Vino.com vs Wine Access
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vino.com
Discover and purchase quality wines and spirits with an innovative virtual sommelier. Filter by detailed characteristics, explore a vast catalog, and learn about producers through informative content and virtual tours.
- Virtual Sommelier search engine
- Filter by appellation, grape, aroma, price
- Over 8,000 wines and spirits catalog
- Detailed product pages with sensory analysis
- Informative content and virtual winery tours
- Find Italian and international producers
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Vino.com is the best online shop for quality wines and spirits. You can find your ideal wine and spirit through our Virtual Sommelier, an innovative search engine that you can use to filter and sort wines based on their general and more specific characteristics: appellation, grape variety, ageing in barrel, aroma, but also price, food pairings, awards and many more. Vino.com catalogue includes over 8,000 wines and spirits from more than 2,000 Italian and international trusted producers. Each wine that appears in our catalogue has been carefully selected from both the most renowned wineries and the emerging ones, and comes with a very detailed product page, including a sensory analysis by our sommeliers. Not only you can find wine descriptions and information on our producers, but also informative content and virtual winery tours.
Wine Access
Discover and shop for rare, limited-production wines curated by experts. Receive personalized recommendations and set alerts for new arrivals. Enjoy convenient delivery and exceptional customer service.
- Expertly curated wine selection
- Personalized recommendations
- Customized arrival alerts
- Direct-to-door delivery
- Rate and review wines
- Exceptional customer service
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Perfectly curated by a best-in-the-business team—including a Master of Wine, Master Sommelier, and other globally recognized experts—Wine Access offers unprecedented access to rare wines and the stories behind the label, delivered straight to your door. + Shop expertly curated wines, with personalized recommendations specific to your palate. + Set up customized alerts by region, winery, and vintage so that you can be first in line when new limited-production wines arrive. + Buy the bottles that catch your eye. We’ll hold them for up to 30 days or until you reach the shipping threshold of $150. Then choose your delivery date and you’re all set. + Rate and review your wines in My Cellar to receive even more personalized recommendations. + Customers have said that “Nordstrom takes a backseat” to our Napa-based customer service team, that our “customer service is second to none,” and that Harvard Business School should do a case study on Wine Access for customer service. + If any wine fails to impress, we’ll credit that bottle.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Wine Access at none against Vino.com's shown. Wine Access also leads on review sentiment (56% vs 26%) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
Vino.com ships an update every 4 months, Wine Access monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vino.com | Wine Access |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.3 (35 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.4% of reviews | 55.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 35 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 3ND Srl | Wineaccess, Inc |
Customer experience
Vino.com
Wine Access
In-app purchases
Vino.com
No in-app purchases
Wine Access
No in-app purchases









