True Wine vs Parcelles
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
Parcelles
Explore the intricate details of Champagne's vineyards and wines. Discover vineyard parcels, producer profiles, and detailed terroir data. Track the growing season and compare vineyards with this data-driven guide.
- Interactive vineyard parcel map
- Detailed terroir analysis
- Champagne catalogue search and filter
- Producer and wine blend information
- 3D vineyard diorama
- Climate and season tracking
- Vineyard comparison and twins
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Champagne, decoded. Parcelles is a detailed, data-driven explorer of Champagne: its 8,000+ vineyard parcels and the champagnes made from them. From the chalk beneath the vines to the bottle in your hand, Parcelles brings it all together in one beautiful app, on iPhone and iPad. EXPLORE THE REGION Browse the entire Champagne wine region on a detailed interactive map. Tap any parcel to see its name, village, and classification instantly. Search across every vineyard, village, producer, and champagne. On iPad, the map and a floating detail panel sit side by side. EVERY CHAMPAGNE Explore the whole champagne catalogue of the region, from the grandes maisons to the smallest growers. Browse, search, and filter by cru, style, dosage, and grape variety to reach exactly the bottle you have in mind. INSIDE EVERY BOTTLE Open each bottle up. See the blend grape by grape, trace any cuvee back to the exact parcels it draws from, and read a portrait of the wine. Producer profiles connect every house to the land behind it. SAVED, PINNED, MEASURED Keep vineyards, producers, and champagnes on your account, each with a note and in lists of your own. Drop a pin with a note anywhere on the map, and measure a row, a parcel, or the elevation along a line. KNOW YOUR TERROIR Every parcel analyzed with altitude, slope, aspect, sun exposure, soil composition, and rankings against all of Champagne. Understand what makes each vineyard unique. WHAT LIES BENEATH Geology overlays, contour lines, and hillshade reveal the land that shapes each vineyard. The vineyard diorama builds any parcel as a lit 3D model with its surroundings, and a sun you can move through the day and the year. Elevation profiles show the surface geology and the rock layers below, reconstructed from real boreholes. DECADES OF CLIMATE Growing degree days, rainfall, frost, and sunshine decade by decade since 1950. See how climate has shaped the vines, the best years and the worst, all-time records, village by village. Plus a Climate Outlook with CMIP6 projections through 2040. SEASON TRACKER Follow the growing season day by day. Growing degree days, a 3-day forecast, frost warnings, vintage archetype forecasts, and harvest predictions, village by village, updated daily. AROUND ME Visiting Champagne? Discover which vineyards surround you, sorted by distance. Stand on the terroir and read it from your phone. COMPARE AND FIND TWINS Compare up to 10 vineyards side by side, and find their terroir twins: vineyards that share similar soil, altitude, and exposure anywhere in Champagne. PRICING Free: the interactive map, every parcel with names, villages, and classifications, search and browse across the whole champagne catalogue, and the Climate Outlook with CMIP6 projections through 2040. No account needed. Membership: everything else, including full terroir data, geology, 3D terrain and the vineyard diorama, elevation profiles, vintage ratings and Vintage Scores since 1950, Season Tracker, Terroir Twins, the blend and parcel tracing for every cuvee, Saved, map pins, and measurements, 10-vineyard comparisons, and PDF and Excel exports. CHF 9.90/month or CHF 79/year, with a 7-day free trial. WHY PARCELLES Champagne has over 8,000 vineyard parcels, each shaped by millions of years of geology, unique microclimates, and centuries of tradition. This knowledge has always been scattered across archives, academic papers, and local memory. Parcelles brings it together, so anyone curious about Champagne can understand what makes each vineyard unique. The map and the champagne catalogue stay free for everyone. A membership unlocks everything else, with a 7-day free trial, monthly or annual, cancel anytime. Terms of Use: https://parcelles.app/terms
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Verdict
True Wine and Parcelles both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Parcelles's written reviews are positive against 67% of True Wine's. Parcelles also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs monthly). True Wine's advantage is ratings volume (557 vs 5) and chart position (#164 vs unranked). 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
Both are free to download. True Wine sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Parcelles sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Parcelles holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: True Wine has 557 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of True Wine's written reviews are positive against 100% of Parcelles's.
True Wine ships an update monthly, Parcelles every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | True Wine | Parcelles |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (557 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 557 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | #164 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 207 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | True Wine, Inc. | Roman Blum |
Customer experience
True Wine
Parcelles
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
Parcelles
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
Parcelles
- Parcelles Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Parcelles Annual7 Days trial$99.991 Year








