# Pocket Wine vs Wines

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pocket Wine at 90% against Wines's 60%. Pocket Wine also leads on ratings volume (657 vs 5) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). Wines's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Pocket Wine sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Wines sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Wines holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pocket Wine has 657 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 90% of Pocket Wine's written reviews are positive against 60% of Wines's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Pocket Wine ships an update every 7 months, Wines every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Pocket Wine | Wines |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.7 (657 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pocket-wine-guide-and-cellar/id373322732/reviews) | **[5.0 (5 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wines-wine-notes-v2/id6449088063/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **657** | 5 |
| Positive reviews | **90.0% of reviews** | 60.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | **Every 3 weeks** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 31 MB | 6 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.0** | 17.6 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 17+ | +17 |
| Developer | [Time Marketing Limited](https://appshunter.io/developer/373322735) | [Devart B.V.](https://appshunter.io/developer/340386788) |

## What reviewers say

### Pocket Wine

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pocket-wine-guide-and-cellar/id373322732)

Enhance your wine knowledge and enjoyment with a comprehensive guide to wine styles, grape varieties, and food pairings. This app offers a unique cellar management tool to track your collection visually, discover your taste profile, and access an extensive glossary of wine terms.

**Highlights:** Cellar management with visual tracking, Explore wine styles and grape varieties, Food pairing recommendations, Personal taste profiling tool, Extensive wine glossary, Sync across iPhone and iPad

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Family Sharing, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly Subscription | $0.99 | per month |
| Annual Subscription | $5.99 | per year |
| Lifetime Subscription | $19.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Detailed and informative wine information
- 🍷 Helpful for learning about wine and pairing with food
- 💻 Clean, easy-to-use interface
- 📚 Comprehensive grape variety and region details
- 🤖 Accurate 'My Taste' feature to recommend wines

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🔍 Lacks ability to search/filter wines by specific properties
- 📸 No label scanning or auto-population of wine details
- 🔢 Limited inventory/selection of wines available in the app
- 🌐 Lacking coverage of some wine regions and grape varieties

**Reported bugs**

- Occasional crashes or freezes reported by some users
- Compatibility issues with older devices mentioned

**Requested features**

- Add ability to scan wine labels and auto-populate details
- Implement more advanced filtering/search options for wines
- Expand coverage to include more wine regions and grape varieties
- Add a 'My Cellar' feature to easily track and manage personal wine inventory


### Wines

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wines-wine-notes-v2/id6449088063)

Easily log and retrieve your wine collection with smart suggestions and photo recognition. Organize your cellar, track tasting notes, and discover new wines with this private and sophisticated app.

**Highlights:** Autofill wine details from label photos, Smart suggestions for wine entry, Add tasting notes, Search and filter by multiple wine details, Track bottle count and cellar inventory, Export and import wine data, iCloud syncing

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Family Sharing, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Full app | $4.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Pocket Wine free?

Pocket Wine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Wines free?

Wines is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Pocket Wine or Wines?

Wines is rated higher. Pocket Wine averages 4.7 out of 5 from 657 ratings, while Wines averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.

### Do Pocket Wine or Wines have ads?

Neither Pocket Wine nor Wines shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Pocket Wine or Wines?

Pocket Wine ships an update every 7 months, and Wines every 3 weeks. Most recently, Pocket Wine was updated on October 29, 2026 and Wines on October 24, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*