Comparison

Cellar vs Colk

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

Head to head
About

Cellar

Record and manage your alcoholic beverage consumption with this app. Log drinks by name, photo, and score, then sort them by type, date, or rating for easy review. Track both purchased and gifted drinks.

Highlights
  • Log drinks with name, photo, and score
  • Sort drinks by type, date, and rating
  • Record purchased and gifted beverages
  • Easy review of past consumption
Features
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Cellarは色々なお酒を楽しむ人のための記録アプリです。 飲んだお酒を名前や写真、スコアと一緒に記録できます。 保存したお酒は種類ごとに、飲んだ日やスコアで並び替えができるので振り返るのも簡単です。 自分で買ったお酒もプレゼントされたお酒も、どんどん保存していきましょう。

About

Colk

Log your wine experiences with AI-powered label scanning. Record tasting notes, purchase details, and organize your collection privately. Ideal for wine enthusiasts and students seeking a personal record.

Highlights
  • AI wine label scanning
  • Detailed tasting note fields
  • Private wine collection
  • Organize wines into folders
  • Record meal combinations
  • Track purchase details
Features
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■ Colk = Cork + Collection. The app is designed to keep track of the wines you have enjoyed or wish to drink. Rather than relying on other people's ratings, cherish and collect your own record of wines. ■ Colk features - The wine label photo is scanned and information such as the wine name and country of origin is automatically displayed. - Multiple record fields for things like the wine's taste, label photo, the store where it was purchased, etc. - You can organise the recorded wines into folders of your own choice. ■ Recommended for... People who want to record their wine without worrying about what others might think. Those who want to record not only the taste of wine, but also the food and company. Those who wish to stimulate conversation among wine lovers through mutual preferences. Those who are studying for a wine qualification. ■ The following are some of the items to be recorded - Photographs of labels and the time of drinking - Wine name - Vintage - Country of origin - Region - Winery - Evaluation - Comments - Red/white/sparkling/rosé (or your choice) - Grape variety - Date, place of purchase - URL - Price - Meal combinations - Aroma - Taste characteristics (sweetness/acidity/tannin/alcohol/body/flavour/aftertaste, each on a 5-point scale) ■ About the Colk Premium Plan (optional subscription) - Virtually limitless label scanning (100 weekly) - Advertising removed - Advanced search function - Increased number of comment characters, etc. ■ Plan introduction One-month plan: ¥480/month 6-month plan: ¥2,400 (¥400/month) 12-month plan: ¥3,600 (¥300/month) ■ About subscriptions The payment will be charged to your iTunes account after purchase. Please check your iTunes account settings to confirm or change your payment method. The subscription will automatically continue and you will be charged unless you cancel it 24 hours before the end of the subscription period. You can cancel your subscription in your iTunes account settings. You cannot cancel from the app. You cannot cancel your subscription from the app. ■ Terms and Conditions https://colkwine.com/terms-of-service/ ■ Privacy Policy https://colkwine.com/privacypolicy/

Screenshots

Cellar3 screens
Colk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cellar at none against Colk's 3. Cellar also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks) and review sentiment (33% vs 25%). On price, 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. Colk sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Cellar asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cellar ships an update weekly, Colk every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 3 level
Cellar versus Colk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCellarColk
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB85 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperShuhei TakedaWINEenth Co.,Ltd.

Customer experience

Cellar

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

Colk

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

In-app purchases

None

Cellar

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Colk

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Plan - 1 month plan$3.991 Month
  • Premium Plan - 6 months plan$20.996 Months
  • Premium Plan - 12 months plan$31.991 Year

Questions

Is Cellar free?
Cellar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Colk free?
Colk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cellar or Colk have ads?
Neither Cellar nor Colk shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cellar or Colk?
Cellar ships an update weekly, and Colk every 6 weeks. Most recently, Cellar was updated on November 3, 2026 and Colk on November 7, 2026.

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