Vinfinity vs The GlouGlou
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vinfinity
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You already like wine. What you've never had is the ease to feel at home with it — at the restaurant table, in the wine shop, at the dinner where everyone else seems to know more than you. Vinfinity changes that. Not with lectures. Not with flashcards. With Crush — a daily ritual that quietly dissolves wine anxiety and replaces it with something that feels entirely, personally yours. CRUSH — YOUR DAILY EASE JOURNEY The Duolingo for wine. Except the prize isn't knowledge — it's ease. Every day, Crush gives you one small thing that makes the world of wine feel a little more familiar. A region that suddenly makes sense. A pairing you'd never have considered — but now you would. A grape variety you recognise because you've tasted it, not because you memorised it. It doesn't feel like studying. It feels like discovering something about yourself. · Daily discoveries — bite-sized, surprising, always relevant to your taste · Gamified progress — streaks and milestones that make ease feel earned · Your Taste DNA — the more you play, the more Crush speaks your language · Real-world ease — every insight is one you can use at the table tonight ASK DINO — YOUR SOMMELIER, WITHOUT THE ATTITUDE For the moments when you need ease right now. The wine list that reads like a foreign language. The dinner party where you're hosting and don't know where to start. The work event where someone's looking at you expectantly. Ask Dino anything. He knows your taste. He knows what you're eating, where you are, who you're with. He gives you the right answer instantly — and without a trace of judgement. He's also honest about his limits. Because his highest purpose is to make himself progressively less necessary. The goal was never your dependency. It was your ease. THE FULL VINFINITY WORLD Every feature of Vinfinity exists to bring you closer to ease with wine: SIPS — Record your tasting reactions and discover your true Taste DNA. Not for a database — for yourself. PLACES — Restaurants, wine bars, events, and vineyards where your growing ease meets the real world. THE BUZZ — One daily insight that makes wine feel slightly more familiar. Over 365 days, that compounds into belonging. TASTEMAKERS — A curated circle of voices to learn from. The goal: the day you disagree with one of them. That's the arrival. eSHOP — Buy wines you've never tried before. Because ease grows into curiosity — and curiosity deserves to shop. STAKING — Learn how wine investment works. 99.9% of wine lovers never knew this world existed. Now you will. WHO VINFINITY IS FOR For anyone who's ever pointed at the second-cheapest wine just to be safe. For anyone who's ever smiled and said "lovely" when they had nothing else to offer. For anyone who's ever watched someone else order with confidence and wondered how they got there. You got there the same way they did. You just needed the right daily companion. One day, you'll be the one they ask. Vinfinity. Be at ease with wine. For in-app purchase, Apple's Terms of Use (EULA) apply: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
The GlouGlou
Your personal pocket sommelier to discover the perfect wine for any occasion. Explore over 200 appellations, learn tasting techniques, and get personalized recommendations. This immersive experience works offline and helps you find ideal food pairings.
- 200+ appellations library
- Tasting techniques guide
- Personalized recommendations
- Offline mode
- Food and wine pairing
- Taste preference profile
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Le GlouGlou is your French wine companion — a warm, no-jargon guide to drinking well. Curated by a sommelier, built for everyone: whether you know exactly what's for dinner and need the right bottle, or you've just opened something lovely and wonder what to cook. FIND THE PAIRING - You're hungry? Tell us what's cooking — we'll find the glass that goes with it. - You're thirsty? Tell us what you're opening — we'll tell you what to eat. - Celebrating? From casual apéro to grand occasions, find the bottle the moment deserves. LEARN AS YOU POUR Wine 101 gives you the essentials — grape varieties, terroir, how to read a label, even how to cure a hangover — in plain, friendly language. No gatekeeping, just the good stuff. MAKE IT YOURS Rate what you taste (Loved, Liked… or Meh), and Le GlouGlou learns your palate. The more you explore, the sharper your recommendations get. FRENCH AT HEART Every appellation, from Alsace to Bordeaux, curated with the care of a French sommelier — now in English. The names stay French, because Chablis is Chablis. Everything else, we translate. À la vôtre!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The GlouGlou at none against Vinfinity's 2. The GlouGlou also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 10 days). Vinfinity's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Vinfinity sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.90 per month. The GlouGlou asks for nothing beyond the download.
Vinfinity ships an update every 10 days, The GlouGlou every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and August 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vinfinity | The GlouGlou |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 201 MB | 289 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Vinfinity Wines Ltd | Samuel Masson |
In-app purchases
Vinfinity
- Crush — Wine 101 — Monthly Access$8.901 Month
- Crush — Wine 101 — Lifetime Access$99.00
The GlouGlou
No in-app purchases









