Comparison

Personal Wine Cellar Database vs WithWine

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

Head to head
About

Personal Wine Cellar Database

Manage your wine collection with this app, ideal for those using spreadsheets. It offers quick data entry, powerful search and sort functions, and barcode scanning. Keep your cellar organized and synchronized across devices.

Highlights
  • Extensive search and sort functions
  • Barcode scanning for bottles
  • Organize by racks and locations
  • Track opened bottles with notes
  • Import data from CSV
  • iCloud synchronization across devices
Features
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Personal Wine Cellar Database WineCellar is designed to allow users to manage their cellars and keep track of their wines in a simple tabular view of the world. It is ideal for the person who is currently using a spreadsheet to track their wine. The app works on iPhone, iPad and MacOS devices. You can use iCloud to keep your devices in synch. You will then have an up to date copy in your pocket on those buying trips to the cellar door or wine store. The app is optimised for entering data quickly and, importantly, for sorting and searching for wines under any criteria. Barcodes can be scanned to add or find bottles in your own cellar. Flexible functions allow you to add individual bottles, add multiple bottles of the same wine in a single action, move bottles, open bottles, set up your racks or locations to match your physical storage/s, search by many options, sort a search result to suit and do data checks to review the integrity of your cellar. Data can be imported from CSV files for those currently using spreadsheets to track their wines. Features - Extensive search and sort functions - Shortcuts to add extra bottles - Shortcuts to move bottles - Record bottles opened, with notes - Data Checking reports - Print reports of the bottles - Create backup CSV files in email or on iCloud - Use iCloud to synchronise between multiple devices and users. - Scan Barcode to add / find bottles in your own cellar. - Visual auditing tool, with drag and drop capability to move bottles - Customisable colours for bottle icons - Settings to customise number (size) of icons displayed on screen. - Included PDF user manual to fully describe all features. - supports Dark mode - supports larger text sizes.

About

WithWine

Discover wineries, log your tasting experiences with notes, and purchase wine directly. Manage wine club subscriptions, track orders, and stay connected with your favorite vineyards.

Highlights
  • Find wineries on map
  • Record tasting notes
  • Buy wine direct from wineries
  • Manage wine club subscriptions
  • Track wine orders
  • Stay in touch with wineries
Features
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Do you go to wine tastings? Can you remember the wines you tried and liked considering everything was on paper? In this day and age why are they still using paper? Well, the WithWine app is the app for that. Find wineries to visit on the map Remember which wines you've tried and liked with swipe gestures and record your tasting notes Buy direct from wineries (just like you would on their websites but with a single app instead) Sign up to and manage wine club subscriptions Track your orders Stay in touch with your favourite wineries Find wineries to visit, remember which wines you tried and liked and buy direct from the winery! You can also track your shipments, manage your wine club memberships and more!

Screenshots

Personal Wine Cellar Database4 screens
WithWine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Personal Wine Cellar Database at 100% against WithWine's 46%. WithWine's advantage is price (Free vs $5.99) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

WithWine is free to download; Personal Wine Cellar Database costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Personal Wine Cellar Database ships an update every 3 months, WithWine every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and August 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Personal Wine Cellar Database versus WithWine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPersonal Wine Cellar DatabaseWithWine
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (43 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better46.2% of reviews
Number of ratings43 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB116 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperGraham RawlinsWithWine Ltd

Customer experience

Personal Wine Cellar Database

All ratings43 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

WithWine

Written reviews13 reviews
Positive46.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative53.8%

In-app purchases

None

Personal Wine Cellar Database

No in-app purchases

None

WithWine

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Personal Wine Cellar Database free?
Personal Wine Cellar Database costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is WithWine free?
WithWine is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Personal Wine Cellar Database or WithWine have ads?
Neither Personal Wine Cellar Database nor WithWine shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Personal Wine Cellar Database or WithWine?
Personal Wine Cellar Database ships an update every 3 months, and WithWine every 3 weeks. Most recently, Personal Wine Cellar Database was updated on September 15, 2026 and WithWine on August 14, 2026.

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