Comparison

WineLog vs Wine Journal

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

Head to head
About

WineLog

This app helps you privately track wines you've enjoyed and discover new ones. Easily log bottles, add them to a wishlist, and find them later by name, producer, or region. It offers simple descriptions and food pairings for each wine.

Highlights
  • Log wines tasted
  • Create a wine wishlist
  • Search by name, producer, region
  • Scan bottle labels
  • View wine descriptions and food pairings
  • Share wine discoveries
Features
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You had a glass you loved. Months later you're scrolling backward through your camera roll, past birthdays, screenshots, receipts, hunting for that one blurry photo of the label. WineLog is the home for every wine you've tried, and every one you still want to. It's a personal wine journal for people still figuring out what they like. No ratings to compare, no tasting notes to perform. Just a private space to remember what you drank, save what's next, and slowly learn your own taste. Snap a photo of the bottle, note where you were and who you shared it with, and mark the ones worth remembering. Then find any of them again in seconds by name, producer, or region. Spot something interesting at the shop or on a restaurant list? Scan the label or search by name and add it straight to your Wishlist, then filter by wine, region, or price when you're ready to buy. When you finally open that bottle, one tap moves it from Wishlist to log. Not sure what you're looking at? Every wine comes with a short, plain-English description and food pairings that actually make sense. Bottles you add by search get an AI description tailored to that exact wine. Browse a curated library organized by color and take in the whole world of wine at a glance. Found a bottle worth telling someone about? Share any wine from your logs or wishlist with a tap. Your friend opens the link, sees the wine and the wine's story, and can save it to their own WineLog with a tap. No account, no social feed, no sommelier jargon. Just you and your palate.

About

Wine Journal

Features
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A wine journal for every bottle you taste. Log the wine, the vintage, the region and your score in under a minute — then find that bottle again months later, when you are standing in front of a wall of labels and cannot remember which one you loved. Most people track wine in a photo roll full of unreadable labels or a notes app they never reopen. WineLog gives each bottle a real record — producer, vintage, wine type, region, country, price, tasting notes, food pairings and a 1-5 score — plus a cellar that separates what you still have, what you want to buy, and what you have already drunk. Everything is stored on your device, so your journal opens instantly and works with no signal at all. WHAT YOU GET - A searchable tasting journal you can filter by wine type or favorites, so any bottle is two taps away - A cellar view that splits your bottles into In Cellar, Wishlist and Drunk, so you know what to open and what to buy - Charts of your own palate: bottles by type, average score per type, tastings over the last 6 months, and a breakdown by country - A label photo saved with each entry, so you recognise the bottle on the shelf instead of guessing - A Discover section with 8 food pairing guides and 8 classic regions — Bordeaux, Burgundy, Napa Valley, Tuscany, Champagne, Rioja, Mosel, Mendoza — and their key varietals - Somm, a built-in wine advisor that answers questions on pairings, regions, varietals and tasting terms with no internet connection PERFECT FOR - Wine drinkers who keep buying the same forgettable bottle because they never wrote the good one down - Collectors who need to know what is in the rack and what is still on the wishlist - Restaurant and tasting-room regulars who want notes captured at the table, not later - Anyone learning wine who wants pairing and region reference in the same app as their own notes WHY NOT JUST USE A NOTES APP A note is text you have to read back. WineLog is structured: because every entry carries a type, a score, a country and a date, the app can show you that you rate Rioja higher than Napa, that you drink more white in summer, and which vintage you scored a 5. A notes app cannot do that, and it cannot tell you what is left in your cellar. PRIVACY Every tasting, photo and note stays on your iPhone. No account, no sign-up, no ads, no tracking, no third-party analytics. This is your personal wine diary, not a marketplace. FULL ACCESS Full access unlocks unlimited tastings, ratings, notes and label photos, the complete cellar and wishlist, palate insights and charts, the pairing and region library, and Somm — available as a weekly plan, a yearly plan, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. The lifetime option is a single payment and does not renew. Please enjoy wine responsibly. Intended for users of legal drinking age. Open the app the next time a bottle impresses you and log it before the glass is empty. Terms of Use (EULA): https://web-levi.web.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://web-levi.web.app/privacy-policy Questions? tphuc.work@gmail.com

Screenshots

WineLog4 screens
Wine Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WineLog at none against Wine Journal's 2. WineLog also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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

Both are free to download. Wine Journal sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. WineLog asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WineLog ships an update every 2 weeks, Wine Journal every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
WineLog versus Wine Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWineLogWine Journal
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB49 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperKate LeePhuc Pham

In-app purchases

None

WineLog

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Wine Journal

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly$9.997 Days
  • Yearly3 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is WineLog free?
WineLog is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Wine Journal free?
Wine Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do WineLog or Wine Journal have ads?
Neither WineLog nor Wine Journal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WineLog or Wine Journal?
WineLog ships an update every 2 weeks, and Wine Journal every 5 weeks. Most recently, WineLog was updated on October 31, 2026 and Wine Journal on October 31, 2026.

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