MEDIA+ vs Wine Lab Archive
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MEDIA+
Explore multimedia content linked to books by scanning pages with your device. Save favorite resources for quick access. Enhances the reading experience with interactive digital elements.
- Scan book pages
- Access linked multimedia
- Save favorite resources
- Enhance reading experience
- Interactive digital content
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MEDIA+ enables you to explore the multimedia content associated to books by simply framing a page with your smartphone or tablet! The app tracks the content you open and allows you to save your favorite resources for an easy and immediate use!
Wine Lab Archive
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Wine Lab Archive turns your phone into a private wine study — no ads, no tracking, no account, everything stored on your device. WHAT'S INSIDE - Sommelier Theory: 32 structured lessons across five phases (Basics, Vinification, Tasting, Regions, Service), aligned with CMS, WSET and JSA-style curricula - Grape Encyclopedia: 134 varieties with tasting-structure profiles (body, tannin, acidity, sweetness, alcohol, oak) you can compare side by side - Wine Region Map: an interactive world map with hundreds of appellations, each with representative wines and sourcing notes - Tasting Notes: a full WSET-style systematic tasting sheet (appearance, nose, palate, conclusion), with photos - My Cellar: track bottles you own, with purchase details, drinking windows, and photos - Pairing Guide: food, glassware and music suggestions for 12 wine styles - Self-Test: a 14-question practice quiz, all self-authored - Wine Roulette: can't decide what to drink tonight? Spin for a style, wine and dish PRIVACY BY DESIGN Every note, bottle, and photo stays on your device. No accounts, no analytics, no ad trackers. The map uses OpenStreetMap tiles; that's the only network traffic in the app. 10 LANGUAGES English, Korean, French, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Russian. Choose on first launch, change anytime in Settings. Wine Lab Archive is built and reviewed by a single author — every lesson is written, fact-checked, and sourced by hand.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Wine Lab Archive at every 3 weeks against MEDIA+'s every 21 months. Wine Lab Archive also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MEDIA+ ships an update every 21 months, Wine Lab Archive every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MEDIA+ | Wine Lab Archive |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (9 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Hachette Livre | hyeyoung lee |
In-app purchases
MEDIA+
No in-app purchases
Wine Lab Archive
No in-app purchases
