Comparison

Winebook vs SommeLens

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

SommeLens

Instantly identify any wine by snapping a photo of its label. Get detailed information on grape variety, tasting notes, food pairings, and aging potential. Manage your wine collection with a digital cellar tracker and receive personalized recommendations from an AI sommelier.

Highlights
  • AI wine label scanning
  • Detailed wine information
  • Food pairing suggestions
  • Digital cellar management
  • AI sommelier chat
  • Collection insights dashboard
Features
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Scan a wine label and get a likely bottle profile in seconds. SommeLens can show the producer, grape, vintage, region, tasting notes, food pairings, serving temperature, aging guidance, and estimated price range. Results depend on label clarity and available information, so verify important details. Save wines, adjust bottle counts, sort your private collection, and review cellar breakdowns. Collection data stays on your device and may sync through your personal iCloud account. Wine information is for reference only. Confirm allergens, ingredients, and health information with the producer or retailer. Drink responsibly. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Winebook4 screens
SommeLens4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Winebook at 29% against SommeLens's 0%. 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. Winebook sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and SommeLens sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Winebook ships an update every 3 months, SommeLens every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Winebook versus SommeLens: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWinebookSommeLens
PriceFreeFree
Rating—2.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews29.2% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size166 MB17 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperChrystian EnriquezIdeas All Day Ltd.

Customer experience

Winebook

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

SommeLens

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Winebook

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

SommeLens

Subscriptions2
  • Unlimited Access3 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Unlimited Access$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Winebook free?
Winebook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SommeLens free?
SommeLens is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Winebook or SommeLens have ads?
Neither Winebook nor SommeLens shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Winebook or SommeLens?
Winebook ships an update every 3 months, and SommeLens every 2 months. Most recently, Winebook was updated on September 22, 2026 and SommeLens on September 26, 2026.

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