Comparison

Cork Dork Wine Study vs OINOS

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Cork Dork Wine Study

Master wine exams with interactive flashcards, quizzes, and spaced repetition. Study all major wine regions, plus beer, cocktails, sake, and spirits. Ideal for WSET and CMS certifications.

Highlights
  • Spaced repetition learning
  • 2500+ wine study flashcards
  • 40+ wine maps
  • Interactive wine map quizzes
  • Practice exam questions
  • Study beer, cocktails, sake, spirits
  • Daily reminders and streak heatmap
Features
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Cork Dork Wine Study and its CMS & WSET flashcards helps you crush wine exams. Spaced repetition, 2500+ wine study flashcards, 40+ wine maps, 30+ interactive wine map quizzes, wine study practice questions and more. Take your wine study and exam prep to the next level with up-to-date study material for all major Old & New World wine regions. You can also study Beer, Cocktails, Sake & Spirits. Ideal wine study aid for the following exams: WSET2, WSET3, CMS Intro, CMS Certified. WHY CORK DORK WINE STUDY? Cork Dork Wine Study uses proven techniques from cognitive science which adapt to your memory and wine knowledge. Spaced repetition and interval-based active recall helps you maximize wine knowledge retention. Difficult flashcards appear more often, easy flashcards appear less often. You remember more with less effort. Wine study has never been easier! Level 1 wine study flashcards are ideal for CMS Intro and WSET Level 2 and WSET Level 3 exams. Level 2 is ideal for CMS Certified Sommelier and WSET Level 3 and beyond. Change levels any time. Daily reminders and a streak heatmap keeps you motivated and helps you form good wine study habits one day at a time. Don't break the chain otherwise your wine study streak will reset to zero! Cork Dork Wine Study free users can study Argentina, Austria, Fortified, Italy, Portugal and Spain. Upgrade to Cork Dork Wine Study Pro to study all categories. Cork Dork Wine Study Pro subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled within 24-hours before the end of the current period. Got suggestions / questions? I'd love to hear from you! paul@corkdork.io Terms of Service: https://www.corkdork.io/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://www.corkdork.io/privacy.html

About

OINOS

An independent platform for understanding wine, exploring its creation, regions, and cultural significance. It offers structured preparation for WSET qualifications and helps users develop tasting skills and a deeper appreciation for wine.

Highlights
  • Learn wine production methods
  • Explore major grape varieties and regions
  • Develop systematic tasting skills
  • Structured WSET Level 1, 2, 3 preparation
  • Interactive flashcards and knowledge checks
  • Geographic atlas of wine regions
  • Connect wine to culture and history
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Wine, in context. OINOS is an independent platform for understanding wine - from the vineyard and cellar to the regions, people and ideas that shape what we drink. Learn how wine is made. Explore the world’s major grapes and regions. Develop your tasting. Study with purpose. And discover wine as something larger than a syllabus: a product of place, culture, history and human decisions. For those studying towards WSET® qualifications, OINOS offers structured preparation for Levels 1, 2 and 3, with lessons, maps, flashcards, Knowledge Checks and exam-style practice. For everyone else, there is simply wine. UNDERSTAND, RATHER THAN MEMORISE Why does Chablis taste different from Napa Chardonnay? What does altitude change in a vineyard? Why would a winemaker choose concrete over oak? And what, exactly, does a year of bottle age do? OINOS is built around connections. Climate, soil, grape growing, winemaking, geography and tradition are considered together - so that individual facts begin to form a picture. STUDY WITH STRUCTURE The OINOS library is organised into progressive Volumes, moving from essential principles to a more detailed study of varieties, regions, viticulture, winemaking and wine styles. For students preparing for WSET Level 1, WSET Level 2 or WSET Level 3, dedicated study tools help turn knowledge into active recall. Work through flashcards and Knowledge Checks, practise with exam-style questions, identify weaker areas and return to them. OINOS complements your formal wine education; it does not replace official course materials. KNOW WHERE YOU ARE Wine makes considerably more sense when you put it on a map. The OINOS Atlas connects appellations and regions with climate, landscape, grape varieties and wine styles - from Burgundy and Bordeaux to Barossa, Mendoza, Mosel and Marlborough. Geography stops being a list of names and becomes part of the explanation. LEARN WHAT IS IN THE GLASS Tasting is where theory becomes tangible. Develop a systematic approach to observing wine, build a precise vocabulary and record your own tasting notes. Then go further: connect acidity to climate, aromas to variety and development, structure to extraction, and style to decisions made months or years before the bottle was opened. BEYOND THE SYLLABUS There is the wine you need to know for an examination. And then there is everything that makes you want to know it in the first place. OINOS looks beyond study to the wider world of wine - its producers and places, histories and traditions, changing ideas and contemporary culture. Because passing an exam is useful. Knowing why you care is better. OINOS Wine is an artwork composed by nature and perfected through time. OINOS is an independent educational platform and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or approved by the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET). WSET® is a registered trademark of the Wine & Spirit Education Trust.

Screenshots

Cork Dork Wine Study4 screens
OINOS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: OINOS at free against Cork Dork Wine Study's free with in-app purchases. Cork Dork Wine Study's advantage is ratings volume (364 vs 1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Cork Dork Wine Study sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and OINOS sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Cork Dork Wine Study against 5.0 for OINOS. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cork Dork Wine Study has 364 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Cork Dork Wine Study versus OINOS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCork Dork Wine StudyOINOS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (364 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews91.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings364 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB47 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperPaul KavanaghEidosCollective LLC

Bugs and requests

Cork Dork Wine Study

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Quiz answer ovals not retaining selections
  • Map color key showing duplicate colors with missing options
  • Paid categories inaccessible after upgrade
  • Subscription continues charging after app deletion
  • Map quizzes too small for usable interaction

Requested features

5 requests
  • Multiple choice format option for appellations
  • Larger, more accessible map quiz interface
  • Better color coding in map keys
  • Improved subscription management and cancellation process
  • Updated content to match current exam materials

OINOS

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Cork Dork Wine Study

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly Subscription$7.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription$9.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription$49.991 Year
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  • Annual Subscription$59.991 Year
6 purchases

OINOS

One-time6
  • One-Month Extension$7.99
  • Volume I: Foundations$14.99
  • Three-Month Extension$14.99
Show 3 more
  • Six-Month Extension$24.99
  • Volume II: Grape & Place$39.99
  • Volume III: The World of Wine$89.99

Questions

Is Cork Dork Wine Study free?
Cork Dork Wine Study is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is OINOS free?
OINOS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cork Dork Wine Study or OINOS?
OINOS is rated higher. Cork Dork Wine Study averages 4.9 out of 5 from 364 ratings, while OINOS averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Cork Dork Wine Study or OINOS have ads?
Neither Cork Dork Wine Study nor OINOS shows ads.

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