Comparison

Aboutwine vs Sorbo

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

Head to head
About

Aboutwine

Features
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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 β€” tonight's dinner, a mood, a budget β€” 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 rosΓ©. 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

About

Sorbo

Features
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Sorbo is your wine tasting notebook: serious and fast at once. Note what you drink, understand your own taste and discover your next favourite bottle. No showing off, no impossible forms β€” just you and the wine. TASTE IN SECONDS Log any wine with a quick card: type, body, acidity, tannins, aromas and your score from 50 to 100. The card is pre-filled with the typical profile for that style, so you only fine-tune what you actually perceive. Add the grape (over 600 varieties) and a photo. YOUR CELLAR, ALWAYS WITH YOU All your saved tastings, with search and filters. Save the bottles you haven't opened yet and let Sorbo tell you when they're at their peak with the drinking window. Coming from another app? Import your history from Vivino, CellarTracker or any CSV. SCAN AND GET IT RIGHT Photograph a restaurant's wine list and Sorbo ranks the wines that match your palate, with a budget filter and food pairing based on what you're eating. At the supermarket? Scan the shelf and find out which bottle is worth it. TABLE MODE: BLIND TASTING WITH FRIENDS Create a room, invite by code or QR and taste together, open or blind. Score, reveal and crown the winner on the podium. EXPLORER MODE: TRAIN YOUR PALATE Beat challenges, answer the daily quiz, earn badges and watch the wine map light up with every country and region you taste. Challenges and Quizzes, free for everyone. YOUR PALATE, MADE CLEAR Discover your taster profile, how you score and where your taste is heading. And at the end of the year, relive your year in wine to share it. PLANS β€” Free: unlimited tastings, Challenges and Quizzes. β€” Premium: scan lists and shops (10/month), full Table Mode, your palate in depth and your country's map. β€” Unlimited: everything in Premium, with unlimited scans and the whole world map. Available in 7 languages. For ages 18+. Please drink responsibly. Terms of Use (standard Apple EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Aboutwine4 screens
Sorbo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Aboutwine at every 3 days against Sorbo's every 3 weeks. Sorbo's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Aboutwine sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Sorbo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Aboutwine ships an update every 3 days, Sorbo every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Aboutwine versus Sorbo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAboutwineSorbo
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days β€” betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.1 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size11 MB46 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperPacifiqJordi Lluis

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Aboutwine

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Premium Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
2 purchases

Sorbo

Subscriptions2
  • Sorbo Premium Monthly1 Month trial$1.991 Month
  • Sorbo Premium Anual$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Aboutwine free?
Aboutwine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sorbo free?
Sorbo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Aboutwine or Sorbo have ads?
Neither Aboutwine nor Sorbo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Aboutwine or Sorbo?
Aboutwine ships an update every 3 days, and Sorbo every 3 weeks. Most recently, Aboutwine was updated on October 24, 2026 and Sorbo on October 28, 2026.

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