Comparison

Wine Collection vs WineFolio Journal

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

WineFolio Journal

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WineFolio Journal helps you remember the wines you taste and keep track of the bottles you own. Start with a Quick Note when you want to capture a wine without slowing down. Add a Full Tasting when you want to record more detail, then return to your notes and drafts whenever you are ready. Journal keeps tasting experiences together. Search the Journal, Cellar, and Wishlist from one place, and use tags to organize the experiences that matter to you. In the Cellar, group bottles by wine and keep separate lots for different acquisitions. Record quantities, dates, prices, and bottle details, and follow consumption in your cellar history. Use Wishlist for wines you hope to buy, taste, or remember. Keep an item there until you are ready to resolve it or add it to your Cellar. WineFolio works locally without a WineFolio account. Optional iCloud sync is available when enabled and requires your Apple iCloud account and a supported Apple device. You can use the core Journal, Cellar, and Wishlist without turning on sync.

Screenshots

Wine Collection2 screens
WineFolio Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Wine Collection at every 2 weeks against WineFolio Journal's every 2 months. Wine Collection also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wine Collection ships an update every 2 weeks, WineFolio Journal every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Wine Collection versus WineFolio Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWine CollectionWineFolio Journal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (183 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings183 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB16 MB
Age rating+1717+
DeveloperMONOPOLEAPPS K.K.Andre Matthias Craffonara

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

WineFolio Journal

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Wine Collection

No in-app purchases

None

WineFolio Journal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wine Collection free?
Wine Collection is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WineFolio Journal free?
WineFolio Journal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Wine Collection or WineFolio Journal have ads?
Neither Wine Collection nor WineFolio Journal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wine Collection or WineFolio Journal?
Wine Collection ships an update every 2 weeks, and WineFolio Journal every 2 months. Most recently, Wine Collection was updated on November 1, 2026 and WineFolio Journal on October 31, 2026.

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