Comparison

Sommelier's Window vs Wine Assistant

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

Head to head
About

Sommelier's Window

Features
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Sommelier's Window tells you when every bottle in your cellar is ready to drink, and helps you choose well wherever you are. Scan a label or say the name of a wine and get a full analysis in seconds: producer, region, grapes, tasting profile, food pairings and, most importantly, its drinking window. Your cellar is sorted by readiness, so you always know what to open tonight and what to keep laying down. At a restaurant, photograph the wine list and get the Sommelier's Pick: the best bottle for the table, with every wine on the list explained. FEATURES - Label scanning and voice entry for fast, accurate adds - Drinking windows and a clear status for every bottle: young, approaching, at peak, past peak - Wine at a Glance: body, sweetness, decanting, pairings and value on one card - Wine list scanning with the Sommelier's Pick - Reminders on your iPhone so you never miss a bottle at its best - Cellar locations, quantities, bottle sizes, personal tasting notes and ratings - Similar wines and where to buy - Discover top lists and sustainable wines - Import from a spreadsheet or another cellar app, export to CSV - Duplicate detection to keep your cellar tidy - Your cellar syncs with your account on sommelierswindow.com Sommelier's Window Premium unlocks unlimited wine analyses, unlimited similar-wine searches and CSV export. Free accounts include a monthly allowance of analyses. Terms of Use: https://sommelierswindow.com/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://sommelierswindow.com/privacy-policy

About

Wine Assistant

Features
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Wine Assistant is your personal wine tasting journal. Record your impressions of every wine, photograph labels, and let AI fill in the details and help you choose the perfect wine at the store. TASTING JOURNAL • Record wine name, producer, and your review • Photograph front and back labels for automatic recognition • Browse your tasting history with sorting and search • Track how your opinion changes when you revisit a wine LABEL RECOGNITION • Snap a label — AI automatically fills in the name and producer • Region, grape varieties, classification, wine type — all detected automatically WINE SELECTION AT THE STORE • Enter or photograph wines from the shelf • AI compares them with your personal experience and recommends the best one for you ASSISTANT • Ask about your tastings: which wine you liked most, what pairs with tonight's dinner, taste statistics • Answers are based on your personal experience EXPORT & IMPORT • Save and restore your data in .winelog format Supports Anthropic Claude, OpenAI, Google Gemini, Mistral, Groq, and OpenRouter. An API key from one of the providers is required. The default app language is Ukrainian, but English is also supported.

Screenshots

Sommelier's Window4 screens
Wine Assistant4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Wine Assistant at none against Sommelier's Window's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Sommelier's Window sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Wine Assistant asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Sommelier's Window versus Wine Assistant: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSommelier's WindowWine Assistant
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB2 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperVikram JoshiOleksii Shyrokov

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Sommelier's Window

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Premium Annual7 Days trial$24.991 Year
None

Wine Assistant

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sommelier's Window free?
Sommelier's Window is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wine Assistant free?
Wine Assistant is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sommelier's Window or Wine Assistant have ads?
Neither Sommelier's Window nor Wine Assistant shows ads.

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