Comparison

CellarEye vs CravingChef

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

Head to head
About

CellarEye

This app reimagines wine collection management by turning any inventory into a smart, interactive cellar. It offers photo mapping, instant bottle location, and tap-to-manage access for fast and accurate cellar organization.

Highlights
  • Instant bottle location with digital mapping
  • SmartStickers for quick inventory access
  • Streamlined collection management
  • Total accuracy and flexibility for any storage
  • Personalized visual storage mapping
  • Search and filter collection by various details
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Your wine collection, reimagined. CellarEye is the modern wine tracker built by collectors for collectors. Turn any wine inventory into a fully interactive smart cellar on your iPhone. Replace spreadsheets and outdated tools with photo mapping, instant bottle location, and tap to manage access that make cellar management fast and accurate. Why choose CellarEye? Instant bottle location Find any bottle in seconds. Digitally map your racks, fridges, shelves, cases, and offsite lockers so you always know exactly where each wine lives. It is like a wine search inside your cellar, precise and fast. SmartStickers for Quick Access High-tech SmartStickers bridge your physical storage and your digital inventory. Place a sticker on a rack, shelf, bin, or box. Bump your iPhone to open that location, see bottles, add new ones, move items, or update details on the spot. No barcodes. No clipboards. Just scan, bump, and go. Streamlined Collection Management Manage your wine inventory in half the time compared to traditional methods. Add bottles quickly, assign locations with a tap, and keep everything organized for your next pull. CellarEye is the wine app that makes day-to-day tasks simple. Total Accuracy and Flexibility CellarEye adapts to your setup, whether you have a small wine fridge or a large cellar with mixed storage. Track bottles stored at home or offsite. Keep a clear, trusted record so you never lose track of a single bottle. Personalized storage mapping Use real photos of your racks and shelves to create a visual map of your cellar. Draw digital zones, assign bottles to exact spots, and see your entire layout at a glance. No more cryptic codes or paper diagrams. Your cellar looks and feels like your cellar. Why was CellarEye created? Traditional wine management has not kept up with collectors. Spreadsheets break. Paper lists go missing. Many apps add friction instead of removing it. As collectors, we built CellarEye to be fast, intuitive, and satisfying to use. The result is a smart cellar tracker that makes organization effortless and keeps you engaged over time. It's the first wine app you'll love to use and stick with. What can you do with CellarEye? - Locate any bottle in seconds using an interactive map of your storage - Tap a SmartSticker with your iPhone to open a bin or shelf and update inventory instantly - Add bottles quickly, then place and confirm their exact location with a bump - Search and filter your collection by name, tag, location, and other details you choose to track - Map mixed storage types, from traditional racks to boxes on the floor and off-site lockers - Work faster with a clean, focused interface built for serious collectors - Stay accurate and organized, no matter how many bottles you have Perfect for Any Collector Whether your collection is just getting started or spans multiple storage areas, CellarEye fits the way you store wine. It is perfect for: - Traditional wine racks - Wine fridges of all sizes - Boxes on shelves - Cases stacked on the ground - Offsite lockers - Merchant storage CellarEye brings the best parts of a cellar tracker, a wine app, and a smart inventory system together in one place. If you are looking for a reliable wine tracker that saves time, improves accuracy, and gives you instant location clarity, this is it. Download CellarEye today and experience a smarter way to manage your wine collection.

About

CravingChef

This AI-powered app acts as your personal chef, handling meal planning, recipe discovery, and grocery list generation. It learns your preferences to offer personalized recommendations and provides live cooking guidance. Get instant answers to cooking questions and track your nutrition goals.

Highlights
  • AI-powered personalized recipe recommendations
  • Smart meal planning
  • Intelligent grocery list generation
  • Live cooking guidance
  • Recipe import from web links
  • Personalized nutrition tracking
  • AI kitchen assistant for cooking questions
Features
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Meet CravingChef, your AI personal chef. CravingChef works behind the scenes to handle the planning, organization, and decision-making that comes with cooking, so you can spend more time enjoying great food. Powered by AI, CravingChef learns your tastes, preferences, and goals to deliver personalized recipe recommendations, meal plans, nutrition insights, and grocery lists tailored to you. Ask Your Chef Need a substitute ingredient? Wondering if something is fully cooked? Want to adjust a recipe, use ingredients you already have, or get help with a cooking technique? Just ask. CravingChef's AI kitchen assistant is always available to help. Discover Recipes You'll Love Explore an endless feed of recipes and cooking videos personalized to your tastes. Whether you're looking for something familiar or trying something new, CravingChef helps you find meals you'll actually want to make. Import Recipes From Anywhere Found a recipe online? Simply share the link and CravingChef automatically imports the ingredients, instructions, and recipe details for you. Smart Meal Planning Build meal plans with recommendations personalized to your schedule, preferences, and goals. Intelligent Grocery Lists Generate grocery lists automatically from your recipes and meal plans. CravingChef also takes your pantry into account, helping reduce duplicate purchases, minimize food waste, and make shopping more efficient. Live Cooking Guidance Cook with confidence using Live Cooking Mode. Follow step-by-step instructions, stay organized while you cook, and get guidance throughout the entire recipe without constantly scrolling or losing your place. Personalized Nutrition Tracking Track calories, macros, and nutrition goals with insights tailored to your lifestyle and dietary preferences. Learns With Every Meal The more you use CravingChef, the more it understands your tastes, cooking habits, dietary preferences, and goals, creating a truly personalized experience over time. Your AI personal chef, working behind the scenes to make cooking easier.

Screenshots

CellarEye4 screens
CravingChef4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CravingChef at none against CellarEye's 7. CravingChef also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). CellarEye's advantage is ratings volume (53 vs 6). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. CellarEye sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. CravingChef asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CravingChef holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CellarEye has 53 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 97% of CellarEye's written reviews are positive against 100% of CravingChef's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CellarEye ships an update every 2 weeks, CravingChef every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
CellarEye versus CravingChef: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCellarEyeCravingChef
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (53 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews97.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings53 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size377 MB58 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperCellarEyeRonan Reddy

Customer experience

CellarEye

All ratings53 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive97.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.0%

CravingChef

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

CellarEye

Subscriptions7
  • CellarEye Pro (monthly)$12.991 Month
  • CellarEye Pro+ (monthly)$14.991 Month
  • Premium+ (monthly)$29.991 Month
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  • CellarEye+$69.001 Year
  • Starter+14 Days trial$129.001 Year
  • CellarEye Pro+ (yearly)$149.001 Year
  • Collector's Club$299.001 Year
None

CravingChef

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CellarEye free?
CellarEye is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CravingChef free?
CravingChef is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CellarEye or CravingChef?
CravingChef is rated higher. CellarEye averages 4.8 out of 5 from 53 ratings, while CravingChef averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do CellarEye or CravingChef have ads?
Neither CellarEye nor CravingChef shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CellarEye or CravingChef?
CellarEye ships an update every 2 weeks, and CravingChef every 10 days. Most recently, CellarEye was updated on October 19, 2026 and CravingChef on October 1, 2026.

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