Comparison

Wine Journal vs Wine Scanner

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

Head to head
About

Wine Journal

Record your wine tasting experiences with detailed notes on producer, vintage, grape, and region. Capture memories with photos and easily search your past entries. Enjoy private, offline use without needing an account.

Highlights
  • Log detailed tasting notes
  • Add photos to entries
  • Search past tastings
  • Offline use
  • No account required
  • Gentle journaling reminders
Features
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Wine Journal is your personal diary for wine tastings—simple, focused, and built around the notes that matter to you. What you can do Log tastings with the details you care about—producer, vintage, grape, region, ratings, and your own impressions. Capture the moment by adding a photo from dinner or a tasting event. Browse and search your past entries so favorite bottles and memories stay easy to find. Stay on track with gentle reminders for tips and journaling—helpful nudges, not noise. Privacy & offline use Your journal is stored on your device. You can use Wine Journal without an account—no sign-up wall, no cloud login required to keep writing.

About

Wine Scanner

Instantly identify wines by scanning their labels to learn about producer, region, and grape. Get food pairing suggestions and track your personal wine cellar with tasting notes and optimal drinking windows.

Highlights
  • Instant wine label scanning
  • 185,000-wine identification database
  • Food & wine pairing suggestions
  • Personal cellar tracker
  • Drink-window tracking
  • Tasting journal
  • Offline scanning
Features
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Know every bottle. Track your cellar. Pair every meal. Grappi is your new wine scanner — the beautifully simple way to scan, save, and enjoy wine with total confidence. Whether you're staring down a restaurant list, browsing a wine shop, or planning dinner, Grappi turns "I'm not sure" into "I've got this." NEVER FEEL UNSURE ABOUT A WINE AGAIN Point your camera at any label and instantly discover what's in the bottle — the producer, region, grape, and style. Every scan is matched against a professional reference of 185,000 wines, so you get real answers, not guesses. And the more you use it, the smarter it gets at recognizing the wines you love. POUR THE RIGHT WINE, EVERY TIME Tell Grappi what's for dinner and get a wine that fits — or start with the bottle you just opened and find the dish that makes it shine. Every pairing comes with a plain-English reason why it works, so you'll host like a pro and never second-guess a bottle again. REMEMBER EVERY WINE WORTH REMEMBERING That amazing bottle you can never recall the name of? Never again. Save tasting notes, rate wines on a 0–100 scale, and build a personal "buy again" list so you're never blank at the store. Your taste, captured one bottle at a time. YOUR WHOLE CELLAR, IN YOUR POCKET Keep every bottle organized — quantities, storage locations, what you paid, and when each wine is at its best. Drink-window tracking means no great bottle is ever forgotten or wasted, and you can find any wine in seconds. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No sign-up. Your cellar, notes, and photos stay on your device — not on someone's server. Grappi is honest, too: clear estimates instead of invented prices or fake ratings. Just you and your wine. FREE TO USE — EVERYTHING HERE IS INCLUDED • Instant wine label scanner (works offline) — unlimited scans • 185,000-wine identification database • Food & wine pairing — both directions, with reasons • Personal cellar tracker: quantity, location, price, status — no limit • Drink-window tracking so bottles peak on time • Tasting journal with 0–100 scores, favorites & buy-again list • Scan history — revisit every wine you've scanned • Beautiful, calm, clutter-free design • No ads — no account required GRAPPI PREMIUM (OPTIONAL SUBSCRIPTION) Grappi is free to download and everything above is free to use, forever. Grappi Premium is an optional upgrade that unlocks one extra feature: • Collection value — see what your whole cellar is worth, totalled at a glance Premium is available as an auto-renewing weekly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Prices are shown in the app before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at purchase, and auto-renewing subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. From shelf to table, Grappi helps you choose better, drink better, and remember every great bottle. Download Grappi and taste the difference confidence makes. — Privacy Policy: https://tossitonline.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://tossitonline.com/terms Questions? We can't reply to App Store reviews — reach us at info@tossitonline.com

Screenshots

Wine Journal4 screens
Wine Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Wine Scanner at 5.0 against Wine Journal's 2.0. Wine Scanner also leads on ads (none vs shown). Wine Journal's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and device support 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 Scanner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Wine Journal asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Wine Scanner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wine Journal ships an update every 3 days, Wine Scanner every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
Wine Journal versus Wine Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWine JournalWine Scanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 4 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB68 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperSerkan GulsererElard Tissot

In-app purchases

None

Wine Journal

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Wine Scanner

Subscriptions2
  • Grappi Pro Monthly$8.991 Month
  • Grappi Pro Yearly7 Days trial$44.991 Year
One-time1
  • Grappi Pro Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is Wine Journal free?
Wine Journal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Wine Scanner free?
Wine Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Wine Journal or Wine Scanner?
Wine Scanner is rated higher. Wine Journal averages 2.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Wine Scanner averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Wine Journal or Wine Scanner have ads?
Wine Journal shows ads; Wine Scanner does not.
Which is updated more often, Wine Journal or Wine Scanner?
Wine Journal ships an update every 3 days, and Wine Scanner every 4 days. Most recently, Wine Journal was updated on October 23, 2026 and Wine Scanner on October 25, 2026.

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