Aboutwine vs Wine Scanner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Aboutwine
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Ever finish a great bottle and forget what it was a week later? Aboutwine fixes that. Point your camera at the label and you'll know the wine in seconds: how it tastes, what it goes with, and who made it. Save the ones you like, add a quick note, and your cellar builds itself. What you can do: - Scan a label to identify a wine from a photo and see its details. - Check how it tastes before you pour: sweetness, acidity, body, and tannin, plus the aromas and grapes. - Ask the AI sommelier anything — tonight's dinner, a mood, a budget — and get real bottles to pour. - Explore the Wine Atlas, a world map of regions and estates with your saved wineries pinned across it. - Keep a cellar you'll actually remember. Save bottles, rate them, write your own notes. - Read the story behind the estate that made it. - Search any wine, winery, or region, or browse by red, white, sparkling, and rosé. Whether you're just getting into wine or you've been collecting for years, Aboutwine helps you remember what you loved. Pour something good tonight. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://aboutwine.app/privacy
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.
- Instant wine label scanning
- 185,000-wine identification database
- Food & wine pairing suggestions
- Personal cellar tracker
- Drink-window tracking
- Tasting journal
- Offline scanning
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Wine Scanner at 17.0 against Aboutwine's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Aboutwine sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Wine Scanner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Aboutwine ships an update every 3 days, Wine Scanner every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Aboutwine | Wine Scanner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Pacifiq | Elard Tissot |
In-app purchases
Aboutwine
- Premium Monthly$5.991 Month
- Premium Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
Wine Scanner
- Grappi Pro Monthly$8.991 Month
- Grappi Pro Yearly7 Days trial$44.991 Year
- Grappi Pro Lifetime$99.99







