Comparison

Winebook vs True Wine

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

Head to head
About

Winebook

Manage your wine collection with this app. It offers detailed information on grape varieties, wine properties, and allows for local or cloud storage. Features include AR scanning, advanced search, and smart inventory tracking.

Highlights
  • Cloud-based wine management
  • AR and object capture scanning
  • Detailed wine property storage
  • Advanced search and filtering
  • Smart inventory tracking
  • Grape variety information
  • Apple Pencil support
Features
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Winebook is a powerful Cloud base wine manager App for wine enthusiasts. It offers a wide source of information about the wine World with a robust content of grape varieties and beautiful photos. With an elegant and efficient solution to store your wine collection, Winebook saves all the important properties of your wines. You can store them locally in your device or in the Cloud to sync all your devices. FEATURES: • iCLOUD support: Your wines everywhere • AR (Augmented Reality) and Object Capture (scanner) • Storage of photos, properties (12), ratings (5) and notes for each wine • Advanced search bar for wines and grape varieties (name, type, country, rating and year) • Add your Favorite wine with a single touch on a heart • Easily navigate through the most important function of your Wines • New smart-Inventory, works with a drink button that automatically updates your total for each type of wine (white, rose, red, sparkling and fortified) • Detail views for each type of grape with a complete overview, beautiful photos, text to speech and font size of your choice • Select from 60 countries, each with it’s most important wine regions selected already for you • Wine properties include: name, category, type, vintage, country, region, brand, date drank, date bought, price, blend and inventory • Barcode scanner ** • Landscape mode for iPad • Certificates by main wine regions : A.O.C, D.O.C.G, D.O, D.O.C.A, V.d.l.T. ** • Grapes by main wine regions: Australia, France, Germany, Italy and Spain ** • Share wines: facebook, twitter, e-mail, airdrop and more ** • Universal support (for all devices) • No internet connection required • File migration - recover/backup your wine database on your Mac • Grape shop: add packages of grape varieties to your collection • Optimized for iPhone 6 and 6 plus • Multi-tasking support • Slide Over and Split View functionality support • Today's Widget support: EMOJIWINE (quick view inventory) • Apple Pencil notes per wine (only Wine App in App Store to support it) • Consult wine score history by experts (GlobalWineScores) • Unlimited Wine registration (Subscription) Pro version auto-renew subscriptions: - 1 year (Gold) | 3 month (Silver) | 1 month (Bronze) subscriptions* - Unlimited Wine entries - Full access to app | apple pencil - Full access to the grapes and more ABOUT SUBSCRIPTIONS • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period.

 • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal.
 • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase.
 • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. NOTE 

• Winebook does not support Universal Purchase. Winebook Pro does. TERMS OF USE • https://www.termsofusegenerator.net/live.php?token=SE6EUjRJ1otauEtbkX3DU4rLrp0tLXiE

About

True Wine

Learn about wine through fun, bite-sized lessons and interactive tools. Master wine knowledge, explore regions on a global map, and gain confidence in choosing and discussing wine without the snobbery. Ideal for beginners and aspiring wine enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Gamified wine lessons
  • Interactive global wine map
  • Personalized learning paths
  • Label decoding and pairing tips
  • Sommelier secrets revealed
  • Exclusive premium courses
Features
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UNCORK YOUR WINE GENIUS From Confused to Connoisseur in Minutes a Day! Stumped by wine lists? Intimidated by fancy labels? Not anymore! True Wine transforms wine confusion into confidence through fun, bite-sized lessons trusted by wine lovers and professionals in 50+ countries worldwide. WHAT MAKES TRUE WINE ADDICTIVELY GOOD Wine Wisdom, Gamified – Master wine knowledge through quick, entertaining challenges that fit into your busy life The Ultimate Wine GPS – Explore 2,000+ wine regions on the world's largest interactive wine map (Yes, 2,000+!) Your Personalized Wine Coach – Focus on what excites you, whether it's unlocking the secrets of Burgundy or finding that perfect-but-not-expensive bottle Wine-Speak Without the Snobbery – Learn to decode labels, pair like a pro, and talk about wine with authentic confidence Sommelier Secrets Revealed – Discover what the professionals know about grape varieties, regional styles, and the mystical concept of "terroir" REAL PEOPLE, REAL RESULTS "Before True Wine, I panicked at restaurant wine lists. Now I confidently order wines that impress everyone at the table!" – Sarah T. "I aced my exam thanks to True Wine. It's like having a world-class wine educator in your pocket." – Marcus J. LEVEL UP WITH PREMIUM Try 3 days FREE and unlock: Uninterrupted wine adventures (goodbye, ads!) Unlimited challenge retries for mastery Exclusive premium courses that guide you through the world's most prestigious wine regions FROM WINE CURIOUS TO WINE CONFIDENT True Wine is your secret weapon whether you're: Tired of choosing wines by their pretty labels Preparing for WSET or CMS certification Looking to impress on your next dinner date Simply wanting to enjoy wine more deeply True Wine proudly supports free wine education worldwide Wine questions? Wine suggestions? We're all ears! Email our founder directly: kyle@truewine.io Instagram: @true.wine

Screenshots

Winebook4 screens
True Wine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: True Wine at 67% against Winebook's 29%. True Wine also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Winebook sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and True Wine sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Winebook ships an update every 3 months, True Wine monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Winebook versus True Wine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWinebookTrue Wine
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (553 ratings) — better
Positive reviews29.2% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—553 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size166 MB207 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperChrystian EnriquezTrue Wine, Inc.

Customer experience

Winebook

Written reviews24 reviews
Positive29.2%
Neutral8.3%
Negative62.5%

True Wine

All ratings553 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral1.3%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral11.1%
Negative22.2%

Bugs and requests

Winebook

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

True Wine

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Region badges in profile certifications not registering
  • Login loop (asks to log in then says already logged in)
  • Password reset functionality broken
  • Glitch in Sweetness lesson match section
  • Timed tests reappearing in premium sections despite subscription
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  • Course content bugs requiring developer fixes

Requested features

7 requests
  • Expanded regional coverage (USA: Napa, Sonoma, Willamette, Walla Walla, Finger Lakes; Spain, Argentina, Chile, California, Central/Southern Italy, Germany, New Zealand, Portugal)
  • Monthly subscription option in addition to annual
  • Vocabulary review and terminology reference section
  • Improved region map functionality
  • More content for WSET Level 2 and 3 that aligns with official curriculum
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  • Ability to advance without mandatory timed quizzes
  • Content submission and review process for wine producers

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Winebook

Subscriptions3
  • Bronze Member$7.991 Month
  • Silver Member$17.993 Months
  • Golden Member$49.991 Year
2 purchases

True Wine

Subscriptions2
  • True Wine Monthly Subscription$9.991 Month
  • True Wine Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Winebook free?
Winebook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is True Wine free?
True Wine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Winebook or True Wine have ads?
Neither Winebook nor True Wine shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Winebook or True Wine?
Winebook ships an update every 3 months, and True Wine monthly. Most recently, Winebook was updated on September 22, 2026 and True Wine on September 29, 2026.

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