Wine Tutor vs The Unknown Bottle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wine Tutor
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Wine Tutor will teach you how to tell what wine you are drinking, understand the differences and learn your preferences. You’ll can distinguish merlot and shiraz, pinot noir from France and California, and young and 7-year-old Rieslings. How? Wine Tutor replaces our book format diaries of tasted wines with an intuitive tool that you can access at all times (if your phone is charged). If you feel lost, Wine Tutor will be there for you and suggest most common aromas for the wine in your glass–we call it Global Data. Wine Tutor will ask you to input basic data from the wine label. Since everyone has unique ‘tasting potential’ and will find his unique mix of aromas, the application learns its owner’s specific profile and can serve as a prompter in the future tastings once the same wine variety / wine region / vintage combination occurs. We call it My Data. “It is perfectly normal for perceptions to differ from one person to another. We ourselves are the only ones who are experts in our own perceptions-if we see red as red/brown and smell Chardonnay as grapefruit when others experience apricot, lime or melon, then these are our personal judgments. (…) If there was one common taste, there would be but one common wine.” Alan Young Thanks to a simple preference algorithm running in the background, Wine Tutor will allow you to understand which wine varieties / wine regions / vintages you prefer and why. We have included 4 most common red wine varieties (Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Pinot Noir) as well as 4 red ones (Chardonnay, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc and Gewurztraminer). For now, we believe these 8 should learn how to recognize them and distinguish them from the other grape varieties that we will continue to add. Our excitement has reached cosmic levels because of the way the application aided the testing team in the learning process. Wine Tutor acts like a real professional teacher or coach: first by asking the student to try by himself, followed by providing relevant prompts, all in aspirations that he will be knowledgeable enough in a few dozens of tastings. This is for now. Next versions will be available soon and will contain price / performance statistics, vintages’ evaluations, social component and suggestions for future. “Humans find it extremely difficult to either remember smells or to name those that are remembered. (…) In two recent studies, it was found that even wone experts were no more skilled at naming familiar odours than were people ‘of the street’. Where the wine buffs excelled, however, was in remembering which odours they had already smelled. (…) This is due to the practice the experts have had while they have been training their noses” Alan Young. We believe that by using our little application, you can train your nose exactly as described by Alan Young. You may need to expand your base of aromas by regularly smelling various items: go into the spices section in your market and smell liquorice or go into the garden and smell blackcurrant leaves. You may also use the set containing many aromas enclosed in little bottles. “This work completely altered our perception of ‘wine as a drink’ and introduced the idea of ‘wine for pleasure’: wine lovers discovered the delights of apricot, quince, cherry, honey, peach and acacia flower…suddenly the description had become crystal clear.” Jean Lenoir It’s a never ending adventure in awaking your olfactory senses. SANTE! Here is a list of the books that we have found to be most helpful: Alan Young–“Making sense of wine tasting” Jean lenoir- “Le Nez du Vin“ Michael Schuster-“Essential Winetasting“ Marian W. Baldy-“The University Wine Course” Madeline Puckette & Justin Hammack – “Wine Folly” Karen MacNeil – “The Wine Bible” Terms and Conditions: https://ejsakgroup.github.io/documents/wine_tutor/terms_and_conditions.html
The Unknown Bottle
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The Unknown Bottle is the ultimate companion for blind wine tastings. Whether you’re hosting a competitive wine night with friends or training your palate in a solo practice session, our app removes the need for paper and pens, letting you focus entirely on the wine. COMPETE WITH FRIENDS Bring your wine club or social gatherings to life with a gamified wine blind tasting: • Live Leaderboards: See scores update instantly as guests submit their guesses. • No login needed: Join any tasting using a simple ID and see how your palate ranks against the group. • Interactive Fun: Compare your tasting notes and price guesses with friends to see who really knows their labels. MASTER IT SOLO Use the app as your personal sommelier training tool: • Track Your Progress: Keep a detailed history of every wine you’ve tasted and every guess you’ve made. • Timed tastings: Practice for your sommelier exam. THE ULTIMATE BLIND TASTING GAME Score points by uncovering the secrets of the "unknown bottle": • Grape Variety: Identify grapes used to produce the wine. • Interactive Map: Pinpoint the wine’s origin on a global map. • Vintage & Price: Test your knowledge of harvest years and market value. HOSTING MADE EASY • AI Bottle Recognition: Just take a photo of the label! Our AI helps identify the wine and fills in the technical details for you. • Customizable Rounds: Create tastings with specific challenges from simple grape guessing to advanced, timed rounds. • See how much your guests like the wines you serve and what they think they cost. Download The Unknown Bottle today. Whether you're competing for the top spot on the leaderboard or mastering your craft alone, every bottle has a story. Are you ready to uncover it?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: The Unknown Bottle at 3 against Wine Tutor's —. Wine Tutor's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Wine Tutor | The Unknown Bottle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | — | Every 8 days |
| Ads | — | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | — | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Ejsak Group Sp. z o.o. | Andreas Torp |
In-app purchases
Wine Tutor
No in-app purchases
The Unknown Bottle
No in-app purchases
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