Comparison

Sommy vs Blind Wine Notes

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

Head to head
About

Sommy

Learn about wine in a friendly, accessible way with interactive courses and guided tasting practice. Track your progress and discover new wines without any snobbery or exams.

Highlights
  • 8 interactive wine courses
  • Bite-size lessons (5-10 minutes)
  • Guided tasting practice with label scanning
  • Tasting journal with photos and notes
  • Personalized palate insights
  • Gamified learning with XP and streaks
Features
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Tell Sommy your goal and get your own path of short wine lessons: order with confidence, taste like a pro, prep for a Level 2 wine exam, or explore the wine world. Each path has 50+ short stops in six stages, from your first glass to a clear finish line. Five minutes a day, quizzes that make it stick, and a friendly fox coach who never talks down. Wine 101 and Bubbles 101 are free, start to finish. Every other course opens with a free lesson. PICK YOUR PATH → Order with confidence: the grapes on every list, reading any label, picking a bottle for the food and the budget. → Taste like a pro: look, smell, taste, in that order. Name aromas in layers and tell styles apart. No bottle needed to start. → Exam prep: Level 2: stages in exam order, from vineyard and winery to service, food and faults, with a countdown to your exam month. → Explore the wine world: why Champagne fizzes, five famous wine places, and the stories behind them. Switch paths any time. Your progress comes with you. SHORT LESSONS, REAL PROGRESS → Pictures and plain English, no jargon you have to look up → 8 kinds of quizzes: match, flip, sort and more → "Up next" after every lesson, so you always know where you are → Save a course for later and browse more when you want more Courses include Wine 101, France, Italy, Spain, California, Bubbles 101, Sparkling Wine, Food Pairing, Wine and Cheese, From Vine to Bottle, Port, Sherry and Madeira, From Bottle to Glass, French Wines 2, Australian Wines and New Zealand Wines. GOT A GLASS IN HAND? TASTE IT WITH SOMMY Snap the label. Sommy works out what you are drinking, then walks you through tasting it, step by step. → Look at the color, find the aromas, feel the palate → Warm, honest feedback: what you caught, what to look for next → A tasting journal and insights, so you can watch your palate grow WHAT IS FREE → Wine 101 and Bubbles 101, start to finish → Lesson 1 of every other course → One guided tasting each month Sommy offers an optional auto-renewable Premium subscription (monthly or annual) that unlocks all courses and unlimited coached tastings. Payment is charged to your Apple ID; your subscription auto-renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends, and you can manage it anytime in your App Store settings. Terms: https://sommy.wine/terms · Privacy: https://sommy.wine/privacy For ages 18+. Sommy is for learning about and enjoying wine, not professional or medical advice.

About

Blind Wine Notes

Features
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Blind Wine Notes is a tasting journal for recording the glass in front of you with your own senses, and looking back on it the next time you drink the same grape or a wine from the same country. ■ Log today's wine with a few taps Record color, aromas, palate and overall impressions by choosing from clear options. Aromas are grouped by category. Snap the label and AI reads the wine name, grape and region for you. ■ Compare with your earlier self Open a note and compare it right away with your last bottle of the same grape from the same country, or with the same grape from other countries. ■ See how a grape differs by country The grape note lays your impressions side by side by country. For example, how did Cabernet Sauvignon from France and from the US feel different to you? It shows your average palate, the aromas you found in every country, and the aromas you found in only one. ■ Blind tasting, if you like Hide the label, reason out the grape, country, region and vintage, then check the answer with your guess shown next to it. ■ Keep the habit of looking back A weekly goal, a grape collection and badges show your notes adding up. Review quizzes help you re-read your own notes. ■ Feedback from the AI sommelier AI points out what you noticed well and what to pay attention to next. AI features have a monthly allowance. No account is required. Records are stored on your device and can be exported as JSON. When you use AI features, the necessary records or images are sent for processing. ■ About the subscription Blind Wine Notes Pro (weekly / monthly) raises your AI allowance (10 credits a month on the free tier, 300 on Pro). ・Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. ・The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. ・Manage or cancel in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions on your device. ・Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Sommy4 screens
Blind Wine Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

Sommy and Blind Wine Notes are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Both are free to download. Sommy sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month and Blind Wine Notes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sommy ships an update every 2 weeks, Blind Wine Notes weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Sommy versus Blind Wine Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSommyBlind Wine Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size101 MB116 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperDamiano GambittaShuya Hiranuma

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Sommy

Subscriptions2
  • Sommy Premium$8.991 Month
  • Sommy Premium14 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time8
  • French Wines 2$12.99
  • Italian Wines 2$12.99
  • Fine Wine: Buying & Collecting$12.99
Show 5 more
  • Fine Wine: What Makes It Great$12.99
  • Fine Wine: The Great Wines$12.99
  • California Wines$19.99
  • Fine Wine set$29.99
  • Italy pack$29.99
3 purchases

Blind Wine Notes

Subscriptions2
  • Blind Wine Notes Pro (Weekly)$2.997 Days
  • Blind Wine Notes Pro (Monthly)$5.991 Month
One-time1
  • AI Credits 200$6.99

Questions

Is Sommy free?
Sommy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Blind Wine Notes free?
Blind Wine Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sommy or Blind Wine Notes have ads?
Neither Sommy nor Blind Wine Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sommy or Blind Wine Notes?
Sommy ships an update every 2 weeks, and Blind Wine Notes weekly. Most recently, Sommy was updated on November 9, 2026 and Blind Wine Notes on November 5, 2026.

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