True Wine vs Wines
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Gamified wine lessons
- Interactive global wine map
- Personalized learning paths
- Label decoding and pairing tips
- Sommelier secrets revealed
- Exclusive premium courses
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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
Wines
Easily log and retrieve your wine collection with smart suggestions and photo recognition. Organize your cellar, track tasting notes, and discover new wines with this private and sophisticated app.
- Autofill wine details from label photos
- Smart suggestions for wine entry
- Add tasting notes
- Search and filter by multiple wine details
- Track bottle count and cellar inventory
- Export and import wine data
- iCloud syncing
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Wines lets you add and retrieve wines and what you thought about them simple and fast. Take a picture of the wine label and Wines will enter its details. In addition Wines gives suggestions from its database of 1500+ wine regions and 900+ varietals so that you can enter a new wine within seconds. ADD AND RETRIEVE • Autofills wine details, based on photo’s from your wine labels. • Smart suggestions. • Add notes. • Search supports multiple keywords. • Store and sort by Wine details: name, vintage, varietal, country, region, producer, bottles, rating, points, best before/after, shop, price, date added. • Filter by favourites, bottles in cellar and type. RESPECTS PRIVACY • The Wines app analyses your label on your device, without sending it to an external 3rd party. • The suggestions come from a database that is stored on your device. DISCOVER • Search directly with your preferred Search Engine (Bing, DuckDuckGo, Ecosia, Google, Yahoo). SHARE • Select and share multiple wines. • Import .wib (V1) and .wsf (V2) wine files directly into the app. • Export to CSV file. SIMPLE AND SOPHISTICATED • Counts your bottles. • Edit amount of bottles. • Shows front and back wine labels. • Two color themes: burgundy and vine. • Easily backup all wines. • iCloud syncing. • Your wines stay on iCloud even if you delete or reinstall the app. • Universal, works on iPhone, iPad and Apple Silicon Macs. • Supports Dark Mode and Accessibility sizes. Try the app for free with a limited number of wines and options, so you can see how easy it works. No subscriptions, you buy full functionality once. Privacy Policy: https://www.devart.nl/wines/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: True Wine at 556 against Wines's 5. True Wine also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). Wines's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. True Wine sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Wines sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Wines holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: True Wine has 556 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of True Wine's written reviews are positive against 60% of Wines's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
True Wine ships an update monthly, Wines every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | True Wine | Wines |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (556 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 556 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 207 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | +17 |
| Developer | True Wine, Inc. | Devart B.V. |
Customer experience
True Wine
Wines
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
Wines
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
True Wine
- True Wine Monthly Subscription$9.991 Month
- True Wine Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$59.991 Year
Wines
- Full app$4.99








