Comparison

Home Assistant vs Wine Cellar Manager

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Home Assistant

Control your entire smart home from one app, locally and privately. Automate devices, receive notifications, and manage your home's data securely. Integrates with thousands of smart devices and open standards.

Highlights
  • Control entire home from one app
  • Discover and configure new devices
  • Automate device actions
  • Local data privacy
  • Connect to open standards (Z-Wave, Zigbee, Matter)
  • Remote access via Home Assistant Cloud
  • Location-based automation
Features
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The Home Assistant Companion app allows you to access your Home Assistant instance on the go. Home Assistant is the smart home solution focused on privacy, choice, and sustainability. It runs locally in your home via a device like the Home Assistant Green or Raspberry Pi. This app connects to all the most powerful features of Home Assistant, - One app to control the whole home - Home Assistant is compatible with the biggest brands in the smart home, connecting to thousands of smart devices and services. - Discover automatically and quickly configure new devices - such as Philips Hue, Sonos, and IKEA Tradfri. - Automate everything - Make all the devices in your home work in harmony - have your lights dim when you start watching a movie, or turn off your heat when you’re away from home. - Keep your home’s data in the home - use it privately to see past trends and averages. - Connect to open standards with hardware add-ons - including Z-Wave, Zigbee, Matter, Thread, and Bluetooth. - Connect anywhere - If you would like to access this app while away from home, the most secure and simple way to get started is Home Assistant Cloud. The app unlocks your smartphone or tablet as a home automation tool. - Securely share your location, using it to automate heating, security, and so much more. - Get notifications on what's happening in your home, from detecting leaks to doors left open, you have full control over what it tells you. - Carplay functionality lets you open a garage or disable the security system from the dash of your car. - Build your own widgets to control any device in your home with a tap. - Integrate Home Assistant's functionality into Shortcuts, for example have your phone’s morning alarm turn on the coffee machine. - Apple Watch compatibility can show your home's temperature on a watch face or quickly activate devices. - Text or talk to your local voice assistant on your device. - Mac compatibility allows you to control your home from your desktop, but also to share data to build automation, like having your streaming lights turn on when your camera is active. Join the over 1 million users and empower your home with better privacy, choice and sustainability. Compatible with: Airthings, Amazon Alexa, Amcrest, Apple HomeKit, Apple TV, ASUSWRT, August, Belink WeMo, Bluetooth, Bose SoundTouch, Broadlink, BTHome, deCONZ, Denon, Devolo, DLNA, Ecobee, Ecovacs, Ecowitt, Elgato, EZVIZ, Fritz, Fully Kiosk, GoodWe, Govee, Growatt, Hikvision, Hive, Home Connect, Homematic, HomeWizard, Honeywell, iCloud, IFTTT, IKEA Tradfri, Insteon, Jellyfin, LG Smart TVs, LIFX, Logitech Harmony, Lutron Caseta, Magic Home, Matter, MotionEye, MQTT, MusicCast, Nanoleaf, Netatmo, Nuki, OctoPrint, ONVIF, Opower, Overkiz, OwnTracks, Panasonic Viera, Philips Hue, Pi-hole, Plex, Reolink, Ring, Roborock, Roku, Samsung TVs, Sense, Sensiba, Shelly, SmartThings, SolarEdge, Sonarr, Sonos, Sony Bravia, Spotify, Steam, SwitchBot, Synology, Tado, Tasmota, Tesla Wall, Thread, Tile, TP-Link Smart Home, Tuya, UniFi, UPnP, Verisure, Vizio, Wallbox, WebRTC, WiZ, WLED, Xbox, Xiaomi BLE, Yale, Yeelight, YoLink, Z-Wave, Zigbe

About

Wine Cellar Manager

Manage your personal wine collection with this multi-platform app. Track inventory, vintages, open bottles, and even wine consumed outside your cellar. Capture wine moments with photos and analyze your collection with statistics.

Highlights
  • Manage wine inventory and vintage data
  • Track open bottles and fill levels
  • Import wines from a database
  • Create virtual wine racks and fridges
  • Manage orders and subscriptions
  • Journal for cellar movements and consumed wines
  • Capture wine moments with photos
Features
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Our multi-platform wine cellar & lifestyle app is all you need for your personal wine experience! From basic management of bottles and vintages up to capturing your wine moments - the Wine Cellar Manager has you covered! Access your data on your iPhone, iPad & Mac with your iCloud Account. Key Features & Highlights: * Manage your wine inventory along with vintage specific data * Track your open bottles (for users of wine saver systems, including fill level & date) * Import wines from our Wine Cloud database * Create virtual wine racks and fridges - the Wine Cellar Manager supports multiple rooms and even houses for advanced use cases * Support for multiple currencies and bottle sizes * Mange your orders and subscriptions * The Journal tracks every cellar movement and allows you to track wines consumed outside of your cellar (e.g. restaurant) * Capture your Wine Moments by posting photos and connecting them with your Journal * Various filters for fast access * Different layouts and customization options * Statistics & graphics to analyze your inventory and purchases * Available for iPhone, iPad & Mac * Shared multi-user data access (Advanced Edition) Any questions? Just get in touch with our support: support@winemanager.app Cheers! Licence Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Home Assistant4 screens
Wine Cellar Manager4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Home Assistant at 4.7 against Wine Cellar Manager's 4.2. Home Assistant also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 13) and ratings volume (4K vs 5). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Wine Cellar Manager sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Home Assistant asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Home Assistant holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Home Assistant has 4K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Home Assistant's written reviews are positive against 46% of Wine Cellar Manager's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Home Assistant ships an update every 10 days, Wine Cellar Manager fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Home Assistant versus Wine Cellar Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHome AssistantWine Cellar Manager
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (4K ratings) — better4.2 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews54.3% of reviews — better46.2% of reviews
Number of ratings4K — better5
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.2
Further details — not scored
Size229 MB279 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperNabu Casa, IncTeck Apps UG (haftungsbeschraenkt)

Customer experience

Home Assistant

All ratings4,010 ratings
Positive93.4%
Neutral1.6%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews514 reviews
Positive54.3%
Neutral8.6%
Negative37.2%

Wine Cellar Manager

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive46.2%
Neutral15.4%
Negative38.5%

In-app purchases

None

Home Assistant

No in-app purchases

13 purchases

Wine Cellar Manager

Subscriptions9
  • Advanced Edition1 Month trial$2.991 Month
  • Advanced 2 Months7 Days trial$5.992 Months
  • Basic Plus Edition$7.996 Months
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  • Basic Edition macOS$8.991 Year
  • Advanced 6 Months7 Days trial$14.906 Months
  • Advanced Cloud Edition1 Month trial$14.996 Months
  • Basic Plus Edition$14.991 Year
  • Advanced one year$22.991 Year
  • Advanced Edition1 Month trial$24.991 Year
One-time4
  • Basic Plus Edition Unlimited$34.99
  • Wine Manager Basic$36.00
  • Basic Mac Version$36.00
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  • Advanced Unlimited Edition$44.99

Questions

Is Home Assistant free?
Home Assistant is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Wine Cellar Manager free?
Wine Cellar Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Home Assistant or Wine Cellar Manager?
Home Assistant is rated higher. Home Assistant averages 4.7 out of 5 from 4K ratings, while Wine Cellar Manager averages 4.2 from 5 ratings.
Do Home Assistant or Wine Cellar Manager have ads?
Neither Home Assistant nor Wine Cellar Manager shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Home Assistant or Wine Cellar Manager?
Home Assistant ships an update every 10 days, and Wine Cellar Manager fortnightly. Most recently, Home Assistant was updated on October 29, 2026 and Wine Cellar Manager on October 24, 2026.

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