budget. YOUR PALATE AND STATS • My palate: the grapes, regions and styles you love (and don't), so suggestions fit your taste. • My stats: bottles, estimated value, colours, countries and grapes in your cellar, plus your drinking history and top-rated wines. AND MORE • Import from Vivino: bring in your ratings, cellar and scans from a Vivino data export. • Light and dark themes that follow your iPhone's setting. • Sign in with Apple, Google or email. Delete your account and data from within the app at any time. First Sips uses AI to identify wines and make suggestions. It can get things wrong, so check anything important, and please drink responsibly. First Sips is free to download and currently all functionality is free. AI-powered scanning and sommelier features will eventually only be available as part of a premium plan.

Screenshots

Young's4 screens
First Sips4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: First Sips at every 6 days against Young's's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Young's ships an update every 2 months, First Sips every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Young's versus First Sips: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYoung'sFirst Sips
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (838 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews15.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings838 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB94 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperYoung & Co.'s Brewery. PLCEdward Marno

Bugs and requests

Young's

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login/registration issues
  • Inconsistent menu display
  • Ordering functionality not working properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add option to order without an account
  • Improve menu accuracy and completeness
  • Allow payment with gift cards
  • Streamline the ordering process

First Sips

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Young's

No in-app purchases

None

First Sips

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Young's free?
Young's is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is First Sips free?
First Sips is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Young's or First Sips have ads?
Neither Young's nor First Sips shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Young's or First Sips?
Young's ships an update every 2 months, and First Sips every 6 days. Most recently, Young's was updated on November 6, 2026 and First Sips on October 28, 2026.

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