Comparison

Wine Collection vs Curate Wine

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

Head to head
About

Wine Collection

Easily record and manage your wine collection with automatic label recognition and detailed tasting notes. Track your wine history with graphs, share your discoveries, and export your collection as a PDF.

Highlights
  • Label photo recognition
  • Search input function
  • Graph display
  • Wine list/label collection
  • SNS sharing
  • PDF creation
  • Location tracking
Features
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AppStore No. 1 (Food / Drink, 2018) 77,000 download ! ◆Now on special sale !◆ The WineCollection is an app that can record wine with the concept of "Easy Input". Also supports graph display, sharing with SNS, PDF creation, DropBox. 【Major features】 ■ Label photo recognition function Automatically retrieve the wine name from the image and automatically enter the country of production and production area. ■ Search input function We search from the database of about 10,000 wines and automatically input the country of production, production area, producer etc. You can search while looking at label photos, so it's very smooth! ■ Graph display function Graphs show the type of wine, graph by country of origin, number of wines per month and its breakdown. You can tell at a glance the trend of the wine you have drunk. ■ Wine List / Label Collection You can sort and display wine type and country of origin. We will display the collection so far easy to see. ■ SNS sharing function You can share wines with Twitter, Facebook, Mail, Messaging app etc. (PDF sharing is also possible) ■ PDF creation function You can create a PDF file of all wine lists, wine types, and list by country of origin. You can save PDF files with Dropbox or other applications. ■ Location function Automatically enter the address you drank wine, you can display the map. (You can turn off this feature if you do not need it.) ■ Web search function Web search can be done by pressing search button such as wine name, production area, producer etc. 【Recommended】 iOS 8.0 or later, iPhone 6 or later (Although you can use it on iPad, iPhone 4, iPhone 5, there is a possibility that some screen composition may be misplaced. Please purchase a paid version after trial with Lite version.)

About

Curate Wine

Record details of every wine you taste with a sophisticated note builder. Compare flavor profiles with other users. Offers three levels of detail to suit all experience levels, from beginners to experts.

Highlights
  • Sophisticated tasting note builder
  • Sensory evaluation capture
  • Flavor and profile comparison
  • Three tiers of detail
  • Community features
  • Winery/vineyard brand management
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Track every wine you drink with Curate. Quickly capture all aspects of your sensory evaluation using our sophisticated tasting note builder, then compare flavors and profile characteristics with other members. With three tiers of detail, Curate supports every experience level, from first-time tasters to master sommeliers. If you own or represent a winery or vineyard, contact us to learn more about managing your brand and product presentation on our platform as well as how to access trade-exclusive features.

Screenshots

Wine Collection2 screens
Curate Wine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Wine Collection at none against Curate Wine's shown. Wine Collection also leads on ratings volume (183 vs 3). Curate Wine's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (100% vs 71%). On price, in-app purchases, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Curate Wine holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wine Collection has 183 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Wine Collection's written reviews are positive against 100% of Curate Wine's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Wine Collection versus Curate Wine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWine CollectionCurate Wine
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (183 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings183 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB43 MB
Age rating+1717+
DeveloperMONOPOLEAPPS K.K.Curate Software Corporation

Customer experience

Wine Collection

All ratings188 ratings
Positive91.0%
Neutral5.3%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews75 reviews
Positive70.7%
Neutral5.3%
Negative24.0%

Curate Wine

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Wine Collection

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • White text on white background in comment/memo fields
  • App crashes when sorting
  • Purchase date screen is blank in dark mode
  • App crashes on startup
  • Photos are stretched vertically
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  • Cannot edit vintage field
  • Data deleted without notification in Lite version
  • App crashes immediately after taking a photo
  • Cannot open the app suddenly

Requested features

11 requests
  • Add camera guide for better photo capture
  • Allow line breaks in memo field
  • Improve search functionality
  • Add wine encyclopedia or average ratings
  • Increase the number of photos allowed
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  • Add ability to enter # of bottles for inventory
  • Allow editing of vintage field
  • Add ability to sort by grape variety
  • Improve editing functionality for tasting notes
  • Allow searching recorded wines more effectively
  • Show grape variety and region from ratings for beginners

Curate Wine

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Wine Collection

No in-app purchases

None

Curate Wine

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wine Collection free?
Wine Collection is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Curate Wine free?
Curate Wine is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Wine Collection or Curate Wine?
Curate Wine is rated higher. Wine Collection averages 4.5 out of 5 from 183 ratings, while Curate Wine averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Wine Collection or Curate Wine have ads?
Curate Wine shows ads; Wine Collection does not.

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