Virtual Wine Cellar vs Mensa Balance
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Virtual Wine Cellar
Browse a wide selection of fine wines from around the world with real-time availability. Source directly from top winemakers with extensive experience and relationships in the industry.
- Browse wine stocks
- Real-time availability
- International wine selection
- Direct sourcing from winemakers
- User-friendly interface
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VIRTUAL WINE CELLAR is the official app of The Wine Merchant Thailand — bringing our world of wine closer to you, wherever you are. Browse our extensive collection of fine wines from Italy, France and renowned wine regions around the world, with up-to-date availability at your fingertips. With decades of experience and long-standing relationships with leading wineries and winemakers, we are able to source wines directly from top winemakers. Now introducing Cellar Circle, our new loyalty program created to make your journey with The Wine Merchant even more rewarding. As a Cellar Circle member, you can: - Earn Cellar Points on eligible purchases - Progress through Silver, Gold and Platinum membership tiers - Redeem points towards wine purchases - Discover exclusive tasting rewards and experiences - Keep track of your points, rewards and membership in one place Welcome to Virtual Wine Cellar. Your cellar. Your circle.
Mensa Balance
Easily check your Mensa card balance and last transaction details using NFC. This open-source app supports numerous universities and is free to use.
- Read Mensa card balance
- View last transaction
- Display card ID
- NFC scanning
- Open Source
- Supports many universities
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This app allows you to read the current balance, last transaction and card ID of your Mensa Card via NFC. It is Open Source (https://github.com/schorschii/MensaGuthaben-iOS). I'm happy about suggestions for improvement, pull requests or just a star :) Successfully testet with cards of the following universities: * TU Dresden (Studentenwerk Emeal card and TU Campuscard!) * Uni Leipzig * HS/Uni Flensburg (Studentenwerk SH) * TU Darmstadt * Uni Trier * Uni Greifswald * Leibniz Universität Hannover * Ruhr-Uni Bochum * h_da (hochschule darmstadt) * THOSKA der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Hochschule für Musik „Franz List“ Weimar * THOSKA der Uni Jena * TU Ilmenau * Uni Bielefeld * Hochschule der Medien, Stuttgart * Uni Stuttgart * Uni Hohenheim * Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg * Hochschule Furtwangen (HFU) * Studierendenwerk Freiburg-Schwarzwald (SWFR) * Otto-von-Guericke Universität Magdeburg * Deutsche Sporthochschule * Uni Würzburg * Universität Oldenburg * Jadehochschule Oldenburg/Wilhelmshaven/Elsfleth * Hochschule Emden/Leer * Hochschule Koblenz * HAW Hamburg * FH Erfurt * TU Braunschweig * Otto-Friedrich Universität Bamberg * HS/Uni Bremen * Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel If your University is not listed, it is possible that the app works anyway. Please try it out and send me a mail if it works.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mensa Balance at 90% against Virtual Wine Cellar's 50%. Mensa Balance also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Virtual Wine Cellar's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Virtual Wine Cellar ships an update every 2 months, Mensa Balance every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Virtual Wine Cellar | Mensa Balance |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 90.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wine Merchant | Georg Sieber |
Customer experience
Virtual Wine Cellar
Mensa Balance
In-app purchases
Virtual Wine Cellar
No in-app purchases
Mensa Balance
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Virtual Wine Cellar free?
Is Mensa Balance free?
Do Virtual Wine Cellar or Mensa Balance have ads?
Which is updated more often, Virtual Wine Cellar or Mensa Balance?
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