Winelingo
When another app is the better choice
You want a course that is completely free
Wine Master: Learn Wine. Its listing says it is free with no ads or in-app purchases, with more than 460 short lessons in 14 languages and WSET Level 1 to 3 practice. In Winelingo's iPhone app every lesson is open too, but with hearts that run out when you make mistakes; unlimited hearts are part of Premium.
You have an Android phone and want an app
Wine Master, Cork Dork or Vivino. Winelingo has no Android app. Its course and tests run in a browser on Android, but scanning needs an iPhone.
You want ratings and prices for a bottle
Vivino for crowd ratings, Wine-Searcher for prices. Winelingo has very few ratings from other users, no public reviews and no prices. Winelingo vs Vivino.
You want to manage a cellar
CellarTracker. Winelingo keeps a tasting journal, not an inventory.
You want exam flashcards
Cork Dork Wine Study. It is built around flashcards and map quizzes for WSET Level 2 and 3 and the Court of Master Sommeliers Introductory and Certified exams. Winelingo has free practice tests, but no flashcard decks.
You want detailed wine maps
Wine Folly Plus. Zoomable maps and infographics. It starts free; the full collection is $99.99 a year (App Store listing).
You want scanning, lessons and a cellar in one app
SomeWine. A new iPhone app with a 32-lesson course, a scanner and a cellar. Its free plan allows 10 label scans in total; Winelingo's allows 5 a month.
Learning apps side by side
| Winelingo | Wine Master: Learn Wine | SomeWine | Decanter Know Your Wine | Cork Dork Wine Study | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Learning wine from scratch, a few minutes a day, and understanding the bottle in front of you | A free, structured wine course and WSET exam practice | Scanning, a cellar and beginner lessons in one new app | Memorising wine facts in short, repeated question sessions | WSET and sommelier exam students who want flashcards and map quizzes |
| Works on | iPhone, Web (the course and the tests, in any browser) | iPhone, Android, Web | iPhone | iPhone | iPhone, Android |
| Free | Every lesson in the iPhone app (with 5 hearts that refill), 5 label scans a month, the first two course units on the web, and all the practice tests | Everything: the listing says no ads and no in-app purchases | The wine course, 10 label scans in total and a 3-bottle cellar | Over 10 free modules | Six study categories |
| Paid | Premium $3.99 a month, or $29.99 a year in the iPhone app (unlimited hearts and scans, the whole course on the web); or the course for life for $39.99 once on winelingo.app | Nothing to buy | Pro $4.99 a month; a $34.99 purchase is also listed | $19.99 a year, or $0.99 a module | Pro, from $7.99 a month or $49.99 a year |
| Lessons or a course | ✓ 178 lessons in 27 units | ✓ 460+ lessons | ✓ 32 lessons | ✓ Modules of questions | — |
| Quizzes and games | ✓ Plus practice tests for WSET and sommelier exams | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ Flashcards and map quizzes |
| Scans wine labels | ✓ 5 a month free | — Not on iPhone, its listing says; the Android listing describes reading a label's text | ✓ 10 free in total | — | — |
| Scans restaurant wine lists | ✓ Premium | — | ✓ Pro | — | — |
| Tasting journal | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| Food pairing | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| Crowd ratings and reviews | — An average once 3 people have rated a wine; no public reviews | — | — | — | — |
| Cellar tracking | — | ✓ | ✓ 3 bottles free | — | — |
| Sells wine in the app | — | — | — | — | — |
| iPhone app last updated | November 2026 | November 2026 | November 2026 | September 2024 | September 2026 |
Facts checked 10 November 2026. Sources: Winelingo: [1] [2] [3] · Wine Master: Learn Wine: [1] [2] [3] [4] · SomeWine: [1] [2] [3] [4] · Decanter Know Your Wine: [1] [2] [3] [4] · Cork Dork Wine Study: [1] [2] [3] [4]. Prices are US prices as listed on that date. A dash for another app means its listing does not describe that feature; it does not prove the feature is missing.
When Winelingo is the right choice
- You want to learn wine in short daily lessons and also understand the bottle or the wine list in front of you, in one app.
- You want the scan to explain the wine (body, tannin, acidity, sweetness and why), and to pick bottles from a wine list that match your own palate.
- You run a restaurant or wine bar and want your team trained on your own wine list. See Winelingo for restaurants.
- You want an app with no wine shop and no ads.
What to know before you choose Winelingo
- It is new (August 2026) and made by one independent developer.
- There is no Android app.
- Its wine database is small next to apps that have collected labels for more than a decade, so a scan of a rare bottle can miss.
- Free lessons use hearts; free scans are limited to 5 a month. Prices.