Comparison

Verdant vs Wine Master

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

Head to head
About

Verdant

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Studying for the WSET Level 2 Award in Wines? Verdant is built to get you ready. It walks you through the whole syllabus, drills it until it sticks, and gives you a real way to practise tasting, all in plain words you will actually remember. The whole app is free. Every lesson, every region, every practice question, with nothing locked away. There is no premium tier and no "upgrade to keep going." Ads keep it free for everyone, and if you would rather study in quiet, one $4.99 purchase removes them for good. That is the only thing money changes here, and there are no subscriptions. WHAT YOU GET - Lessons across the full WSET Level 2 syllabus, written from scratch in clear, friendly English. - 30 grape varieties and 94 wine regions, cross-linked so you can move from a grape, to where it grows, to the questions that test it. - 974 practice questions, each graded the second you answer and explained, so a wrong guess still teaches you something. - The Systematic Approach to Tasting (SAT) as a guided flow you can run on an actual glass, from look to smell to taste to conclusion. HOW IT HELPS YOU REMEMBER - Structure and flavour get hands-on. You set tannin, acidity, body, and the rest on a tactile dial, and build your flavour notes from a bank of real tasting words. By the time you sit the exam, that vocabulary is muscle memory. - Practice sessions lean into what you keep getting wrong, so your time lands where it counts. - The notes you write are yours. They stay on your phone and grow into a record of the wines and milestones you have worked through. WHY VERDANT Level 2 is a short, intense stretch of study, and Verdant is built for it. Run a few questions on the train, read a lesson over lunch, then pour a glass on the weekend and taste your way through the SAT. It works offline, so a weak signal never ends a study session. Verdant is an independent study companion. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by WSET. Pour a glass, open a lesson, and study well.

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Wine Master

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Wine Master is the beautiful, interactive way to learn wine, from your first glass to advanced exam prep. LEARN THROUGH HAND-PAINTED LESSONS Sail an interactive journey of 28 islands and more than 460 short lessons. Every lesson is illustrated with original paintings of the vineyards, grapes and cellars it teaches: the Mosel's slate slopes, the Douro's terraces, Sauternes in the morning mist. TASTE LIKE A PRO The tasting guide takes you through a glass the way professionals do: its colour, then its aromas from a library of 153, then sweetness, acidity, tannin, alcohol and body. It compares your notes with classic wines, shows the closest matches and keeps the tasting in your cellar. REMEMBER WHAT YOU LEARN Quick questions after every lesson, map questions on real wine regions, and practice rounds that bring back exactly what you got wrong. Spaced review keeps it fresh. GET EXAM-READY Study for WSET® Levels 1–3, see how ready you are for each level, and sit timed mock exams. YOUR CELLAR Keep your bottles and tasting notes in one place, with optional photos from your camera or library. Photos stay on your device. The camera does not identify wines or scan labels. IN 14 LANGUAGES English, Hebrew, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Dutch, Russian, Greek and Turkish. Start without an account. Optional Apple or Google sign-in saves your progress across phones. Lessons work offline. Free, with no ads, tracking or in-app purchases. Wine Master is an independent study aid. WSET® is a registered trademark of the Wine & Spirit Education Trust. This app is not affiliated with or endorsed by WSET and does not award a qualification.

Screenshots

Verdant4 screens
Wine Master4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Wine Master at none against Verdant's 1. Wine Master also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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. Verdant sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Wine Master asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Verdant versus Wine Master: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVerdantWine Master
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB159 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperTranscendental Bio LLCAssaf El Al

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Verdant

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99
None

Wine Master

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Verdant free?
Verdant is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wine Master free?
Wine Master is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Verdant or Wine Master have ads?
Verdant shows ads; Wine Master does not.
Which is updated more often, Verdant or Wine Master?
Verdant ships an update weekly, and Wine Master weekly. Most recently, Verdant was updated on October 29, 2026 and Wine Master on October 26, 2026.

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