Wine Assistant vs SommeLens
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wine Assistant
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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.
SommeLens
Instantly identify any wine by snapping a photo of its label. Get detailed information on grape variety, tasting notes, food pairings, and aging potential. Manage your wine collection with a digital cellar tracker and receive personalized recommendations from an AI sommelier.
- AI wine label scanning
- Detailed wine information
- Food pairing suggestions
- Digital cellar management
- AI sommelier chat
- Collection insights dashboard
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Scan a wine label and get a likely bottle profile in seconds. SommeLens can show the producer, grape, vintage, region, tasting notes, food pairings, serving temperature, aging guidance, and estimated price range. Results depend on label clarity and available information, so verify important details. Save wines, adjust bottle counts, sort your private collection, and review cellar breakdowns. Collection data stays on your device and may sync through your personal iCloud account. Wine information is for reference only. Confirm allergens, ingredients, and health information with the producer or retailer. Drink responsibly. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Wine Assistant at none against SommeLens's 2. On price, 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
Both are free to download. SommeLens sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. Wine Assistant asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Wine Assistant | SommeLens |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 2.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Oleksii Shyrokov | Ideas All Day Ltd. |
In-app purchases
Wine Assistant
No in-app purchases
SommeLens
- Unlimited Access3 Days trial$5.997 Days
- Unlimited Access$39.991 Year
