Comparison

Pocket Wine Pairing vs Pair

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

Head to head
About

Pocket Wine Pairing

Easily discover perfect food and wine pairings with a comprehensive index of meal types and wine styles. Organize your personal wine collection with photos and ratings, and gain expert insights into grape varieties and wine regions.

Highlights
  • Food and wine pairing index
  • Wine style and grape variety insights
  • Personal wine cellar with photos
  • Do's & Don'ts pairing guide
  • Quick guide to food types
  • Wine ratings and notes
Features
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Featured as one of the “Best New Apps” on the App Store! Food and wine pairing has never been so clear, accessible and easy to understand. The app gives you a detailed index of hundreds of meal types, showing you the best matches for different wine styles, grape varieties and blends. A “Do’s & Don’ts” section, along with a “Quick Guide To Food Types” provides valuable and easy to follow information enabling you to discover even more unique food and wine pairings for yourself. Add your wines to the unique “My Wines” cellar function, along with your views and ratings. The app also allows you to add as many photos as you like to each wine entry, so you can include a photo of the meal you paired the wine with, a photo of the restaurant menu or a copy of a recipe. Explore the Styles section and gain valuable insights into wine styles and why they are so important in enabling you to approach wines with confidence, like a professional. Discover the grape varieties that belong to each style, as well as their key attributes, flavor profile, regions and food pairing advice. Here’s what some users of our full Pocket Wine app had to say: “This app is sensational! I discovered my love for wine. Wonderful on pairing with foods and discovering which wines suit your palate.” “From a beer only drinker to a full on wine enthusiast and all because of this wonderful little app! I definitely recommend giving it a try.” “A must for any wine enthusiast. This app is worth every dollar, and even more if you’re learning or want to discover new wines.” “This app is the deal … an exploration tool … what really matters.” “Best of the best. Hands down worth every penny, great for all levels of learning.” “Thanks to this app I now know what I’m looking at and looking for when I go to a wine store.” “The best wine app out there, hands down.” “Great app. I’m a winemaker in VA and recommend this for visitors in the tasting room. Definitely recommend it, worth the price for the education and food pairing suggestions.” “Absolutely fantastic wine reference tool. Beautiful interface, easy to use and unbelievably informative.” “Finally, an app that has made wine accessible to me – brilliant!” Enjoy and happy food and wine pairing. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Pair

Features
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CURATED PAIRINGS Hand-picked combinations of wine, cheese, chocolate, and nuts. Every pairing is tested for balance, contrast, and crowd appeal — with tasting notes that explain *why* each one works. PRE-BUILT BOARDS FOR EVERY OCCASION Don't know where to start? Browse curated boards by mood and moment: • Date night • Dinner party • Holiday table • Summer patio • Cozy night in • Classic French • …and more Each board comes with the full pairing matrix — wine, cheese, chocolate, and nut — and tasting notes for each item. OR BUILD YOUR OWN Start with a wine, a cheese, or a craving. The app suggests pairings that complement what you've already chosen — and explains the reasoning behind each match. Swap any item for a curated alternative. Save unlimited custom boards. FOUR CATEGORIES, ENDLESS COMBINATIONS • Wines: reds, whites, rosé, sparkling, fortified • Cheeses: soft, semi-soft, hard, blue, washed-rind • Chocolates: dark, milk, white, single-origin, flavored • Nuts: almonds, walnuts, pecans, pistachios, hazelnuts, candied

Screenshots

Pocket Wine Pairing4 screens
Pair4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pair at none against Pocket Wine Pairing's 3. Pocket Wine Pairing's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, 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. Pocket Wine Pairing sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Pair asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pocket Wine Pairing versus Pair: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPocket Wine PairingPair
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (359 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews82.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings359 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 months—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB62 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperTime Marketing LimitedSTEVEN MICHAEL SAMORI

Bugs and requests

Pocket Wine Pairing

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • In-app purchase not prompting correctly on some devices
  • Unresponsive customer support for purchase issues

Requested features

9 requests
  • Expanded dessert wine pairing information and serving guidance
  • More frequent updates to food pairing database
  • Enhanced coverage of Canadian wine regions (Okanagan Valley, Niagara Peninsula)
  • Customizable wine and pairing information
  • Integration with other wine apps (Vivino)
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  • Organization by wine region/terroir in addition to varietal
  • Integration with wine rating tables (DeLong periodic wine table)
  • More comprehensive international wine coverage
  • Ability to add custom notes and preferences

Pair

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Pocket Wine Pairing

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$5.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Subscription$19.99
None

Pair

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pocket Wine Pairing free?
Pocket Wine Pairing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pair free?
Pair is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pocket Wine Pairing or Pair have ads?
Pair shows ads; Pocket Wine Pairing does not.

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