Comparison

Sommate vs Sommi AI

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

Head to head
About

Sommate

Discover, pair, and learn about wine with your pocket sommelier. Scan wine labels to get detailed information, get personalized food pairing suggestions from menus, and build a taste profile to receive curated bottle recommendations.

Highlights
  • Scan wine labels for instant info
  • Personalized food and wine pairings
  • Build a detailed wine taste profile
  • Digital wine locker and journal
  • Curated bottle recommendations
  • AI sommelier chat
Features
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Sommate is your personal sommelier. Point it at any wine list, say what you're eating, and get three picks with the reason behind each, drawn only from the bottles in front of you. Rate what you drink, and every pick gets closer to your taste. NOW AT THE TABLE At partner restaurants, scan the Sommate code on your menu. No photo, no typing. Say what you're ordering and how you like your wine, and Sommate reads the whole list, every bottle the room actually pours, and hands you three picks: its pick for the dish, one that fits your taste, and one that stretches it. Unlimited, and always free at the table. ANY WINE LIST, ANYWHERE No code on the table? Take a photo of the list, describe what you or the table is ordering, and get three recommendations with plain-language pairing notes. Restaurant menus, wine bar lists, the card at a tasting. RATE AND REMEMBER Found a wine you love? Snap the label to save it to your Wine Locker with your photo, score and notes. Rate tannin, body, sweetness and finish, and your recommendations sharpen with every bottle. YOUR WINE DNA Sommate learns your palate over time. Wine DNA shows your taste tendencies in plain words: bold reds or crisp whites, full body or light, bone dry or a touch of sweetness. The app adapts to you. ASK A SOMMELIER Regions, grapes, vintages, what to bring to dinner. Chat with your sommelier whenever a question comes up. FEATURES • Pairings at partner restaurants, from the list they pour, unlimited and free • Wine pairing from a photo of any wine list • Wine label scanning with automatic recognition • Wine Locker to track every bottle you've rated • Wine DNA taste profile that evolves with you • Wine pages with producer history, grape, region and serving notes • Personalized bottle suggestions, with links to shop • A sommelier to chat with, any time • 7 free label and list scans every month Sommate scores every wine on a list against your food and your personal taste profile. No more guessing, no more overpaying for wines you won't enjoy. Perfect for date nights, business dinners, or any time you want to order with confidence. RUN A RESTAURANT? Put a sommelier on every table. Upload your wine list, print your code, and every guest gets pairings drawn only from the bottles you pour. Details at sommate.ai/restaurants.

About

Sommi AI

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A sommelier in your pocket. Wine should be fun, not intimidating. Sommi AI reads wine menus, identifies bottles from a label photo, and learns what you actually like — so you stop ordering the second-cheapest red and start opening the good stuff. WHAT SOMMI DOES — SCAN A WINE LIST Snap the menu, tell us what you're eating, and Sommi gives you three picks: a reliable favorite, an adventurous wildcard, and a splurge worth the money. Each one comes with a short, plain-English explanation of why it's right for you tonight. — SCAN ANY BOTTLE Point your camera at a label and Sommi tells you what it is, what it tastes like, and whether it'll fit your palate. Body, tannin, sweetness, acidity, the flavors you'll notice, the foods it loves — all on one card. — BUILD A CELLAR Save the bottles you own. When dinner's on the table, ask "What should I open?" and Sommi picks the best wine in your collection for what you're eating. — REMEMBER WHAT YOU LOVE Rate the wines you try. Sommi quietly learns your taste and uses it to make every future recommendation more personal — without ever lecturing you. WHY SOMMI IS DIFFERENT — Built for the moment, not the chat. No back-and-forth typing. Snap, get an answer, enjoy your wine. — Real sommelier knowledge, in plain English. Pairing logic, regional context, and grape-variety nuance, delivered like a knowledgeable friend would explain it. — Your taste profile is the point. Generic AI doesn't know you. Sommi does — and it gets better the more you use it. — Zero snobbery. Sommi never makes you feel bad for not knowing something. SOMMI PRO The free plan gives you 5 scans per month — enough to try Sommi out. Sommi Pro unlocks unlimited scans, unlimited cellar picks, and cloud backup of your wine history so you never lose what you've built. — Monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription — Cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings — Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the period PRIVACY Sommi requires a Sign in with Apple account so your wine history is tied to you, not a device. Photos sent for scanning are processed in real time and not retained. We never sell your data, never use it for ads, and never train AI models on it. You can read the full privacy policy and delete your account at any time from Settings. TERMS Privacy Policy: https://sommai-production.up.railway.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://sommai-production.up.railway.app/terms QUESTIONS We'd love to hear from you. Email sommi.support@gmail.com — every message is read by a human. Cheers.

Screenshots

Sommate4 screens
Sommi AI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sommate at none against Sommi AI's 2. Sommate also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 4 weeks). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Sommi AI sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Sommate asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sommate ships an update every 8 days, Sommi AI every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Sommate versus Sommi AI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSommateSommi AI
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.1 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB47 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperMatthew MeierJeff Ye

In-app purchases

None

Sommate

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Sommi AI

Subscriptions2
  • Sommi Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Sommi Pro Annual$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Sommate free?
Sommate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sommi AI free?
Sommi AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sommate or Sommi AI have ads?
Neither Sommate nor Sommi AI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sommate or Sommi AI?
Sommate ships an update every 8 days, and Sommi AI every 4 weeks. Most recently, Sommate was updated on October 31, 2026 and Sommi AI on October 31, 2026.

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