Comparison

True Wine vs Vintg

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

Head to head
About

True Wine

Learn about wine through fun, bite-sized lessons and interactive tools. Master wine knowledge, explore regions on a global map, and gain confidence in choosing and discussing wine without the snobbery. Ideal for beginners and aspiring wine enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Gamified wine lessons
  • Interactive global wine map
  • Personalized learning paths
  • Label decoding and pairing tips
  • Sommelier secrets revealed
  • Exclusive premium courses
Features
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UNCORK YOUR WINE GENIUS From Confused to Connoisseur in Minutes a Day! Stumped by wine lists? Intimidated by fancy labels? Not anymore! True Wine transforms wine confusion into confidence through fun, bite-sized lessons trusted by wine lovers and professionals in 50+ countries worldwide. WHAT MAKES TRUE WINE ADDICTIVELY GOOD Wine Wisdom, Gamified – Master wine knowledge through quick, entertaining challenges that fit into your busy life The Ultimate Wine GPS – Explore 2,000+ wine regions on the world's largest interactive wine map (Yes, 2,000+!) Your Personalized Wine Coach – Focus on what excites you, whether it's unlocking the secrets of Burgundy or finding that perfect-but-not-expensive bottle Wine-Speak Without the Snobbery – Learn to decode labels, pair like a pro, and talk about wine with authentic confidence Sommelier Secrets Revealed – Discover what the professionals know about grape varieties, regional styles, and the mystical concept of "terroir" REAL PEOPLE, REAL RESULTS "Before True Wine, I panicked at restaurant wine lists. Now I confidently order wines that impress everyone at the table!" – Sarah T. "I aced my exam thanks to True Wine. It's like having a world-class wine educator in your pocket." – Marcus J. LEVEL UP WITH PREMIUM Try 3 days FREE and unlock: Uninterrupted wine adventures (goodbye, ads!) Unlimited challenge retries for mastery Exclusive premium courses that guide you through the world's most prestigious wine regions FROM WINE CURIOUS TO WINE CONFIDENT True Wine is your secret weapon whether you're: Tired of choosing wines by their pretty labels Preparing for WSET or CMS certification Looking to impress on your next dinner date Simply wanting to enjoy wine more deeply True Wine proudly supports free wine education worldwide Wine questions? Wine suggestions? We're all ears! Email our founder directly: kyle@truewine.io Instagram: @true.wine

About

Vintg

This app helps wine enthusiasts track their tasting experiences and ratings in a personalized journal. It offers a structured method for evaluating wines, including aroma, acidity, and body, with a vast library of wine terms and flavors to choose from. Easily record and revisit your favorite wines and discover new insights.

Highlights
  • Sommelier tasting method
  • Personalized wine journal
  • Hundreds of wine terms and flavors
  • Quicksave for wines
  • Searchable and shareable journal
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Vintg is the world’s best wine tasting app, and ideal for wine enthusiasts who want to taste like a sommelier and track their ratings in a personalized wine journal. Vintg provides 100s of wine terms and colors, making it easy for wine lovers to see, sniff and sip wines like a sommelier. Wine tasting is personal, so Vintg provides a wine journal designed around your preferences and experiences. With Vintg, you can create a wine review using the sommelier tasting method evaluating aroma, acid, tannin, body, fruit, earth, complexity and other wine characteristics. You don’t need to hunt for a specific flavor that escapes your mind - it’s all laid out conveniently and selectable via a single click. Vintg is updated frequently and we are releasing new features every month. Join us and explore the delicious world of wine! Current features include: Tasting Experience: Taste like the pros with a comprehensive and easy to use experience that lets you focus on the wine in your glass, not remembering fruit flavors and typing them in manually. We provide you hundreds of flavors! Quicksave: Remember wines on the go and flag them for future tastings or purchases. No more asking "what was the name of that delicious wine we had at dinner last night?" Journal: All your tastings are tracked in a searchable, shareable, personal wine journal. You'll be amazed at how fast your journal will grow and the interesting insights it will uncover!

Screenshots

True Wine4 screens
Vintg4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Vintg at none against True Wine's 2. Vintg also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 67%). True Wine's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (557 vs 68). On price, rating, update cadence 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. True Wine sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Vintg asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for True Wine against 4.7 for Vintg. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: True Wine has 557 ratings behind it against 68, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of True Wine's written reviews are positive against 88% of Vintg's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
True Wine versus Vintg: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrue WineVintg
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (557 ratings) — better4.7 (68 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews87.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings557 — better68
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size207 MB157 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperTrue Wine, Inc.Unassuming Wine, LLC

Customer experience

True Wine

All ratings556 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral1.3%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral10.3%
Negative23.1%

Vintg

All ratings68 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral1.5%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral3.1%
Negative9.4%

User reviews

True Wine

From 557 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎓 Excellent educational content and learning structure
  • 🗺️ Interactive region maps feature highly praised
  • 👍 User-friendly interface and design
  • 🎮 Gamified learning approach (Duolingo-style)
  • 📚 Comprehensive wine knowledge for beginners and professionals

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Multiple bugs and glitches reported
  • 📝 Free content quality issues with errors and generalizations
  • 💰 Pricing model concerns (monthly subscription vs. one-time fee)
  • 🚫 Mandatory timed quizzes blocking progression
  • ⏱️ Slow content reveal and excessive button clicking

Vintg

From 68 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use interface
  • 👍 Great for tracking wines
  • 👍 Helps analyze wine preferences
  • 👍 Good for wine tasting guidance
  • 👍 Simplistic and user-friendly

Room to improve

  • 🔋 Overheats phone
  • 🐛 Buggy experience
  • 🐛 Inconsistent saving of locations
  • 🐛 Limited flavor/note categorization
  • 🐛 Account creation issues

Bugs and requests

True Wine

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Region badges in profile certifications not registering
  • Login loop (asks to log in then says already logged in)
  • Password reset functionality broken
  • Glitch in Sweetness lesson match section
  • Timed tests reappearing in premium sections despite subscription
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  • Course content bugs requiring developer fixes

Requested features

7 requests
  • Expanded regional coverage (USA: Napa, Sonoma, Willamette, Walla Walla, Finger Lakes; Spain, Argentina, Chile, California, Central/Southern Italy, Germany, New Zealand, Portugal)
  • Monthly subscription option in addition to annual
  • Vocabulary review and terminology reference section
  • Improved region map functionality
  • More content for WSET Level 2 and 3 that aligns with official curriculum
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  • Ability to advance without mandatory timed quizzes
  • Content submission and review process for wine producers

Vintg

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App overheats phone, causing shutdowns
  • Saving tasting location results in incorrect entries (e.g., Sonoma, CA saved as Bardol, France)
  • Account creation loop: app repeatedly asks for username after successful creation
  • Only displays up to 20 latest tasting notes if they are not public

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow custom tasting dates
  • More comprehensive flavor/note list
  • Implement type-in search for flavors/notes
  • Add new flavors/notes to the list

In-app purchases

2 purchases

True Wine

Subscriptions2
  • True Wine Monthly Subscription$9.991 Month
  • True Wine Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$59.991 Year
None

Vintg

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is True Wine free?
True Wine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Vintg free?
Vintg is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, True Wine or Vintg?
True Wine is rated higher. True Wine averages 4.8 out of 5 from 557 ratings, while Vintg averages 4.7 from 68 ratings.
Do True Wine or Vintg have ads?
Vintg shows ads; True Wine does not.
Which is updated more often, True Wine or Vintg?
True Wine ships an update monthly, and Vintg monthly. Most recently, True Wine was updated on November 7, 2026 and Vintg on November 3, 2026.

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