Untappd for Wine
Is there an Untappd for wine?
If you want Untappd’s scan-rate-log habit for wine specifically, that is Vivino — the largest wine database anywhere, crowd scores on almost every label, with ads and a shop attached. If what you actually miss is one place for everything you drink, no wine-only app fixes that: Drinkist keeps wine, beer, cocktails, whisky and coffee in a single private journal, with AI label scanning, no ads and no check-ins.
The short answer
Most people asking this are Untappd regulars who have started drinking wine and want the same habit — point the camera at the label, rate it, keep the log. For wine on its own, Vivino is the app that does that, and it does it well.
The catch is that it is wine-only, and it is a shop as much as a journal. So the honest answer splits in two: if you only ever drink wine, use Vivino; if you want the Untappd habit across everything you drink, that is what Drinkist was built for. Here is how all three compare.
Vivino vs Untappd vs Drinkist
| Vivino | Untappd | Drinkist | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Wine buyers | Beer, socially | Everything you drink |
| Categories | Wine | Beer (+ some) | Wine, beer, cocktails, whisky, spirits, coffee & tea |
| Core idea | Crowd ratings + shop | Check-ins + badges | Private tasting journal |
| AI label scan | Wine labels | No (barcode) | Any label |
| Marketplace | Yes | No | No |
| Ads | Yes | Yes (free tier) | None |
| Community | Crowd scores | Friends & badges | Private |
| How it recommends | Crowd score | Friends’ check-ins | Smart Pick — matched to your own tasting history from a photo of the menu |
| Price | Free + ~$50/yr | Free + ~$60/yr | Free — 30 drinks, 10 tastings, 3 Smart Picks; Premium lifts every limit |
Vivino: the closest thing to an Untappd for wine
For wine, Vivino is hard to beat: scan a label and you get crowd ratings from millions of drinkers, plus the option to buy the bottle on the spot. If wine is most of what you drink and you like choosing by the wisdom of the crowd, it’s the obvious pick.
The flip side, per its own reviews, is the drift toward a marketplace — ads even for paying subscribers, and sponsored listings beside the wines you came to look up.
Why Untappd itself won’t cover your wine
Untappd is the social home of beer: check in what you’re drinking, unlock badges, follow friends, and browse what’s on tap at nearby venues. For beer lovers who want the community, nothing else comes close.
Its weak spots, again from reviews, are full-screen ads on the free tier, and a beer-first identity that made its move into other drinks feel unwelcome.
The catch if you drink both
Here’s the problem the Vivino-vs-Untappd question hides: if you drink wine and beer — let alone cocktails, whisky or coffee — you end up running two apps, two logins and potentially two subscriptions, and still have nowhere that shows your whole drinking life in one place. Neither app is a journal for all of it.
The third option: one private journal for everything
Drinkist is the app for people who refuse to pick a lane. It logs wine, beer, cocktails, whisky, spirits, coffee and tea in one private journal, scans any label with AI, and shows you one set of stats across the lot — with no ads, no marketplace and no social feed.
It also does the thing neither of the others is built for: photograph the menu in front of you and Smart Pick ranks what’s on it against the drinks you have actually rated — across categories, so the wine, the beer and the cocktail get compared side by side. Vivino can match a wine list to your palate; neither app can tell you whether tonight’s cocktail is a better bet than the beer.
It won’t give you Vivino’s crowd scores or Untappd’s community; that’s the deliberate trade for privacy and breadth. But if “what did I actually like, across everything I drink?” is your real question, that’s the one Drinkist answers — and the free Palate DNA quiz is a good place to start.
Which one fits you?
Vivino
Best if you drink wine
- Crowd ratings before you buy
- The largest wine catalog anywhere
- Buy bottles in the app
Untappd
Best if you drink beer socially
- Friends’ check-ins and a beer feed
- Badges and gamification
- Brewery and venue menus
Drinkist
Best if you drink a bit of everything
- One private journal for every category
- AI label scanning for any drink
- No ads, no marketplace, no feed
Frequently asked questions
Is there an Untappd for wine?
For wine on its own, Vivino is the closest equivalent — scan a label, get crowd ratings, keep a log of what you drank. It is wine-only, and it carries ads and a built-in shop. If what you want is the Untappd habit across wine, beer, cocktails and whisky at once, Drinkist keeps all of them in one private journal with AI label scanning, no ads and no check-ins.
Vivino or Untappd — which is better?
Neither is “better” outright; they’re for different drinks. Vivino is the better wine app and Untappd is the better beer app. If you drink both — or more — the more useful question is whether a single multi-category journal like Drinkist suits you better than running two apps.
Is there one app for both wine and beer?
Yes. Drinkist logs wine, beer, cocktails, whisky, spirits, coffee and tea in one private journal, with AI label scanning and shared stats — no need to run Vivino and Untappd side by side.
Do Vivino and Untappd work together?
No. They’re separate companies with separate apps, logins and data — there’s no shared profile between them. That fragmentation is exactly the friction a single journal avoids.
Is Drinkist free?
Yes, free to start on iOS and Android, with no ads. An optional Premium upgrade unlocks unlimited drinks and AI scans.
Remember every drink you love
Log, rate and scan any drink with AI — and let Smart Pick read the menu when you can’t decide. Wine, beer, cocktails, whisky and coffee, free on iOS & Android, no ads.