Wine apps can fulfil various functions. Some are used to rate and compare wines and make recommendations based on the user's personal preferences, on the experience of other users or on specific dishes. Others serve to impart wine knowledge, while still others are used to manage your own wine cellar.

The following is a list of important German and English-language wine apps, organised by category and in alphabetical order. Almost all of them are free of charge.

Note: Wine merchants also have their own apps that customers can use to search for, recommend and buy wines from their range. These apps are not included here.

Imparting wine knowledge

Grape Guru

• Price: free of charge
• Operating systems: Android and iOS
• Language: German
• Provider: Grape Guru UG, Bonn, Germany
• The provider says: "Wine doesn't have to be complicated. Grape Guru helps you become a wine connoisseur so you can enjoy wine even more! Gain basic knowledge through interactive courses, always drink the right wine with your food with our food pairing AI and track your wine journey. Grape Guru puts an end to thick wine books and complicated technical terms. Our app offers short video courses, intelligent food pairing and personalised wine cellar management - all digitally, interactively and without intimidation. We democratise wine knowledge and make it accessible to everyone at any time. Whether beginner or enthusiast."

GuildSomm Compendium

• Price: $7.99 per month
• Operating systems: Android and iOS
• Language: English
• Provider: GuildSomm International Inc, Salinas, USA
• The provider says: "The GuildSomm Compendium at your fingertips, whenever you need it! The GuildSomm App provides offline access to the full resources of the GuildSomm Compendium. Perfect for studying during your commute or quickly looking up a fact during service. The database includes wine and appellation laws, lists of wine regions, classifications, climate and production data, pronunciation, cocktail recipes, and much more. Users who are not GuildSomm members may purchase an auto-renewing monthly subscription ($7.99/month) that will give them access to the Compendium only."

OenoBordeaux

• Price: free of charge
• Operating systems: Android and iOS
• Languages: German, English, French, etc.
• Provider: CIVB, Bordeaux, France
• The provider says: "Do you want to surprise your customers, boost your sales figures or simply perfect your knowledge of oenology? Then OenoBordeaux is the right programme for you! Practical, entertaining and customised, OenoBordeaux is expert knowledge at your fingertips. Explore the exciting world of the vine and wine, download the first oenology training programme created specifically for professionals (sommeliers, department managers, cellar masters, sales representatives, etc.). An in-depth and innovative approach to gaining a better understanding of viticulture, wine production and marketing, as well as the best practices of your profession: serving recommendations, organising wine fairs, tasting procedures... OenoBordeaux also provides constant updates on trends, news and events in the world of wine."

Wine tasting - Vino Mobile

• Price: free of charge
• Operating systems: Android and iOS
• Languages: German, English, French
• Provider: Avinis GmbH, Bonstetten, Switzerland
• The provider says: "The ultimate wine tasting app with the following highlights: Expert knowledge on 270 aromas and wine terms; learn to taste wine like a pro; decode the tasted wine; organise FriendsTastings or take part in such wine events; compare your tasting notes with those of your friends, even anonymously."

Vintages - Vino Mobile

• Price: from 0,99 €
• Operating systems: Android and iOS
• Languages: German, English, French, Italian, Spanish, etc.
• Provider: Avinis GmbH, Bonstetten, Switzerland
• The provider says: "Buy better wines: 6,070 vintage ratings until 2023, from 140 wine regions. The most comprehensive and up-to-date app for wine vintages. Updated annually since 2009."

Wine profiles & grape varieties - Vino Mobile

• Price: free of charge
• Operating systems: Android and iOS
• Languages: German, English, French
• Provider: Avinis GmbH, Bonstetten, Switzerland
• The provider says: "Your direct access to the characteristics of 1,400 wine regions and grape varieties. Take the shortcut and learn to taste and understand wine more easily! In this Vino Mobile app you will find the characteristic tasting features of around 1,400 wines and grape varieties from 570 regions and 13 countries, as well as their grape varieties, quality classification and storage life."

Wine Trainer - Vino Mobile

• Price: free of charge
• Operating systems: Android and iOS
• Languages: German, English, French
• Provider: Avinis GmbH, Bonstetten, Switzerland
• The provider says: "Train wine knowledge in a playful way: 2,870 simple to tricky questions on wine geography, grape varieties, tasting characteristics, storage time and much more to learn about wine."

Winology

• Price: free of charge
• Operating systems: Android and iOS
• Languages: French, English
• Provider: Colin Lazarini, Paris, France
• The provider says: "If you love wine, you'll love Winology: an educational and entertaining app that makes wine culture easier. It's the ideal way to learn about wine wherever you are and at your own pace. Whether you are a beginner or an enthusiast, our app offers you a variety of quizzes to explore the wine universe in a fun and interactive way - a guided learning course with 13 levels, from Piccolo to Melchior. Immerse yourself in a world of knowledge with questions on the art of tasting, viticulture, winemaking, grape varieties, wines from around the world, wine pairing and much more."

Wine recommendations and ratings

CellarTracker

• Price: free of charge in the basic version
• Operating systems: Android and iOS
• Language: English
• Provider: CellarTracker! LLC, Seattle, USA
• The provider says: "CellarTracker is the leading cellar management tool with hundreds of thousands of collectors tracking more than 158 million bottles. CellarTracker has also grown to become the largest database of community tasting notes with 10 million such notes as of early 2023. Every year more than 10 million visitors come to the site to read reviews and garner wine recommendations. Our goal is to fully achieve the potential of CellarTracker and its amazing community of wine collectors and enthusiasts."

Delectable

• Price: free of charge
• Operating systems: Android and iOS
• Language: English
• Provider: Delectable Inc / Vinous Group LLC, New York, USA
• The provider says: "Take a photo of a wine label and instantly get ratings and descriptions with Delectable, the critically-acclaimed free app that helps you get access to the world's best wine. Keep track of your favourites and learn more about wine by following the world's leading winemakers, sommeliers and wine critics. Buy wines you love from your phone. And all this works for beer and spirits too!"

Hello Vino

• Price: free of charge
• Operating systems: Android and iOS
• Language: English
• Provider: Hello Vino LLC, San Francisco, USA
• The provider says: "Hello Vino is your virtual wine assistant. Buying wine is fun and easy with Hello Vino's recommendations for food and wine pairings, special occasions and personalised wine picks based on your taste preferences. Similar to getting help from a wine expert, simply tap through Hello Vino's question-and-answer interface to find the perfect bottle for thousands of meals, special occasions, and flavour profiles. The Hello Vino app uses artificial intelligence to learn about your wine preferences. As you tap through the choices, scan wine labels and rate your favourites, the app will make new wine recommendations based on your activity and settings."

Preferabli (formerly Wine Ring)

• Price: free of charge
• Operating systems: Android and iOS
• Languages: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, etc.
• Provider: Preferabli Inc, Syracuse, USA
• The provider says: "Preferabli is the leading B2B2C discovery and recommendation software for wine, spirits and food. Preferabli software uses a novel form of AI protected by 12 patents, and it works like a human expert. Simply taste a wine and tell us if it's a Love, Like, SoSo or Dislike. Our innovative, expert system - the only patented technology of its kind - learns your unique preferences from your ratings and gives you a smarter way to buy. Choosing wine just got truly personal, really easy, and very fast!"

Vinnie

• Price: free of charge
• Operating systems: Android and iOS
• Languages: English, Italian
• Provider: Esteco SpA, Trieste, Italy
• The provider says: "Vinnie is the free app for wine tasting, rating and food pairing. When you search for a wine, you want to get the right recommendation. Vinnie is the assistant in your pocket that helps you find the perfect delicious wine at any time. Try it at dinner, with friends, or at a wine tasting. Whether you're a newbie, an enthusiast, or a sommelier wannabe, the app gives you the right tip for your wine tasting or food pairing. Red, white, sparkling, rosé: which wine to drink? Keep track of all the suggestions received, give your feedback and fill in your taste notes so Vinnie can recognise your preferences and give you a personalised suggestion for your next vino tasting."

Vintg

• Price: free of charge
• Operating systems: Android and iOS
• Language: English
• Provider: Unassuming Wine LLC, Austin, USA
• The provider says: "Vintg is the best wine tasting app in the world and ideal for wine lovers who want to taste like a sommelier and track their ratings in a personalised wine journal. Vintg offers hundreds of wine terms and colours, making it easy for wine lovers to see, sniff and sip wines like a sommelier. Wine tasting is personal, so Vintg offers a wine diary tailored to your preferences and experiences. Vintg helps you try new styles and remember which wines you've enjoyed the most, and is your wine guide."

Vivino

• Price: free of charge
• Operating systems: Android and iOS
• Languages: German, English, French, Italian, Spanish, etc.
• Provider: Vivino ApS, Copenhagen, Denmark
• The provider says: "Wine is about so much more than just a great label; it's about an experience, company and of course what's in the bottle. This is where Vivino comes in. As the world's largest online wine marketplace and most downloaded wine app, the Vivino community is made up of millions of wine lovers from around the world who have come together to make buying the right wine simple, straightforward and fun. Vivino uses crowd-sourced data to personalise wine recommendations so that every community member feels comfortable when choosing a wine. The Vivino app is designed for all wine lovers - from the wine curious to the wine enthusiast - and is available for free for both Apple and Android devices."

When Wine Tastes Best

• Price: free of charge
• Operating systems: Android and iOS
• Languages: English and others
• Provider: Floris Books Trust Ltd, Edinburgh, UK
• The provider says: "Based on 50 years of research by biodynamic expert Maria Thun, discover which days are good (fruit and flower days), and which are less good (root and leaf days), as well as Maria Thun's unique 'generally unfavourable' days (not included in other lunar calendars). This free version is for the current day and days past. For future days, purchase the annual data."

Wine-Searcher

• Price: free of charge
• Operating systems: Android and iOS
• Languages: German, English, French, Italian, Spanish
• Provider: Wine-Searcher Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand
• The provider says: "The Wine-Searcher app is the ingenious shortcut to your favourite wines, spirits and beers - wherever you are. Simply scan the label to find a wealth of information - prices, critics' ratings, grape varieties, wine regions, availability information, where to buy the wine. You can rate and review your favourites and share your ratings with the community."

WineStein

• Price: free of charge
• Operating system: iOS
• Language: English
• Provider: New Movements Innovations BV, Nijmegen, Netherlands
• The provider says: "WineStein enables you to always make the absolute best choice for your wines, for any possible dish, taste preference or occasion."

WSET Tasting Notes

• Price: free of charge
• Operating systems: Android and iOS
• Language: English
• Provider: WSET, London, UK
• The provider says: "Whether you're a wine enthusiast tasting for pleasure or a drinks professional tasting for work, this app helps you create and store structured and consistent tasting notes for wines. Never been a WSET student? No problem! Based on our globally recognised Systematic Approach to Tasting® (SAT) at Level 2, the app is a great tool for all wine tasters, complete with useful tips on how to record your notes. The app also provides a great taster of the skills you can expect to acquire through WSET courses."

Wine price comparison

Wine.cc

• Price: free of charge
• Operating systems: Android and iOS
• Languages: German, English
• Provider: ebizoptimizer internet services GmbH, Heiligenkreuz, Austria
• The provider says: "Don't pay too much for your favourite wine! With the wein.cc app, you always have your private sommelier with you. Features: Barcode scanner; sommelier recommendations; up-to-the-minute price comparison for wines and spirits; all major wine merchants in direct comparison."

Wine cellar management

CellarTracker

• Price: free in the basic version
• Operating systems: Android and iOS
• Language: English
• Provider: CellarTracker! LLC, Seattle, USA
• The provider says: "CellarTracker is the leading cellar management tool with hundreds of thousands of collectors tracking more than 158 million bottles. CellarTracker has also grown to become the largest database of community tasting notes with 10 million such notes as of early 2023. Every year more than 10 million visitors come to the site to read reviews and garner wine recommendations. Our goal is to fully achieve the potential of CellarTracker and its amazing community of wine collectors and enthusiasts."

Dwiner

• Price: €4.90 per month or €49.90 per year
• Operating systems: Android and iOS
• Language: German
• Provider: Dwiner OG, Neukirchen, Austria
• The provider says: "Get detailed analyses, statistics and dashboards for your wine stock. Also find the right wine for your meal and become a wine expert. With the new label scan, you can also create your wine even faster and get all the information you've always wanted about your wine treasures at the touch of a button."

Grape Guru

• Price: free of charge
• Operating systems: Android and iOS
• Language: German
• Provider: Grape Guru UG, Bonn, Germany
• The provider says: "Wine doesn't have to be complicated. Grape Guru helps you become a wine connoisseur so you can enjoy wine even more! Gain basic knowledge through interactive courses, always drink the right wine with your food with our food pairing AI and track your wine journey. Grape Guru puts an end to thick wine books and complicated technical terms. Our app offers short video courses, intelligent food pairing and personalised wine cellar management - all digitally, interactively and without intimidation. We democratise wine knowledge and make it accessible to everyone at any time. Whether beginner or enthusiast."

Oeni

• Price: free for the first month, then €4.99 per month
• Operating systems: Android and iOS
• Languages: German, English, French, Italian, Spanish, etc.
• Provider: Oeni, Courbevoie, France
• The provider says: "Oeni is your personal sommelier, designed to manage your wine cellar or wine collection and recommend the best wine at the best time (peak). Whether you are an experienced collector or an occasional wine connoisseur, Oeni provides comprehensive tools to effortlessly master your wine inventory. Oeni tracks the history of your cellar, its inventory and its ageing with precision and simplicity."

Cellar Master

• Price: free of charge
• Operating system: Android
• Language: German
• Provider: Jürgen Jatzkowski, Germany
• The provider says: "The cellar master helps you to keep track of your own wine cellar. Which wine was bought when? Did the wine taste good? How many bottles of wine do I have in my cellar? When has a wine been stored for too long? How much money is invested in my wine cellar? Where can I find a particular bottle of wine? You can find the answers to these questions with the help of this free app."

My wine cellar / My wine collection

• Price: free of charge
• Operating systems: Android and iOS
• Languages: German, English, French
• Provider: Cédric Legrand / SRAB Apps, Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
• The provider says: "Manage and organise your wine cellar as easily as possible! If you own wine bottles, this free app is for you. Add your wine bottles by providing all the necessary information from the following criteria: Photo; name of the bottle, vintage, category; origin (country, region, sub-region, appellation); price, quantity, capacity; rating, comment, location in cellar, date added; shelf life (ageing time). You can import all your current wines as an Excel file and export the database in the app as an Excel file. Comprehensive statistics allow you to analyse the composition of your cellar in detail and show you how to replenish it."

Vinara (formerly MyWine)

• Price: free of charge
• Operating systems: Android and iOS
• Languages: German, French
• Provider: Simon Wegrzyn / Vinara, France
• The provider says: "With MyWine, managing your wine cellar has never been so easy and convenient. Start by adding your bottles simply by scanning their labels: Information on storage duration and consumption temperature is automatically added! Then organise them in your personalised cellar, which you can easily design using our intuitive visual editor. No more problems with lost or forgotten bottles: Find them instantly with the powerful search engine and numerous filters. Best of all, your cellar is automatically and securely backed up to the cloud, so you can access it from all your devices at any time. No more worrying about losing valuable bottles or not knowing what you have in stock."

VinoCell

• Price: free of charge
• Operating system: iOS
• Languages: German, English, French, Italian, Spanish, etc.
• Provider: VinoDev SARL, Béziers, France
• The provider says: "VinoCell is the most comprehensive application for managing your wine list, visualising your wine cellar, recording your tasting notes and ratings and pairing your wines with food. The app is suitable for beginners who use the basic functions as well as for experts who can play with countless possibilities."

Wine Manager

• Price: free of charge
• Operating system: iOS
• Languages: German, English
• Provider: Teck Apps UG, Kirchheim unter Teck, Germany
• The provider says: "The multi-platform app for wine cellar and lifestyle offers you everything you need for your personal wine experience! From the basics such as managing your bottles and vintages to statistics and recording your wine moments, the Wine Manager offers everything a wine lover could wish for. The data is automatically synchronised via your iCloud account."

WyneConcept

• Price: 1,99 €
• Operating system: Android
• Language: German
• Provider: Helmut Friedl, Höhenkirchen-Siegertsbrunn, Germany
• The provider says: "With WyneConcept wine cellar management you can manage and organise your wine cellar and save your tasting notes and a photo for each wine. WyneConcept is the ideal companion for every wine connoisseur. Manage your wine cellar and associated notes easily and conveniently. You always have all the information about your wine cellar with you, wherever you are. No internet connection is necessary."