Comparison

pinch cal vs CellarScope

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

Head to head
About

pinch cal

Manage catering staff and event schedules. View event bookings, staff availability, and who is assigned to each event. More features are planned for future updates.

Highlights
  • Event schedule management
  • Staff availability tracking
  • View event bookings
  • Assign staff to events
  • Upcoming feature development
Features
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Welcome to the Pinch Cal app for managing your catering staff and upcoming events. This app will help you view your event schedule and staff availability as well as who is booked for an event. More features are coming! Enjoy!

About

CellarScope

Features
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CellarScope, the app that makes managing your wine collection a breeze. With a few taps and by following a few simple instruction, you can quickly and easily build a virtual version of your cellar or wine rack and fill it with wine. Simply, 1. Take a photo of the cellar or rack within the app or use a photo from your photo album.  2. From the photo, build your cellar. Whether it has one or several sections, composed of grid or diamond-shapes, mixed with rows for large format bottles or multi-bottle cells, or all of the above -- CellarScope can handle it all.  3. Inventory your wine. Pre-loaded data tables that come with the app will save you time with thousands of vintners, appellations, and varietals ready at your fingertips. Have a wine or winemaker not in the database? Just press "+" to add. And if desired, you can add label photos, barcodes, professional or personal ratings, notes, and more to each bottle.  4. All that's left is to place your bottles. That's it! With a few taps you can quickly fill your cellar. Ready to drink? Open Power Search and quickly find the bottle you want -- by vintage, varietal, vintner, origin, rating, etc. Use the visual interface to narrow your results. Then tap the results to see exactly where a bottle is.  Curious what others think of the bottle? Use the internet search function and to set and search an assortment of sites for the latest reviews, prices, etc. Forgot that bottle you enjoyed months ago? Just as easily, search your bottle history.  Never again rummage through your cellar, pulling out bottles one by one, looking for that elusive wine in a haystack. With the power and ease of CellarScope, you can always see all of your wines -- wherever you are. And, more importantly, find the bottles you want -- wherever they are. Features: ○ Preloaded varietals, vintners, appellations ○ Built-in photo feature ○ Barcode scanner ○ Quick Internet search on individual bottles ○ Powerful Cellar search function ○ Visual, intuitive interface, with your cellar as the backdrop Pricing: App is free to download; however, to utilize all app functions a subscription is required. CellarScope All-access Subscription plans: Monthly: $0.59/month Annual: $4.99/year Payments and Renewal: Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or turn off auto-renew in your Account settings at any time after purchase No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active period. Apple EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ CellarScope Terms and Conditions: https://sites.google.com/view/cellarscope/terms-and-conditions CellarScope Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/cellarscope/cellarscope-privacy-policy

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: pinch cal at none against CellarScope's 2. pinch cal also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 26 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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. CellarScope sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.59 per month. pinch cal asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

pinch cal ships an update every 3 months, CellarScope every 26 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
pinch cal versus CellarScope: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterpinch calCellarScope
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 26 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB61 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPINCH FOOD DESIGNKirk Ohanian

In-app purchases

None

pinch cal

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

CellarScope

Subscriptions2
  • One Month Subscription14 Days trial$0.591 Month
  • Annual Subscription1 Month trial$4.991 Year

Questions

Is pinch cal free?
pinch cal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CellarScope free?
CellarScope is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do pinch cal or CellarScope have ads?
Neither pinch cal nor CellarScope shows ads.
Which is updated more often, pinch cal or CellarScope?
pinch cal ships an update every 3 months, and CellarScope every 26 months. Most recently, pinch cal was updated on November 3, 2026 and CellarScope on October 27, 2026.

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