WineMaps App vs Spots.
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WineMaps App
Discover wineries, vineyards, wine bars, and events globally. Plan wine tours, find nearby locations, and share your experiences. Explore wine destinations from Napa to Greece.
- Discover wineries worldwide
- Find vineyards and wine bars
- Locate wine events
- Plan wine tours
- Check-in and write reviews
- Share on social networks
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WineMaps.com is an interactive travel app that allows consumers to discover, learn and interact with wineries, vineyards, wine bars and wine events around the world. Have you ever been to Napa, Italy or any other country and wonder what wineries or vineyards were around you? Have you been to a city and wondered where you could go to get a decent glass of wine? With wineries popping up all over the world it is difficult to find wineries across seas, let alone in your own backyard. WineMaps has a app for that! With WineMaps You can plan a trip to the vineyards in Mendocino, discover wineries in Greece, choose which wine bar to go to in the city or find a wine-related event that matches your lifestyle. With your phone, You can look for the nearest WineMaps locations, check-in, write reviews and post them to your social networks or map out your own wine tour.
Spots.
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Spots. is your personal place inbox — for every restaurant, café, shop, or hidden gem you come across and don't want to forget. Found a spot on Social Media? A friend texted you a coffee shop? Saw something cool on a map? Save it to Spots. in seconds, right from the share sheet — no typing, no app-switching, no losing it in your camera roll or notes app. WHY SPOTS. — No account required. Ever. — Nothing leaves your device. Your spots stay yours. — Built for speed: search, tap, save. — Designed to be genuinely nice to use, every day. SAVE FROM ANYWHERE Use the share button in Safari, Instagram, Maps, or any app and Spots. appears right in your share sheet. Confirm the place, pick a status, done. TRACK HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT A PLACE Mark spots as Want, Been, Love, or Skip. Add a 1–5 star rating. Log visits with dates and notes. Your spots evolve as your relationship with a place does. ORGANISE YOUR WAY Group spots into custom Lists — by trip, neighbourhood, or occasion. Add freeform Tags for anything else. Filter by status, category, city, neighbourhood, list, tag, or rating, and sort however you like. SEE IT ON A MAP Browse your saved spots as a list or drop into Map view to see everything around you at a glance. MAKE IT YOURS Choose your own colour palette for each status from 15 curated options. Add photos to any spot. Personalise your profile with a name and photo. YOUR DATA, YOUR DEVICE Spots. is local-first by design — no account, no servers, no tracking. Export your data anytime as a backup or to move to a new phone. Delete everything whenever you want, no questions asked. Spots. is built by an developer making thoughtful, no-nonsense apps. We read every piece of feedback — say hello anytime.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Spots. at every 6 days against WineMaps App's every 7 months. WineMaps App's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). 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.
WineMaps App ships an update every 7 months, Spots. every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WineMaps App | Spots. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (35 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 94.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WineMaps, Inc. | Daren Irlen |
In-app purchases
WineMaps App
No in-app purchases
Spots.
No in-app purchases









