Comparison

Firstleaf vs Geblom

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

Head to head
About

Firstleaf

Discover your next favorite wine with instant, personalized recommendations. Simply scan a wine label, menu, or shelf to get expert-backed suggestions tailored to your taste. Build a digital wine library and refine your palate with this free pocket sommelier.

Highlights
  • Scan wine labels for instant recommendations
  • Personalized taste refinement
  • Digital wine library and taste tracking
  • Expert-backed wine picks
  • Menu and shelf scanning
Features
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Stop guessing and start sipping confidently with Firstleaf. With 1.3M+ wines, 95% label recognition, and expert-backed picks, Firstleaf is your free, pocket sommelier. Whether you're at the store, browsing a restaurant menu, or planning a night in, we make it fast, easy, and fun to find your perfect bottle. HOW IT WORKS: + Scan & Discover: Snap a photo of wine labels, menus, or shelves for instant, tailored recommendations. + Refine Your Taste: Rate wines to improve suggestions and build your personal flavor profile. + Track & Learn: Create a digital wine library and explore your evolving taste with WinePrint™. + Manage Your Club: Members can customize shipments, rate wines, and update preferences in-app. Not a member? Join America’s most personalized wine club and get wines delivered to your door. Whether you're new to wine or a seasoned enthusiast, Firstleaf helps you explore with confidence. The more you sip and rate, the smarter our recommendations become. No ads. No cost. Just smarter sipping. Download now. Cheers!

About

Geblom

Effortlessly manage your groceries and reduce food waste. Scan receipts or barcodes to automatically organize your pantry, receive timely reminders for items nearing expiration, and share your inventory with household members.

Highlights
  • Receipt scanning for automatic pantry entry
  • Barcode scanning for individual item addition
  • Estimated and custom expiration date tracking
  • Smart reminders for expiring food
  • Shared pantry for household synchronization
  • Food waste reporting (Geblom Plus)
Features
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Most food gets thrown away for one reason: nobody remembered it was there. Scan a grocery receipt and Geblom turns your shopping into an organized pantry. Items are identified, named, dated, and added with no typing. Then Geblom tells you what needs using while there is still time to enjoy it. Scan a receipt. Skip the typing. Point your camera at your grocery receipt and let Geblom do the rest. It reads the receipt, identifies what you bought, and gives each item an estimated use by date. Abbreviations become clear product names, so something like "CHKN CARB" can become "Chicken." If Geblom is not confident about an item, it flags it for you to review instead of quietly guessing. Scan a barcode Adding one thing rather than a whole shop? Point the camera at the product barcode and Geblom looks it up and fills in the name for you. No typing, and no hunting through a list to find the right product. Know what needs using Open Geblom and see what needs your attention. A summary shows what has expired, what should be used soon, and what is still good, and you can tap a category to focus. Each item has its own illustration, so your pantry is easy to scan without reading every entry. Less searching, less forgetting, less food wasted. Dates that stay right Geblom estimates a use by date from the item it identifies, so you do not have to enter every date by hand. Found the date printed on the package? Enter it and Geblom keeps it, and your confirmed date will not be replaced by an estimate. Correct a name that was scanned wrong and the estimate updates to match. Share it with your household Keep everyone on the same page with one shared pantry. Invite someone using a code and you both see the same items, so when something is added or used your household stays up to date. Everyone knows what is already at home before buying another one. Reminders before food goes off A reminder is only useful if it arrives while you can still act on it. Geblom notifies you two days before an item is due, giving you time to cook it, freeze it, or share it. The goal is simple: help food get eaten instead of forgotten. Geblom Plus Want more from your pantry? Upgrade to Geblom Plus. Recipe ideas turn what is about to expire into something to cook tonight. Geblom picks out what needs using first and suggests dishes built around it, with a short method and roughly how long it takes. No shopping for extra ingredients, and no scrolling through recipe sites for something that fits what you actually have. Custom reminder timing lets you choose when Geblom tells you. Pick one, three, five or seven days ahead instead of the standard two, and pick more than one if you want an early warning and a last call. One tap portion logging is for cooked food. Set how many servings you made and Geblom dates the whole batch, then tap once as you eat each one instead of opening the item and editing the number every time. Geblom is free to use for as long as you like, and Plus is there if you want it. Subscription information Geblom Plus is an auto renewable subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account when your purchase is confirmed. Your subscription renews automatically unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. You can manage or cancel your subscription at any time through your Apple ID account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://geblom.com/privacy

Screenshots

Firstleaf4 screens
Geblom4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Geblom at 100% against Firstleaf's 44%. Geblom also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and update cadence (daily vs fortnightly). Firstleaf's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (696 vs 1). On price, ads, monetization model 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. Geblom sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Firstleaf asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Geblom holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Firstleaf has 696 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of Firstleaf's written reviews are positive against 100% of Geblom's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Firstleaf ships an update fortnightly, Geblom daily. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Firstleaf versus Geblom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFirstleafGeblom
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (696 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews44.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings696 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.1 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB84 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperFirstleaf.com, Inc.Apex Prime Tax LLC

Customer experience

Firstleaf

All ratings691 ratings
Positive85.5%
Neutral3.0%
Negative11.4%
Written reviews86 reviews
Positive44.2%
Neutral11.6%
Negative44.2%

Geblom

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Firstleaf

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App freezing or not opening
  • Issues with updating preferences
  • Inconsistent wine information display
  • Trouble canceling membership

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to purchase favorite wines
  • Improve app navigation and usability
  • Expand rating system beyond like/dislike
  • Allow easier subscription management
  • Integrate wine cellar tracking

Geblom

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Firstleaf

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Geblom

Subscriptions2
  • Geblom+ Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Geblom+ Annual$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Firstleaf free?
Firstleaf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Geblom free?
Geblom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Firstleaf or Geblom?
Geblom is rated higher. Firstleaf averages 4.4 out of 5 from 696 ratings, while Geblom averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Firstleaf or Geblom have ads?
Neither Firstleaf nor Geblom shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Firstleaf or Geblom?
Firstleaf ships an update fortnightly, and Geblom daily. Most recently, Firstleaf was updated on November 3, 2026 and Geblom on October 31, 2026.

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