Comparison

Wine vs SmoQUP

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

Head to head
About

Wine

This app helps you find, compare, and buy wines, beers, and spirits globally. Scan labels or search by name to access pricing, critic scores, and purchase locations. Discover new drinks and expand your knowledge with its extensive encyclopedia.

Highlights
  • Scan wine labels
  • Compare prices
  • Find purchase locations
  • Access critic scores
  • View vintage information
  • Rate and review wines
  • Explore drink encyclopedia
Features
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Find, compare and buy wines using the world’s #1 wine resource. The Wine-Searcher app is a genius shortcut to your favorite wines, beers and spirits – wherever you are on earth. Just scan the label and find a wealth of info on 8 million wine offers from 55,000 merchants. With the Wine-Searcher app, you can look up a wine to find out prices, critic scores, grape and region information, available vintages, and most importantly, where to buy. You can even rate and review your own favorites, and share them with the community. Looking to compare prices for the 2005 Mouton Rothschild? Or wanting to get information on a rare Cognac, bourbon or single malt Scotch whisky? Maybe you’re just interested in the best vintages for your favorite vineyards and wineries. Search quickly and easily Use our Label Scanner tool to scan the wine, beer or whisky in front of you, or just type in the name of a product you want to learn more about. Find out about grape varieties, producers and regions, access pricing information across vintages, and even see how critics have scored it.
 Ratings: Remember the memorable With the Wine-Searcher app, you can always buy a five star wine from a palate you trust – your own. Rate and review wines you've been drinking, and see what others have been enjoying. You can even save wines you haven't tried yet for later.
 Locate stores near you
Find out what wine stores are closest to you, and see what wines are the best value at your local wine merchant. Buy wines online through the merchant’s site, or get in touch with a store directly through the app.
 Expand your wine knowledge Access Wine-Searcher’s exhaustive encyclopedia covering producers, wine regions, appellations and grape varieties – from the ubiquitous to the obscure.
 Broaden your horizons The Wine-Searcher app is so much more than that: find and compare prices of some of the world’s best Scotch whisky, bourbon, Cognac, gin, rum, tequila, and even beer. 
“Thanks to Wine-Searcher, the most successful, and seriously useful, price comparison website, everyone should now be paying the right price for the wines they buy.” – Jancis Robinson MW
 “There is no better tool than Wine-Searcher. This web site offers the world’s most comprehensive database of wines available for sale online.” – Alder Yarrow, Vinography 
“Whether you’re looking for something as ubiquitous as Mouton Cadet Bordeaux or something as rare as a Riesling TBA from Egon Müller in Germany, Wine-Searcher will point you to the right place and show you the prices.” – The New York Times Wine-Searcher is free to use. You can purchase a subscription to Wine-Searcher PRO through an In-App Purchase. Subscriptions will be charged to your credit card through your Apple account. Your subscription will renew automatically, unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel the subscription at any time. You can manage your subscriptions in App Store Account Settings after purchase. Privacy policy: https://www.wine-searcher.com/policies.lml Terms of use: https://www.wine-searcher.com/user-terms.lml

About

SmoQUP

This app rewards you for shopping at your favorite cannabis dispensary. Earn points, unlock tiers, and get special offers for referring friends and recommending products. Reserve items for quick pickup and track your wait time.

Highlights
  • Loyalty points on purchases
  • Tier bonuses
  • Item reservations with live wait times
  • Refer-a-friend rewards
  • Product and budtender ratings
  • Digital loyalty pass and saved offers
Features
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SmoQUP is the rewards and loyalty app for your favorite cannabis dispensary. Earn points every time you shop, and unlock even more ways to win: refer friends, check in, climb membership tiers, and get rewarded for recommending the products you love. Share what you're into with friends — when they discover it through you, you both benefit. Reserve items ahead for fast in-store pickup, Items are purchased on location, track your place in line with a live wait-time countdown, and keep all your rewards, offers, and order history in one place. Rate products and the budtenders who help you, and watch your favorite shop's community grow. SmoQUP is available only to verified users 21 and older. Age and identity are confirmed at signup. Your dispensary is the licensed retailer that sells products, verifies your age, and fulfills your order. Features:  • Loyalty points on every purchase, with tier bonuses  • Reserve items ahead with live pickup wait times  • Refer friends and earn together  • Get rewarded for recommending what you love  • Rate products and budtenders  • Saved offers, vouchers, and your digital loyalty pass  • Nearby-dispensary alerts for shops you've joined

Screenshots

Wine4 screens
SmoQUP4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SmoQUP at none against Wine's 2. Wine's advantage is ratings volume (17K vs 2) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Wine sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $10.99 per month. SmoQUP asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SmoQUP holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wine has 17K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wine ships an update every 9 days, SmoQUP every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Wine versus SmoQUP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWineSmoQUP
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (17K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings17K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#24 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size133 MB63 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperWine-Searcher LtdSmoQUP LLC

Customer experience

Wine

All ratings17,165 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral1.7%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews493 reviews
Positive76.3%
Neutral4.7%
Negative19.1%

SmoQUP

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Wine

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes and freezes
  • Saved wines not syncing properly
  • Landscape mode not working on iPad

Requested features

4 requests
  • Wish list feature for wines to buy
  • Improved label scanning and recognition
  • Ability to save and rate tasted wines
  • More integration with wine critic reviews

SmoQUP

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Wine

Subscriptions2
  • Wine-Searcher PRO7 Days trial$10.991 Month
  • Wine-Searcher PRO7 Days trial$98.991 Year
None

SmoQUP

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wine free?
Wine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SmoQUP free?
SmoQUP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Wine or SmoQUP?
SmoQUP is rated higher. Wine averages 4.8 out of 5 from 17K ratings, while SmoQUP averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Wine or SmoQUP have ads?
Neither Wine nor SmoQUP shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wine or SmoQUP?
Wine ships an update every 9 days, and SmoQUP every 3 weeks. Most recently, Wine was updated on November 7, 2026 and SmoQUP on November 5, 2026.

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