Sourcd vs Somm Says
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sourcd
Discover curated wines from around the world and find them at your nearest retailer. Learn about the story behind each bottle, save your favorites, and see what other users recommend. This app helps you find unique wines from small, family-owned wineries.
- Discover wines based on profile
- Learn about wine origins
- Favorite wines
- Rate wines and view user ratings
- Locate closest in-stock retailers
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Sourcd is a curated portfolio of wine from around the world that directs you to the closest retail location that has the wine in stock. Gone are the days of walking through the aisles of a liquor store wondering what wine you might like. With Sourcd you can: - Discover a wine that fits your profile - Learn about the people and place behind the bottle - Favorite wines that you want to keep track of - Rate wines and see what other users think - Locate the retailer closest to you that has it in stock You don't want your food to be processed, and your wine shouldn't be either. That's why the wines on this app are sourced from mostly small, family-owned wineries giving each wine a person, place, and story behind it. We are currently only in Minnesota, Fargo ND, and Sioux Falls SD.
Somm Says
Learn wine tasting with friends and family through a fun, social, and educational game. Challenge others to guess wine characteristics based on expert tasting notes and receive personalized recommendations from real wine professionals.
- Play digital wine tasting games
- Learn wine tasting skills
- Add friends and track favorite wines
- Request sommelier recommendations
- Follow wine professionals and producers
- Learn detailed wine information
- Track wines you love
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Finally! There is an app that can let you learn wine tasting with your friends and family while playing a fun, social, educational game together. Each wine tasting game on Somm Says is created by real, practicing Sommeliers or Winemakers. Pick a wine, and challenge your friends to see who can guess what the Somm Says about a wine's aroma, body, acidity, tannins, oak, sugar, and flavor. Each round provides instant feedback by comparing your answer to the Sommelier's or Winemaker's own tasting note. Somm Says is a fun, free way to learn about wine from real wine professionals. With more than 1,400 wine tasting games from 200+ wine professionals, you can have fun with your friends while learning how your palate compares to both your friends and real wine professionals. With Somm Says, you can connect with your local sommeliers and request personal recommendations based on your own unique preferences. You can: - Play a digital wine tasting game with your friends to learn wine tasting and improve your wine tasting skill - Add friends and keep up to date on all your friend's favorite wines - Request and receive a recommendation from a real sommelier - Follow your favorite wine shop, sommelier, and wine producer to get notified about new wines - Learn about the wines you drink, including bottle counts, harvest dates, winemakers, and more - Keep track of the wines you love as you learn more about how to taste wine like a sommelier
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Somm Says at 5.0 against Sourcd's 4.8. Somm Says also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Somm Says holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 21 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Sourcd ships an update every 2 months, Somm Says every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sourcd | Somm Says |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (18 ratings) | 5.0 (21 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 18 | 21 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Small Lot MN | Somm Says Inc |
Customer experience
Sourcd
Somm Says
In-app purchases
Sourcd
No in-app purchases
Somm Says
No in-app purchases
