Comparison

Winemind vs Wine Study Notebook

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

Head to head
About

Winemind

This app offers bite-sized courses and quizzes to deepen your understanding of wine. Learn about tasting, grapes, food pairing, and storage with explanations for every answer. Access content offline and track your progress.

Highlights
  • Structured micro-courses
  • Quizzes with explanations
  • Offline learning access
  • Progress tracking
  • Multiple language support
  • Regularly added new courses
Features
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Your pocket wine school: short, structured courses that help you study smarter and taste deeper, one five-minute lesson at a time. Harvest season is the best time to stop guessing at the table. Winemind turns curiosity into real understanding with micro-courses, quizzes that always explain the why, and offline access for the tasting room. WHAT YOU CAN STUDY • Wine Tasting 101: Sip with Confidence - look, smell, taste and describe with words that land • Essential Grapes & Styles - the varieties and styles worth knowing first • Grapes to Know: From Chardonnay to Syrah - key grapes, side by side • Everyday Food Pairing - pairings that work on a Tuesday, not just in theory • Buy, Serve & Store-Made Easy - shop, pour and keep bottles right • Whispers of Burgundy: Pinot, Purity & Place - why place changes the glass • WSET Level 1 Companion - a calm, structured study companion • Beer Basics - because curiosity does not stop at wine HOW IT WORKS ▸ Structured micro-courses broken into short lessons ▸ Finish a lesson in the time it takes to decant a bottle ▸ New courses added regularly QUIZZES THAT EXPLAIN WHY ▸ Multiple choice, true or false, matching and ordering questions ▸ Every answer comes with a clear explanation and reasoning ▸ Understand the logic behind grapes, regions, service and pairing - not just the right letter LEARN OFFLINE, ANYWHERE ▸ Offline access to learning content ▸ Built for cellar tours, vineyard drives, trains and weekend flights PROGRESS YOU CAN SEE ▸ Track progress by course, section and lesson ▸ Points, levels, badges and daily streaks keep the habit alive ▸ Pick up exactly where you left off SIX LANGUAGES Learning content available in English, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese and German. FREE AND PREMIUM Start with free content and unlock premium courses whenever you are ready. Grapes, pairing and service, made clear. Open Winemind and walk into your next tasting with something new to say.

About

Wine Study Notebook

Features
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Your wine exam, one cozy notebook. Wine Study Notebook is a study companion for wine certification exams (Levels 1 to 3), designed to feel like the notebook you wish you kept: lined paper, torn-out cards, post-it tabs, and your name on the cover. STUDY NOTES Plain-language notes written to the published learning objectives for each level. They explain why, not just what: climate, winemaking, grape by grape, region by region. FLASHCARDS WITH SPACED REPETITION Decks come back right before you forget them. Be honest, tap hard or easy, and the notebook schedules the rest. MOCK EXAMS LIKE THE REAL PAPER 345 original questions. Timed mocks with the real section weighting and pass mark, then a full review of what you missed and why. TEACHING MAPS Hand-sketched, labeled wine maps of eight countries you can zoom, study, and then quiz yourself on blind. Every region page is a lesson: the wines in the glass, the places on the map, and your own notes pulled alongside. TASTING PRACTICE Guided tasting notes in the systematic style, level by level. WINE GAMES Pin regions on the map, name grapes from their aromas, fix a jumbled wine list, rebuild wines from memory, and pair bottles with food. Three corks, keep your streak alive. GLOSSARY Over 300 terms, level-tagged, from acidification to vintage. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts, no ads, no tracking, no network needed. Your name, progress, and tasting notes never leave your device. Independent study tool. Not affiliated with or endorsed by any exam body. Questions are original and written to publicly available specifications.

Screenshots

Winemind4 screens
Wine Study Notebook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Winemind at Free against Wine Study Notebook's $0.99. Wine Study Notebook's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Winemind is free to download; Wine Study Notebook costs $0.99 up front. Winemind sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Wine Study Notebook asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Winemind versus Wine Study Notebook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWinemindWine Study Notebook
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB10 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperWebgates Cloud Studio Ltda.Ian Ahl

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Winemind

Subscriptions2
  • Grand Cru Pass — Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Grand Cru Pass — Annual7 Days trial$89.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime – Legacy Grand Cru$279.99
None

Wine Study Notebook

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Winemind free?
Winemind is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wine Study Notebook free?
Wine Study Notebook costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Winemind or Wine Study Notebook have ads?
Neither Winemind nor Wine Study Notebook shows ads.

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