# Apotheca — Cellars & Wines — What are we drinking tonight? > Wine identification, pairing suggestions, and cellar management app. (iPhone/iPad app by Alberto Jorge Queiroz.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/apotheca-cellars-and-wines/id6801920574 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Alberto Jorge Queiroz](https://appshunter.io/developer/6801920576) - Category: Food & Drink, Lifestyle - Price: Free - Age rating: 17+ - Requires: iOS 15.0 · 19 MB - Languages: Brazilian Portuguese - Released: 2026-08-26 - Data updated: 2026-10-01 - Monetization: free - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/apotheca-cellars-and-wines/id6801920574/reviews.md ## What is Apotheca? Apotheca answers the two questions everyone asks in front of a bottle. WHAT IS THIS WINE? Photograph the label. The camera reads it, the app searches 206,000 wines and fills in the whole record — producer, region, vintage, grapes, drinking window. You check it and you're done. WHAT SHOULD I OPEN TONIGHT? Name the dish — grilled steak, salt cod, mushroom risotto, sushi — and Apotheca points to the bottle in YOUR cellar that should be opened, and explains why. No cellar yet? It suggests three wines to look for on the restaurant's list. YOUR CELLAR, YOUR WAY • Cellar map: every bottle on the shelf and in the slot where it actually sits. • Drinking window: the app tells you when a wine is at its peak — and when it's going past. • Several cellars: the one at home, the one at the house in the country, the one at work. • History: what you've drunk, with your rating and the date. • Import from CellarTracker, Vivino, VinoCell or a spreadsheet. AMONG FRIENDS Create gatherings, invite the people you follow, and see the bottles each one is bringing — in the right serving order. Found wine clubs, follow what others are opening, talk about the bottles. YOUR CELLAR IS YOURS What you paid, your tasting notes and where each bottle sits never leave your device — not even to friends. You decide whether to keep a copy in the cloud, and you can turn it off whenever you like. Download everything that's yours, in one file, any time. ACTUALLY FREE No ads, no subscription, no in-app purchases. Nothing is charged, now or later. In English, Portuguese, Spanish, French and Italian — the app follows your device's language. ## Key features - Photograph wine labels for instant identification - Get detailed wine information (producer, region, vintage) - Receive wine pairing suggestions for dishes - Manage a visual wine cellar map - Track drinking windows and tasting notes - Import data from other wine apps and spreadsheets - Create and share wine gatherings with friends ## Recent user reviews (3 of 3) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/apotheca-cellars-and-wines/id6801920574/reviews.md ### 5/5 — App excelente *2026-09-18* Este app sensacional, com banco de dados diferenciado. Reconheceu vinhos que o Vivino não encontrou. Aprovado! ### 5/5 — Aplicativo maravilhoso *2026-09-17* Fantástico ### 5/5 — Vinho *2026-09-16* Melhor aplicativo de vinhos!! ## Frequently asked questions about Apotheca ### What is Apotheca? Apotheca is a free app that helps you identify wines by photographing their labels, suggests wine pairings for your meals, and allows you to manage your personal wine cellar with detailed tracking. ### Does Apotheca have ads? No, Apotheca is completely free with no ads, subscriptions, or in-app purchases. You can use all its features without any interruptions or hidden costs. ### What information does Apotheca provide about a wine? When you photograph a wine label, Apotheca searches its database to provide details such as the producer, region, vintage, grape varietals, and the optimal drinking window for the wine. ### Can Apotheca help me choose a wine for a specific dish? Yes, you can name a dish, and Apotheca will suggest a bottle from your cellar that pairs well with it, explaining the reasoning behind the recommendation. ### How does Apotheca manage my wine cellar? Apotheca offers a cellar map to show where each bottle is physically located, tracks drinking windows, allows for multiple cellar entries, and keeps a history of wines you've consumed with your ratings. ### Can I import my existing wine collection into Apotheca? Yes, Apotheca supports importing data from popular services like CellarTracker, Vivino, and VinoCell, as well as from spreadsheets, making it easy to transfer your collection. ### Is my wine data private with Apotheca? Your personal cellar data, including what you paid, tasting notes, and bottle locations, remains on your device. You can choose to keep a cloud copy, but it can be turned off at any time, and you can download your data. ### What languages does Apotheca support? Apotheca is available in English, Portuguese, Spanish, French, and Italian, and it automatically follows your device's language settings. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.17 — 2026-09-28 Signing in is faster. • After you tap "Sign in with Google", the app now shows "Connecting you…" instead of repeating the sign-in screen when you come back from the browser. • One less server call: signing in is quicker, especially on a weak signal. • The "Your city" field left the sign-up — you enter it when founding a confraria. • Empty cellar: two choices up front (scan your first label or see the demo), no scrolling. The rest live under "Other options". ### 1.16.1 — 2026-09-17 YOUR LAST ACTION IS NEVER LOST — after opening the only bottle of a label, sync could offer to "bring the cloud cellar" and undo what you had just done. Now the app saves directly when the difference came from you; when it asks, no choice discards anything, and history is always merged. ALSO IN THIS VERSION — English, Spanish, French and Italian without leftovers (144 texts); currency by device region on first launch; "App lock" opens again. ### 1.14 — 2026-09-15 FIVE LANGUAGES Apotheca now speaks English, Portuguese, Spanish, French and Italian, and picks your device's language on its own. A BETTER QUESTION AT THE DOOR The ＋ button no longer goes straight to the form. It asks what you're doing: read a label you're holding, name the dish going to the table, or fill in the record by hand. If you're drinking tonight, the path just got much shorter. OPEN NOW OR PUT IT AWAY When you save a wine, the app asks whether you're opening the bottle now or storing it in the cellar — and learns your habit. With more than one bottle, it opens one and keeps the rest. IMPROVEMENTS • The cellar map and the counts now read correctly in every language. • The label reader now recognizes French and Italian accents. • Fixed a long-standing plural error in the app's messages. ### 1.13 — 2026-09-04 Quando você cadastra um vinho que já está na sua adega, o Apotheca agora oferece um terceiro caminho: somar a garrafa E atualizar a ficha com os dados novos. Serve para quando a primeira leitura veio incompleta e a segunda trouxe o produtor, a região e as castas. A tela mostra lado a lado o que está diferente antes de você decidir, e a comparação passou a olhar vinícola, país, região, castas e tipo — antes ela só via a vinícola. Suas notas de degustação, a sua nota pessoal e as posições no mapa da adega nunca são alteradas. ### 1.12 — 2026-09-01 Leitor de rótulos: - O contrarrótulo entrou na leitura, e só quando faz falta. Se a foto da frente deixar sem produtor, castas ou região, o Apotheca avisa e oferece fotografar a etiqueta de trás — é lá que esses dados costumam estar. As duas fotos vão juntas e contam como uma única leitura. Quem fotografou um rótulo que já diz tudo não é incomodado. - A leitura ficou fiel ao que está impresso: o produtor escrito no rótulo vale mais do que o palpite da IA, e quando ele não está legível o campo vem em branco em vez de adivinhado. - Acabaram as suas leituras de foto do mês? O Apotheca agora lê o rótulo no próprio aparelho e procura nas 206 mil garrafas da base mundial que já vem dentro do app. De graça, sem cota e sem depender de internet. - Essa leitura no aparelho também ficou honesta: faz três passagens pela mesma foto e só escreve o que se repetiu. Achando o vinho na base mundial, pergunta qual é em vez de preencher sozinha. E quando não consegue ler, diz isso. - O país deixou de sair como Brasil quando o rótulo não diz o país. - "Tirar outra" agora responde também enquanto a IA analisa a foto, e "Cancelar" interrompe de verdade: a leitura em andamento não volta mais preenchendo a ficha sozinha. - A primeira tentativa ficou mais curta, então a segunda chance chega antes em rede lenta. Na ficha do vinho: - As notas de degustação são suas: o leitor não despeja mais o texto cru da leitura nelas, e o campo cresce sozinho conforme você escreve. - Um botão de apagar dentro do campo do nome, e o Limpar também no topo da ficha. - O campo do nome deixou de acionar o preenchimento automático de contatos do iPhone. ## Apps similar to Apotheca | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [OENARI — Wine Cellar Manager](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/oenari-wine-cellar-manager/id6759604191) | — | Free | Food & Drink | | [CellarIQ](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cellariq/id6760348830) | — | Free | Food & Drink | | [Pastel Mel](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pastel-mel/id1504256493) | — | Free | Food & Drink | | [Wine Scanner - Check Rating](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wine-scanner-check-rating/id6754876534) | 4.0 (2) | Free | Food & Drink | | [Toxiq - Food Scanner](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/toxiq-food-scanner/id6777510896) | — | Free | Food & Drink | | [Focaccia Pizzaria](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/focaccia-pizzaria/id1157188908) | — | Free | Food & Drink | --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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