Comparison

Vinnie vs Tastingnotes

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

Head to head
About

Vinnie

This app helps you discover the perfect wine for any occasion and meal. It provides personalized recommendations, suggests food pairings, and allows you to log your tasting notes and preferences.

Highlights
  • Personalized wine recommendations
  • AI-driven food and wine pairing
  • Wine tasting journal
  • Save and rate favorite wines
  • Learn about wine suggestions
  • Track wine preferences
Features
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When you search for a wine you want to get the perfect recommendation. Vinnie is the assistant in your pocket that helps you find the ideal wine at any time. Try it at dinner, with friends, or at a wine tasting. Whether you’re a newbie, an enthusiast, or a sommelier wannabe, the app gives you the right tip for your wine tasting or food pairing. HOW IT WORKS - Answer Vinnie’s questions to find your wine - Learn more about a wine suggestion - Rate your wine - Add it to your wine journal - Get your wine and food pairing - Vinnie remembers your preferences to improve its future tips - Get more personalized recommendations KEY FEATURES - Get a suggestion: Vinnie chooses the ideal wine for every occasion and meal. - Wine pairing: tell the app what you eat, choosing from a list of dishes, or entering the ingredients, to get the perfect pairing based on previous feedback and artificial intelligence. - Choose your wine: compare different choices by selecting an alternative, searching in your wine cellar. - Tasting profile: save your favorite wine in your journal and fill out the taste note, rating it like a pro, including visual, smell and taste. - Artificial intelligence: leave your feedback in the app and interact with it, so Vinnie can know you better. Red, white, sparkling, rosé: which wine to drink? Keep track of all the suggestions received, give your feedback and fill in your taste notes. Vinnie can recognize your preferences and give you a personalized suggestion for your next perfect wine choice . Having dinner with friends, traveling abroad, or visiting your local shop, you always want to taste that delicious wine and remember it for the next occasion. Vinnie is the pocket assistant for your wine and food pairing that helps you choose and rate your vino.

About

Tastingnotes

Features
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Tastingnotes è un’app pensata sia per degustatori professionisti che per semplici appassionati che vogliono conservare le degustazioni effettuate in modo semplice ed intuitivo. Nell'archivio di Tastingnotes sono presenti oltre … referenze di vini con un database in continuo aggiornamento sia da parte dello sviluppatore che da parte dei singoli utenti. Infatti, nel caso in cui la cantina o l’annata di un vino non fosse presente, l’utente può inserirla manualmente, in totale autonomia. Effettuare le degustazioni con Tastingnotes consente di valutare un vino a tutto tondo. Grazie all'interfaccia intuitiva è possibile procedere alla registrazione della degustazione velocemente senza, tuttavia, tralasciare ogni aspetto della degustazione. Si parte dall'aspetto visivo, per poi passare all'analisi organolettica olfattiva e a quella sensoriale gustativa. Le degustazioni sono quindi salvate in ordine cronologico e l’utente può richiamarle in qualsiasi momento. Tastingnotes è quindi utile sia in caso di preparazione dell’esame da sommelier e/o degustatore o, più semplicemente, per approfondire la passione per il buon vino.

Screenshots

Vinnie4 screens
Tastingnotes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Vinnie at every 3 weeks against Tastingnotes's every 9 months. Tastingnotes's advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 26.0). 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

Vinnie ships an update every 3 weeks, Tastingnotes every 9 months. Both last shipped on October 8, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Vinnie versus Tastingnotes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVinnieTastingnotes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews92.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.013.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB29 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperESTECO SpAMistretta Paolo

In-app purchases

None

Vinnie

No in-app purchases

None

Tastingnotes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vinnie free?
Vinnie is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tastingnotes free?
Tastingnotes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Vinnie or Tastingnotes have ads?
Neither Vinnie nor Tastingnotes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vinnie or Tastingnotes?
Vinnie ships an update every 3 weeks, and Tastingnotes every 9 months. Most recently, Vinnie was updated on October 8, 2026 and Tastingnotes on October 8, 2026.

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