Comparison

CellarEye vs Constella

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 Replace spreadsheets and outdated tools with photo mapping, instant bottle location, and tap to manage access that make cellar management fast and accurate.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

Constella

Features
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Wine is the land writing back. Constella keeps every letter. RECORD A GLASS Structured WSET-style tasting: appearance, nose, palate, conclusions. Two minutes, done. SCAN A LABEL Point the camera at the bottle. Producer, grapes, vintage, ABV — filled in. What it can't read, it leaves blank. No guessing. SEE THE NETWORK Wines, producers, regions, grapes, aromas, importers — every glass joins your own graph. Press a dot and drag. Its friends follow. FIND IT AGAIN Search, stats, dedupe. Export to Obsidian backlinks or JSON. Your data stays yours. No accounts. No ads. Nobody reads your notes. Everything lives on your device and in your iCloud. That's all.

Screenshots

CellarEye4 screens
Constella4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Constella at none against CellarEye's 7. CellarEye's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 weeks). On price, ads, 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

Both are free to download. CellarEye sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Constella asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CellarEye ships an update every 2 weeks, Constella every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
CellarEye versus Constella: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCellarEyeConstella
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (53 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews97.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings53 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size377 MB5 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperCellarEyeChen Chen

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

Constella

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CellarEye free?
CellarEye is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Constella free?
Constella is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CellarEye or Constella have ads?
Neither CellarEye nor Constella shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CellarEye or Constella?
CellarEye ships an update every 2 weeks, and Constella every 4 weeks. Most recently, CellarEye was updated on October 23, 2026 and Constella on October 14, 2026.

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