Comparison

Wines vs PocSomm

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

Head to head
About

Wines

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
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Wines lets you add and retrieve wines and what you thought about them simple and fast. Take a picture of the wine label and Wines will enter its details. In addition Wines gives suggestions from its database of 1500+ wine regions and 900+ varietals so that you can enter a new wine within seconds. ADD AND RETRIEVE • Autofills wine details, based on photo’s from your wine labels. • Smart suggestions. • Add notes. • Search supports multiple keywords. • Store and sort by Wine details: name, vintage, varietal, country, region, producer, bottles, rating, points, best before/after, shop, price, date added. • Filter by favourites, bottles in cellar and type. RESPECTS PRIVACY • The Wines app analyses your label on your device, without sending it to an external 3rd party. • The suggestions come from a database that is stored on your device. DISCOVER • Search directly with your preferred Search Engine (Bing, DuckDuckGo, Ecosia, Google, Yahoo). SHARE • Select and share multiple wines. • Import .wib (V1) and .wsf (V2) wine files directly into the app. • Export to CSV file. SIMPLE AND SOPHISTICATED • Counts your bottles. • Edit amount of bottles. • Shows front and back wine labels. • Two color themes: burgundy and vine. • Easily backup all wines. • iCloud syncing. • Your wines stay on iCloud even if you delete or reinstall the app. • Universal, works on iPhone, iPad and Apple Silicon Macs. • Supports Dark Mode and Accessibility sizes. Try the app for free with a limited number of wines and options, so you can see how easy it works. No subscriptions, you buy full functionality once. Privacy Policy: https://www.devart.nl/wines/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

PocSomm

Instantly assess wine lists and bottles with your phone camera. Get estimated retail prices, critic ratings, and expert insights to make informed choices. Discover food pairings and expand your wine knowledge.

Highlights
  • Scan wine lists for prices and ratings
  • Analyze wine bottles for tasting notes
  • AI-powered food and wine pairing
  • Explore grape varieties
  • View value assessments (Great value, Fair price, High markup)
  • Private by design, no account needed
Features
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Ever stared at a restaurant wine list wondering which bottle is actually worth it? PocSomm is the sommelier in your pocket: point your camera and know. SCAN A WINE LIST Photograph any wine list and see every bottle priced in seconds: estimated retail price, a clear value label (Great Value, Fair Price, or High Markup), critic ratings, and approachable tasting notes. SCAN A BOTTLE Point the camera at a label for an instant profile – how it tastes, what to eat with it, serving temperature, and cellaring advice. MATCH WINE TO YOUR MEAL Photograph the food menu, pick your dishes, scan the wine list – PocSomm ranks every wine by how well it pairs with your meal, and explains the reasoning in plain language. Cooking at home? Paste a recipe link and get pairings for the actual dish. PLAN AHEAD Import a restaurant's wine list before you go – as a PDF, photos, or a link – and study the smart picks in advance. ASK POCSOMM Tell it what you're eating tonight and get wine suggestions, or explore the built-in grape encyclopedia. MADE FOR YOU • 11 languages, with wine terms kept in their original form • Price estimates in your local currency and market • Your own value thresholds and rating scale • Full support for larger accessibility text sizes PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No sign-up. No ads. No tracking. Your scans, ratings, and history stay on your device – we don't even run servers. SIMPLE, FAIR PRICING Free to download with starter credits. Top up with one-time credit packs – no subscription, and credits never expire. Made with love by a husband-and-wife team after 30 years of shared wine passion. Please enjoy wine responsibly. PocSomm is intended for adults of legal drinking age.

Screenshots

Wines4 screens
PocSomm4 screens

Verdict

The call

Wines and PocSomm both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of PocSomm's written reviews are positive against 60% of Wines's. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Wines sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and PocSomm sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Wines against 5.0 for PocSomm. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 60% of Wines's written reviews are positive against 100% of PocSomm's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wines ships an update every 3 weeks, PocSomm monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Wines versus PocSomm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWinesPocSomm
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB7 MB
Age rating+1717+
DeveloperDevart B.V.KARL HENRIK ENGSTROEM

Customer experience

Wines

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

PocSomm

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Wines

One-time1
  • Full app$4.99
3 purchases

PocSomm

One-time3
  • 20 credits$4.99
  • 60 credits$9.99
  • 150 credits$19.99

Questions

Is Wines free?
Wines is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PocSomm free?
PocSomm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Wines or PocSomm?
Wines and PocSomm are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Wines or PocSomm have ads?
Neither Wines nor PocSomm shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wines or PocSomm?
Wines ships an update every 3 weeks, and PocSomm monthly. Most recently, Wines was updated on October 8, 2026 and PocSomm on October 7, 2026.

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