Vinnie vs TastingTrail
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Personalized wine recommendations
- AI-driven food and wine pairing
- Wine tasting journal
- Save and rate favorite wines
- Learn about wine suggestions
- Track wine preferences
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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.
TastingTrail
Record tasting notes, ratings, and photos for every wine you try. Track visits to wineries and share your wine experiences with friends. A perfect companion for wine lovers at home or on the go.
- Log wine tasting notes and ratings
- Track winery visits and wines tasted
- Add photos of wines and bottles
- Search and sort wines by name or rating
- Connect with friends and share tasting history
- Cloud-backed data sync with iCloud
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Overview: TastingTrail makes it easy to log every wine you taste, rate your favorites, track your visits to wineries, and share your wine adventures with friends. Whether you're touring wine country or just enjoying a glass at home, TastingTrail is the perfect tasting companion. Features: - Log Every Wine You Taste Record tasting notes, vintage, ratings, and even add a photo of the bottle or pour. - Track Winery Visits Keep a history of all the wineries you've visited and the wines you tried at each one. - Search & Sort Instantly filter wines by name or winery and sort by rating to see your favorites. - Add Friends & Share Wines Connect with friends to view each other's tasting history and get inspired by their top picks. - Cloud-Backed & Secure All your data is synced with iCloud — never lose a tasting note again. - Add Wine Photos Save the look of that special bottle, label, or moment. Whether you're a casual sipper or an avid enthusiast, TastingTrail helps you capture and revisit every pour on your journey through wine.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TastingTrail at 5.0 against Vinnie's 4.3. TastingTrail also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (18.4 vs 26.0). Vinnie's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TastingTrail holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively.
Vinnie ships an update every 3 weeks, TastingTrail daily. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vinnie | TastingTrail |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 92.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | ESTECO SpA | Erik Trujillo |
Customer experience
Vinnie
TastingTrail
In-app purchases
Vinnie
No in-app purchases
TastingTrail
No in-app purchases









