Comparison

Tinwise vs Tinhead

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

Head to head
About

Tinwise

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SCAN & IDENTIFY                                                                                                                                                                               Point your camera at any barcode or tin label. AI identifies the brand, origin, species, and full nutrition in seconds. Over 5,000 tins from 40+ countries in the catalog.   THE SARDINE CALLENGE                                            One tin a day. That's the challenge. Track every tin, watch your omega-3 climb, earn badges, and share your completion card.   YOUR TIN JOURNEY                                                                                                                                                                               Age premium conservas in your cellar with AI-predicted peak windows. Earn Taste Passport stamps for every country, species, and brand you explore. Collect milestone badges.   COMMUNITY                                                                                                                                                                                     Follow fellow enthusiasts, like and comment on reviews, share your discoveries. See what's trending, who's leading the leaderboard, and what the community rates highest.   If it comes in a lovely tin — it belongs here.

About

Tinhead

Digitally catalog your tinned fish collection. Scan tins, add photos of contents, and record detailed notes including origin and preparation. Organize your pantry with multiple views and flexible filtering options.

Highlights
  • Scan 6 sides of tins
  • Photograph tin contents
  • Record notes, ratings, tags
  • Store country of origin
  • Save 8 pantry views
  • Filter and sort collection
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Join Tinhead to log your tinned fish - 100% free, no ads, no subscription, no login! Tinhead gives your tinned fish collection a virtual home. - Scan all 6 sides of the tins you own or tried to immortalize them forever - Take pictures of the inside, then tap the tin to show its contents - Store notes, ratings, tags, country of origin, and preparation details - Save up to 8 different views of your pantry - Filter and sort however you'd like

Screenshots

Tinwise4 screens
Tinhead3 screens

Verdict

The call

Tinwise and Tinhead 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tinwise ships an update every 5 days, Tinhead every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and August 21, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Tinwise versus Tinhead: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTinwiseTinhead
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSpratlab OURoman Kozdrowicz

In-app purchases

None

Tinwise

No in-app purchases

None

Tinhead

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tinwise free?
Tinwise is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tinhead free?
Tinhead is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tinwise or Tinhead have ads?
Neither Tinwise nor Tinhead shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tinwise or Tinhead?
Tinwise ships an update every 5 days, and Tinhead every 9 days. Most recently, Tinwise was updated on September 29, 2026 and Tinhead on August 21, 2026.

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