Comparison

Wine Access vs Last Bubbles

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

Last Bubbles

Discover a daily, exclusive deal on a hand-picked sparkling wine from around the world. Learn about the wine's origin, tasting notes, and pairing suggestions. Offers are limited and disappear once sold out.

Highlights
  • Daily sparkling wine deals
  • Exclusive below-retail pricing
  • Detailed tasting notes
  • Vintner and region stories
  • Bubbles glossary
  • Pairing inspiration
Features
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Darling, allow us to introduce ourselves. We're Last Bubbles—your devoted guide to a life forever fizzing. Each morning, we select a single sparkling wine, plucked from the vineyards of Champagne, the hillsides of Franciacorta, the limestone caves of the Loire, or some tucked-away corner of the world. One bottle, one day, one fleeting opportunity. When it’s gone, it’s gone. This is the first and only daily wine offer dedicated exclusively to sparkling wine priced well below retail. No distractions, no compromises. Think of us as your concierge, pressing a coupe into your hand and whispering, “You must try this.” With every offer, you’ll discover: - Stories of the farmers, vintners, and regions that give these wines life. - Tasting notes that will surely make your mouth water. - Insights into methode traditionnelle, pet-nat, dosage, or any number of other terms in our bubbles glossary. - Pairing inspiration — from oysters and caviar, to popcorn and Tuesday nights (because... well, why not?) So: one bubble-soaked app notification each morning, one sparkling discovery at your fingertips. All of it is hand-picked, all of it fleeting, and all of it is meant for you, my darling Bubble Monster. Download the app, pour yourself a coupe, and let’s begin!

Screenshots

Wine Access4 screens
Last Bubbles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Last Bubbles at 100% against Wine Access's 56%. Last Bubbles also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (236 vs 35). Wine Access's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, update cadence, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Last Bubbles holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Last Bubbles has 236 ratings behind it against 35, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Wine Access's written reviews are positive against 100% of Last Bubbles's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wine Access ships an update monthly, Last Bubbles every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Wine Access versus Last Bubbles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWine AccessLast Bubbles
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (35 ratings)4.9 (236 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings35236 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB60 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperWineaccess, IncLast Bottle Wines

Customer experience

Wine Access

All ratings35 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral11.1%
Negative33.3%

Last Bubbles

All ratings236 ratings
Positive97.5%
Neutral0.8%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Wine Access

No in-app purchases

None

Last Bubbles

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wine Access free?
Wine Access is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Last Bubbles free?
Last Bubbles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Wine Access or Last Bubbles?
Last Bubbles is rated higher. Wine Access averages 4.3 out of 5 from 35 ratings, while Last Bubbles averages 4.9 from 236 ratings.
Do Wine Access or Last Bubbles have ads?
Neither Wine Access nor Last Bubbles shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wine Access or Last Bubbles?
Wine Access ships an update monthly, and Last Bubbles every 3 weeks. Most recently, Wine Access was updated on June 10, 2026 and Last Bubbles on September 21, 2026.

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