Comparison

Beli vs eSomme

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

Head to head
About

Beli

Discover and organize top restaurants with this app. Track your dining experiences, share recommendations with friends, and get personalized suggestions based on your taste profile. Explore new places and see what others are loving.

Highlights
  • Ranked lists and maps of restaurants
  • Friend activity feed
  • Personalized recommendations
  • Taste profile analysis
  • Match score with friends
  • Tagging and filtering
  • Notes and favorite dishes
Features
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Beli helps you track, share, and discover the world’s best restaurants • Keep organized ranked lists and maps of everywhere you've been and want to try • See where your friends are eating and what they love and hate • Get personalized recommendations you are sure to love Select Features • Scroll your newsfeed to see the latest spots your friends have tried • Add tags to help organize and filter your lists • Add notes and favorite dishes • View your “Taste Profile” to learn about what you love most • Check out your “Match Score” with your friends to see who really shares your tastes

About

eSomme

This AI-powered companion helps you log and analyze wine tastings, building a detailed history of your preferences. Explore your palate, discover new wines, and get personalized recommendations with its guided workflow and advanced insights.

Highlights
  • Guided wine tasting workflow
  • Detailed tasting notes and history
  • AI-powered palate analysis
  • Personalized wine recommendations
  • Food and wine pairing suggestions
  • Save, search, and export reviews
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Build a clearer picture of your palate, one wine at a time. eSomme is a personal, AI-powered wine tasting companion that helps you rate wines consistently, save detailed tasting notes, understand patterns in your preferences, and decide what to explore next. RATE WITH A GUIDED TASTING WORKFLOW Capture appearance, structure, aromas, varietal, region, vintage, price, personal notes, and an overall rating. BUILD YOUR TASTING HISTORY Save, search, edit, and export your wine reviews. Create clear tasting summaries and revisit every bottle you have rated. UNDERSTAND YOUR PALATE Explore analysis across ratings, wine styles, varietals, regions, aromas, structure, and value. Build a preference profile and track your Palate Confidence as your tasting history grows. UNLOCK ESOMME PREMIUM An eSomme Premium subscription adds server-powered AI features: • Polished tasting write-ups • Personalized palate insights • Wine recommendations based on your preferences and history • Food-and-wine pairing suggestions Rating, saved wines, heuristic write-ups, and local analysis remain available on the Free plan. An account is required for synchronization and Premium AI features. eSomme is an educational tasting and analysis tool. It does not sell or deliver alcoholic beverages. eSomme Premium is available through auto-renewing monthly and annual subscriptions. Eligible new annual subscribers may receive a one-week free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account, and subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled through your Apple Account subscription settings. Terms of Use: https://esomme.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://esomme.com/privacy/

Screenshots

Beli4 screens
eSomme4 screens

Verdict

The call

Beli and eSomme both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of eSomme's written reviews are positive against 48% of Beli's. Beli's advantage is ratings volume (18K vs 3) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, rating, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Beli sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $5.79 per month and eSomme sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

eSomme holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Beli has 18K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of Beli's written reviews are positive against 100% of eSomme's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beli ships an update every 3 days, eSomme every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Beli versus eSomme: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBelieSomme
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (18K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews48.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings18K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank#67 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.6 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size205 MB4 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperBeli Technologies, Inc.Christopher Johnson

Customer experience

Beli

All ratings17,746 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral1.1%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews549 reviews
Positive48.3%
Neutral11.3%
Negative40.4%

eSomme

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Beli

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inconsistent labeling of dish names in photos
  • Slow performance and freezing issues
  • Incorrect restaurant addresses in the app

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add dark mode
  • Allow custom categories and lists
  • Integrate with other review platforms like Yelp
  • Provide more restaurant details like menus and hours
  • Enable reservations directly within the app

eSomme

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Beli

Subscriptions6
  • Creator Subscription (Monthly)3 variants$5.791 Month
  • kaitlyneats (Monthly)$5.791 Month
  • sola (Monthly)$5.791 Month
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  • TheEricHammer (Monthly)$5.791 Month
  • Creator Subscription (Annual)$42.901 Year
  • Beli Supper Club - Annual7 Days trial2 variants$74.991 Year
One-time1
  • Weekly Streak Restore$0.99
2 purchases

eSomme

Subscriptions2
  • eSomme Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • eSomme Premium Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Beli free?
Beli is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is eSomme free?
eSomme is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Beli or eSomme?
eSomme is rated higher. Beli averages 4.8 out of 5 from 18K ratings, while eSomme averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Beli or eSomme have ads?
Neither Beli nor eSomme shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Beli or eSomme?
Beli ships an update every 3 days, and eSomme every 2 weeks. Most recently, Beli was updated on November 13, 2026 and eSomme on October 31, 2026.

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