Somm Says vs The Unknown Bottle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
The Unknown Bottle
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The Unknown Bottle is the ultimate companion for blind wine tastings. Whether you’re hosting a competitive wine night with friends or training your palate in a solo practice session, our app removes the need for paper and pens, letting you focus entirely on the wine. COMPETE WITH FRIENDS Bring your wine club or social gatherings to life with a gamified wine blind tasting: • Live Leaderboards: See scores update instantly as guests submit their guesses. • No login needed: Join any tasting using a simple ID and see how your palate ranks against the group. • Interactive Fun: Compare your tasting notes and price guesses with friends to see who really knows their labels. MASTER IT SOLO Use the app as your personal sommelier training tool: • Track Your Progress: Keep a detailed history of every wine you’ve tasted and every guess you’ve made. • Timed tastings: Practice for your sommelier exam. THE ULTIMATE BLIND TASTING GAME Score points by uncovering the secrets of the "unknown bottle": • Grape Variety: Identify grapes used to produce the wine. • Interactive Map: Pinpoint the wine’s origin on a global map. • Vintage & Price: Test your knowledge of harvest years and market value. HOSTING MADE EASY • AI Bottle Recognition: Just take a photo of the label! Our AI helps identify the wine and fills in the technical details for you. • Customizable Rounds: Create tastings with specific challenges from simple grape guessing to advanced, timed rounds. • See how much your guests like the wines you serve and what they think they cost. Download The Unknown Bottle today. Whether you're competing for the top spot on the leaderboard or mastering your craft alone, every bottle has a story. Are you ready to uncover it?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: The Unknown Bottle at every 8 days against Somm Says's every 2 weeks. Somm Says's advantage is 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.
Somm Says ships an update every 2 weeks, The Unknown Bottle every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Somm Says | The Unknown Bottle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (21 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Somm Says Inc | Andreas Torp |
In-app purchases
Somm Says
No in-app purchases
The Unknown Bottle
No in-app purchases









