Compare California wine travel iPhone app features

While Winery Quest Pro, our app, is the clear winner there are several other apps that compliment Winery Quest Pro and we recommend traveling with them also. Napa Tour and Sonoma Tour are excellent for what they do and should be part of the travel kit for visitors to those regions.

California wine travel iPhone apps evaluation - June 2010

Price
Regions covered.
Wine region info?
Winery profiles?
Profile photos?
Winery profile features?
Filtering options combinations for personalization?
Current specials posted by wineries live?
Website with more winery and wine region info?
Personal trip log?
Methods to customize trip.
Filter map to reduce map clutter?
Author recommendations?
Winery analysis?
Ratings and reviews?
Trip support?
App support from inside app?
Region map?
Maps internal to app?
Easy to read maps with marker labels?
Accurate map markers?
App frequently upgraded?
Wineries update their data?
Live real time profile updating?
Data cached for offline use?
Includes only wineries open to the public regularly?
Remembers your last screen?
Post to Twitter & Facebook?
Winery events?
Favorites?
Other information.
Winery Quest Pro Napa Tour and Sonoma Tour Swirl Guide AOC Guides - Napa and Sonoma Mr. Picky guides Wine Trip Paso Tours Tasting Room Wineries Napa Valley Visit Dave the Wine Merchant Napa iVisit Sonoma County Yelp
$7.99 $2.99 each $3.99 $5.99 each $0.99 $0.99 Free $4.99 $0.99 Free $0.99 Free Free
20 6 1 6 3 16 - very incomplete & poorly classified 1 Not clear, mailing address list as data. Not clear, mailing address list as data. 1 1 5 All
Yes Yes No Minimal Minimal No No No No Yes No No No
850+ 242 244 40 327 Public data Public data Public data No No Minimal Minimal Minimal
Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No Some Yes
130 16 102 5 5 6 2 2 1 1 4 6 8
2,200. 16,900 on the Website. 56 4 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 3
Yes No No No No No No No No Maybe No Yes No
Yes No but many books. No No No No No No No Yes No Yes Somewhat
Yes No Yes No No Yes No No No No No No No
4 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 o 0 0 0 0
Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes No No No No No Minimal
Yes Yes Yes Yes Minimal No No No No No No No By users
Yes, in progress Yes, very good. Yes, good. Yes, good. Minimal No No No No No Yes, in progress No By users
On Website, future in app. No No No No No No No No No No No Yes
Yes - forums, email inside app, Twitter, Facebook. Yes - Twitter, Facebook, live chat inside app. No No No No No No No No No No No
Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No No No No No
Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No
Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes - color coded markers. No No No No No No No Awful No No No No
Yes - hand mapped. Somewhat. Photo markers awkward for navigation. Usually, not hand mapped. Yes Usually, not hand mapped. No Usually, not hand mapped. No No No, geo-coded mailing addresses. Mostly Yes Usually
Yes Yes Unknown, recently released. No No No Yes No No Unknown, recently released. Unknown, recently released. Somewhat Yes
Yes No No No No No No No No No No No Yes
Yes No No No No No No No No No No No Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Not maps Not maps Yes No No Yes Yes No
Yes No No Yes No No No No No No No No Mostly
Yes No No No Yes No No No No No Yes Yes Yes
No but planned. No Yes Facebook No No No No No No No Yes Yes
Some No No No No No No No No None yet No Yes No
Yes Yes No No No No No Yes No Yes Yes No Bookmarks
Hotels, restaurants, delis being added. Markets, hotels, restaurants. No A few hotels, restaurants. No Other states but very incomplete. Restaurants, Farms, Olive ranches. Info about varietals. Wine and winery notes. No Phone book type listings. Mostly useless. Directory of hotels, dining, etc. Most businesses.
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