# CT Legacy Version — Wine Reviews & Cellar Tools

> Wine reviews, cellar management, and tasting notes app. (iPhone/iPad app by CellarTracker.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ct-legacy-version/id893759800 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [CellarTracker](https://appshunter.io/developer/893759803)
- Category: Food & Drink
- Price: Free
- Rating: 3.90/5 from 184 App Store ratings · 103 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 13.0 · 2 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2014-07-20
- Data updated: 2026-08-13
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ct-legacy-version/id893759800/reviews.md

## What is CT Legacy Version?

IMPORTANT: This is the classic, legacy version of CellarTracker. For the best experience, we recommend installing the new version of the app, “CellarTracker: #1 Wine Tracker”. The classic version of the app will not be receiving new feature updates.

CellarTracker is the world's largest collection of wine reviews, tasting notes and personal stories from people who love wine — now available for iPhone and iPad!

• Read & Write Wine Reviews •
Find over 4.4 million wines, read more than 12 million tasting notes (community and professional) for great recommendations, and join a community of over 888,000 users to share your opinions. Fully integrated with professional reviews from Antonio Galloni, Stephen Tanzer, Allen Meadows, Jancis Robinson, Decanter and more (separate subscriptions may be required).

• Manage Your Collection •
Use our online cellar management tool to track your collection, see its value, and much more. Users are currently managing 168 million bottles and counting!

• Label Recognition •
Search for a wine by taking a photo of the label, or quickly capture photos and notes of multiple wines for later reference. Access your entire history of captured labels to remember what you've been drinking.

• Scan Barcodes •
Easily scan UPC/EAN barcodes on wines, as well as custom CellarTracker barcodes, to make cellar management a breeze. 

• Track Consumption History •
CellarTracker allows you to track what you've been drinking — from your cellar, a restaurant, winery or anywhere — and add your own tasting notes, ratings and label images.

This app requires internet connectivity to operate. Certain functionality, such as managing your cellar or tracking consumption history, require a free CellarTracker account. Optional paid CellarTracker accounts provide access to additional functionality, including automatic valuation. Some professional reviews require separate subscriptions to those publications to enable integration.

## Key features

- Read and write wine reviews
- Manage wine collection
- Label recognition for wine identification
- Barcode scanning for cellar management
- Track consumption history
- Access professional reviews

## What do users think of CT Legacy Version?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 📚 Comprehensive wine database with 1.7M+ wines
- 📱 Barcode scanning functionality works well
- ⭐ Community reviews from knowledgeable wine enthusiasts
- 🎯 Accurate drink-by date recommendations
- 🔍 Multiple search filters (region, grape, winery, etc.)
- 💰 Tracks purchase price and cellar valuation
- 📋 Restaurant-style wine list printing
- ⚡ Quick customer service response for adding missing wines
- 🏠 Excellent for managing large cellars (500-1000+ bottles)
- 📍 Location tracking within cellar (bins, racks, rooms)
- 🎨 Label photo recognition technology
- 💬 Responsive customer support team

**Cons**

- 🐢 Slow app performance and navigation between screens
- 🎨 Dated and clunky user interface
- 💸 Aggressive monetization of previously free features
- 🔄 Inconsistent barcode scanning accuracy
- ❌ Poor search function with no typo tolerance
- 📵 App crashes frequently
- 🌐 No offline functionality for cellar viewing
- 💱 Only supports US currency and date formats
- 🔧 Infrequent app updates and improvements
- ⚠️ Duplicate wine entries in database from user submissions
- 🚫 Difficult to edit or delete entries
- 📊 Inaccurate wine valuations compared to market prices
- 🆚 Significantly inferior to the legacy version compared to new app
- 🎯 Cumbersome process for adding unlisted wines

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Horizontal banner/glitch appears halfway down review screens
- App fails to load or shows blank white pages
- Keyboard covers text input fields
- Sticky banner appears in random screen positions when scrolling
- iOS 16.4+ compatibility issues with banner positioning
- Search function unable to handle minor typos
- Barcode misidentification (e.g., Shiraz identified as Chianti)
- Label identification fails for common wines
- App won't open with error codes
- Slow loading times on iPhone 11 and newer devices
- Non-native app behavior and web view problems
- Constant loading spinners during operations
- Online search functionality broken without support response

**Most requested features**

- Offline access to cellar inventory
- Multi-currency and international date format support
- Bulk scanner for multiple bottles at once
- Copy/duplicate entry function for similar wines
- Sort by delivery/purchase date
- Coravined wine tracking and flagging
- Save search history for quick access
- Better storage/location visualization (like VinoCell)
- Social features to connect with local collectors
- PDF file attachment capability for wine information
- Ability to mark multiple bottles consumed at once
- Wine pairing recommendations
- Search history/saved searches
- Default sorting preferences
- iOS 13 shortcuts for bottle removal
- Better keyboard handling to avoid covering input fields
- Swipe navigation between pages
- Remember scroll position when returning to cellar list
- Less sensitive tap/select function
- Professional sommelier input on drink-by dates

## Recent user reviews (10 of 103)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ct-legacy-version/id893759800/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Does many things better than the new app

*2025-08-06, version 1.9.2*

I’ve been using CellarTracker for over 10 years, long before there was an app.
Is this app great? Not at all, the website does many things way better, especially when managing multiple bottles. But this is nice for finding a specific bottle to open, and for removing it from your cellar.
I write this review to contrast it with the new app. That one is far less focused on your cellar and more on wine in general. (I’m expecting that they’ll be selling ad space to wineries soon.) It’s less of a “cellar tracker” and more of a “cellar filler” and wine guide.
While I don’t expect this app to be further developed, I’m hoping they incorporate this feedback into the direction of the new app. Or at least keep this one functional.

### 5/5 — Much better than the “new” version

*2025-07-11, version 1.9.2*

This does what one wants, the new one is garbage, tries to be social media not a serious wine program

### 5/5 — Please maintain Legacy

*2025-06-15, version 1.9.2*

As soon as I saw the updated Legacy tag on the Icon I thought, “its only a matter of time before they stop supporting this app.”

Please keep this app available. I agree with many of the other comments that the UI of the new app is just plain awful.

### 5/5 — Older but better

*2025-06-11, version 1.9.1*

A much more intuitive version that does what you actually want. The new search features such while using this older version makes it easier to see what you actually have in stock instead of giving you options to choose that you don’t even own

### 2/5 — New app has poor UI

*2025-01-19, version 1.9.0*

The new version is downright painful to use. Luckily, the old version is still functional and saves the day. If they turn the old version off, my 500+ bottle cellar will go back to existing in Excel.

### 4/5 — Straightforward, capable database

*2024-12-10, version 1.9.0*

I’ve loved this app.  I’ve voluntarily paid since the beginning of use in 2019.  I’ll admit I paid what I considered a reasonable value for the service, $40 a year or equivalent of a decent bottle of wine for me.  I don’t need reviews.  I don’t need a “community”.  I don’t need “drink now” assistance or photos.  I just need the database function and that is solid in this app.

I dread the day the old app is cut off and the upgrade to the new version is mandatory.  I will not pay the excessive rates they expect. My cost would be 10x higher per year which far exceeds the value for a database function.  I’ll drop it when that occurs.  It’ll be a pity, but I can’t imagine the server space for my data costs that much to maintain.

### 5/5 — More efficient than the new app

*2024-11-02, version 1.9.0*

This app is great. I’ve got 650 bottles. This is by far the best I’ve used. Please keep supporting this version.

### 1/5 — Little Improvement.

*2024-09-28, version 1.9.0*

I really want to like this app. Even with the latest release, this app is very limited and does not provide many features. The UI still seems quite dated and is not very intuitive. I find Vivino to be much better as a free product. If you could provide price, transparency, user reviews and expert tasting notes, I would see, and even pay for, value.

### 2/5 — Dated and Clunky

*2024-09-28, version 1.9.0*

The interface is dated and clunky and is in dire need of a UX developer. The only feature that really seemed useful was the Ready to Drink list and now that’s a subscription feature, so the app is literally just a simple list of the wine I have.  I could just as easily use a spreadsheet.

### 2/5 — Dissapponting

*2024-09-13, version 1.9.0*

I used CT for 8 years. Prolly the best app out there when I started my cellar. Since then I’ve had to pay a yearly ‘voluntary’ assessment and if I missed the payment by one day then I lost data (voluntary - hmmm). Through the 8 years there’s been few changes/upgrades/improvements and now they want to charge me $160/year to use it. 
I’ve started looking at other apps with better evaluations (CT’s were always off), more comprehensive wine info, free critics ratings, easier functionality, much better graphics and 3D models of my wine room; all for 60% of the cost. 
If the designer is interested I suggest you hold off on the mandatory costs, upgrade your app and then ask for money. It’s hard to make a tough management decision that risks today dollars.

## Frequently asked questions about CT Legacy Version

### What is this app?

This is the legacy version of a wine tracking application. It provides access to a large database of wine reviews, tasting notes, and allows users to manage their personal wine collection. Key features include label recognition, barcode scanning, and tracking consumption history.

### What are the main features of this app?

Users can read and write wine reviews, manage their cellar inventory, identify wines by taking photos of labels or scanning barcodes, and track their drinking history with tasting notes and ratings. It also integrates with professional wine reviews.

### Is this app free to use?

The app itself is free to download and use, but it does display advertisements. Some advanced features, such as automatic cellar valuation, require an optional paid CellarTracker account. Access to certain professional reviews may also require separate subscriptions.

### What are the system requirements for this app?

This application requires internet connectivity to operate. Functionality like managing your cellar or tracking consumption history necessitates a free CellarTracker account. It is available for iPhone and iPad.

### Who is this app designed for?

This app is intended for wine lovers, collectors, and enthusiasts who want to discover new wines, keep track of their cellar, record their tasting experiences, and engage with a community of fellow wine drinkers.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.9.2 — 2025-06-13

- bug fix

### 1.9.1 — 2025-06-10

- maintenance release

### 1.9.0 — 2024-04-05

This version is an important update that streamlines transitioning to our new mobile app, coming soon!

### 1.8.1 — 2023-12-13

The barcode scanner now utilizes the macro camera on iPhone 13 and later Pro/Pro Max devices for better scanning results!

### 1.8.0 — 2023-10-13

This release ensures the header stays at the top of the page.

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- [CellarTracker: #1 Wine Tracker](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cellartracker-1-wine-tracker/id6446102275)

All apps by CellarTracker: https://appshunter.io/developer/893759803

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