Comparison

Pinter App vs First Sips

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

Head to head
About

Pinter App

This app helps you manage your home beer brewing process with timely notifications and step-by-step instructions. You can also shop for brewing supplies and access customer support directly through the application.

Highlights
  • Brewing calendar with notifications
  • Step-by-step brewing instructions
  • In-app shopping for supplies
  • Live chat and customer support
  • Manage your Pinter device
Features
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Tap into a world of Fresh Beer! Get the most out of brewing with your Pinter. Use our in-app calendar to easily keep track of your Pinter(s): get handy notifications reminding you when to move on to the next step of brewing. Shop the website directly from the app to order Fresh Presses in just a few taps. Intuitive app-based instructions guide you through every step. Instant access to live chat and customer support exactly when you need it.

About

First Sips

Features
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First Sips keeps your wine in one place: what's in your cellar, what you've tasted and what to open next. Photograph a label and First Sips does the rest. YOUR CELLAR • Scan a label to add a wine. First Sips identifies the producer, vintage, region and grapes, then adds tasting notes, food pairings and an estimated price. • Drinking windows at a glance: see which bottles are too young, in their prime or best drunk soon, with optional monthly reminders. • Track bottles, sizes, where you bought them, what you paid and where they're stored. • Share a cellar with family or friends. Send an invite and choose who can edit and who can only view. • Keep several cellars, from the wine rack at home to the bottles at your parents'. VINOGRAPHY: YOUR TASTING JOURNAL • Record every wine you drink, at home or out, with a star rating, notes, the occasion and whether you'd buy it again. • Mark a bottle from your cellar as drunk and review it in one step. • Look back at your favourites and find that wine you loved last summer. SOMMELIER: HELP WHEN YOU'RE CHOOSING • Shop Mode: in a wine shop, scan a few bottles and First Sips ranks them for your meal, your taste and your budget. • Scan 1 bottle: a quick buy, consider or skip verdict on a single wine. • What should I open? Tell us what you're eating, set a price range, and get the best matches from your own cellar. • Wine list: photograph a restaurant's wine list, tell us who's drinking and what you're eating, and get a bottle for the table or a glass or bottle for each person, within your budget. YOUR PALATE AND STATS • My palate: the grapes, regions and styles you love (and don't), so suggestions fit your taste. • My stats: bottles, estimated value, colours, countries and grapes in your cellar, plus your drinking history and top-rated wines. AND MORE • Import from Vivino: bring in your ratings, cellar and scans from a Vivino data export. • Light and dark themes that follow your iPhone's setting. • Sign in with Apple, Google or email. Delete your account and data from within the app at any time. First Sips uses AI to identify wines and make suggestions. It can get things wrong, so check anything important, and please drink responsibly. First Sips is free to download and currently all functionality is free. AI-powered scanning and sommelier features will eventually only be available as part of a premium plan.

Screenshots

Pinter App4 screens
First Sips4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: First Sips at every 6 days against Pinter App's monthly. Pinter App's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pinter App ships an update monthly, First Sips every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pinter App versus First Sips: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPinter AppFirst Sips
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (342 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews62.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings342 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB94 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperThe Greater Good Fresh Brewing Co LTDEdward Marno

Bugs and requests

Pinter App

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App not recognizing existing accounts
  • Inconsistent app behavior
  • Unreliable push notifications
  • Inability to edit brew timeline
  • Outdated content and instructions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Better calendar integration
  • Improved push notifications
  • More customization options
  • Seamless website-app integration
  • Clearer brewing instructions

First Sips

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Pinter App

No in-app purchases

None

First Sips

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pinter App free?
Pinter App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is First Sips free?
First Sips is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pinter App or First Sips have ads?
Neither Pinter App nor First Sips shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pinter App or First Sips?
Pinter App ships an update monthly, and First Sips every 6 days. Most recently, Pinter App was updated on November 3, 2026 and First Sips on October 28, 2026.

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