VineCrawl vs Reserve Tasting Pass
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VineCrawl
Discover local wineries and tasting rooms with detailed information on their wines, hours, and events. Plan your visits using interactive maps and curated wine trails. Share your experiences and connect with wineries.
- Winery and tasting room listings
- Interactive maps for locations
- Curated wine trails
- Detailed wine characteristics
- Event listings and calendar integration
- User reviews and photos
- Direct messaging to tasting rooms
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VineCrawl is your guide to the best local tasting rooms and their selections...an app where local wineries collaborate to bring you exclusive information about their wines, their locations, and what is happening. Features include - Winery List - Find distances and hours for a winery or tasting room near you. - Maps - Find where they are on the map. - Wine Trails - Find local wine trails and tasting room offerings. - Search - Find those desirable hidden wineries and local favorite tasting rooms. Winery Specific: - Tasting rooms - Hours, fees and directions. - Wines - Name, characteristics, alcohol content, and descriptions. - Wine Clubs – See what they have with their clubs. - Events – see what is happening at the winery. Plus, add them to the calendar so you don’t miss out. - Foods – See what is there to munch on. - Activities – find out what you can do there. - Reviews - Keep track of your thoughts about the winery. - Guest Photos - Share your experience at the winery by posting a picture from the winery. (Requires account) - Send messages to the Tasting Room. (Requires account) Like a winery? – Share it via Messages, Twitter, Facebook etc.
Reserve Tasting Pass
Access exclusive deals and discounts at wineries and breweries nationwide. Enjoy free or BOGO tastings, merchandise discounts, and complimentary tours with a digital pass. Membership offers unlimited redemptions as long as your subscription is active.
- Nationwide digital tasting pass
- Exclusive deals at wineries & breweries
- Free or BOGO tastings
- Discounts on merchandise
- Free winery/brewery tours
- Unlimited redemptions
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From the founders of the VinoWine app and the Virginia Wine Pass comes the Reserve Pass - the only all digital, nationwide tasting pass. Become a Reserve Pass member and start saving big at participating wineries & breweries. Subscribed members (plus one guest) are awarded privileges and deals that can vary at each participating location. Examples include free or BOGO tastings, discounts on merchandise purchases, free winery or brewery tours, and much, much more. Reserve Pass memberships can be purchased by a monthly or yearly subscription and deals can be received by simply presenting your digital Reserve Pass (within the app) to tasting room staff at participating locations. Unlike a coupon, the perks offered at a business may be redeemed countless times as long as the Reserve Pass subscription is valid. Enjoy the app, drink safely and happy tasting!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Reserve Tasting Pass at none against VineCrawl's shown. VineCrawl's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VineCrawl | Reserve Tasting Pass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 44.4% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.4 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Josh Walton | MICHAEL LAWLER |
Customer experience
VineCrawl
Reserve Tasting Pass
In-app purchases
VineCrawl
No in-app purchases
Reserve Tasting Pass
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is VineCrawl free?
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