Comparison

Sub 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

Sub

This app enhances your kitchen experience by guiding you through recipes from websites and a curated collection. It allows remote control and monitoring of Sub-Zero refrigeration, Cove dishwashing, and Wolf appliances, ensuring optimal performance and convenience.

Highlights
  • Guided cooking from online recipes
  • Chef-tested recipes optimized for Wolf appliances
  • Remote dishwasher control and monitoring
  • Refrigerator settings and alerts
  • Filter recipes by cooking mode
  • Bookmark and share recipes
Features
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Elevate your kitchen experience with the Sub-Zero Group Owner’s App. Connect your Wi-Fi-enabled appliances and enjoy greater control, personalized cooking, and now, integrated wine inventory management. • Build and manage your wine collection • Scan bottles to quickly add wines to your inventory • Track where each bottle is stored across locations • Organize your collection with filters, groups, and tags • View inventory history as wines are enjoyed over time • Enjoy a guided cooking experience with recipes tailored to your appliances • Set timers and view oven status directly from recipe steps • Monitor and control your appliances from anywhere • Receive notifications for appliance status, maintenance, and more The app also gives you powerful control over your Sub-Zero refrigeration and Cove dishwashing appliances. Start your dishwasher remotely, monitor cycles, and manage supplies Wine Inventory transforms a traditionally manual task into a simple, intuitive experience. Manage your collection, understand where your wines are stored, and stay connected to your kitchen in one place. Download now and get more from every Sub-Zero, Wolf, and Cove appliance.

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

Sub4 screens
Wine Cellar Manager4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sub at none against Wine Cellar Manager's 13. Sub also leads on ratings volume (786 vs 5) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.2). Wine Cellar Manager's advantage is review sentiment (46% vs 15%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). On price, rating and ads 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. Sub asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sub holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sub has 786 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 15% of Sub's written reviews are positive against 46% of Wine Cellar Manager's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sub ships an update every 5 weeks, Wine Cellar Manager fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Sub versus Wine Cellar Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSubWine Cellar Manager
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (786 ratings) — better4.2 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews14.7% of reviews46.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings786 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.5 — better17.2
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB279 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSub-Zero and WolfTeck Apps UG (haftungsbeschraenkt)

Customer experience

Sub

All ratings778 ratings
Positive85.1%
Neutral3.0%
Negative12.0%
Written reviews177 reviews
Positive14.7%
Neutral8.5%
Negative76.8%

Wine Cellar Manager

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

Bugs and requests

Sub

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes after recent updates
  • Unable to log in or register account
  • Appliances disappear from the app
  • Firmware update failures brick appliances

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add support for Celsius temperature units
  • Provide real-time temperature and energy consumption data
  • Integrate with smart home platforms like Apple HomeKit

Wine Cellar Manager

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Sub

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 Sub free?
Sub 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, Sub or Wine Cellar Manager?
Sub is rated higher. Sub averages 4.4 out of 5 from 786 ratings, while Wine Cellar Manager averages 4.2 from 5 ratings.
Do Sub or Wine Cellar Manager have ads?
Neither Sub nor Wine Cellar Manager shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sub or Wine Cellar Manager?
Sub ships an update every 5 weeks, and Wine Cellar Manager fortnightly. Most recently, Sub was updated on October 24, 2026 and Wine Cellar Manager on October 24, 2026.

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