Comparison

CellarEye vs Zélar

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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Know every bottle you own, where it lives, and what it's worth. CellarEye is the smart wine cellar tracker built by collectors, for collectors. Map your real racks, fridges and lockers with photos, SmartTap a SmartSticker with your iPhone to open any spot, and find any bottle in seconds. Start free for up to 50 bottles. WHY COLLECTORS CHOOSE CELLAREYE Find any bottle in seconds Map racks, fridges, shelves, cases and offsite lockers so you always know exactly where each wine lives. SmartStickers and SmartTap Place a SmartSticker on a rack, shelf, bin or box. SmartTap it with your iPhone to open that location, see what's there, add bottles, move them or update details on the spot. No clipboards, no guesswork. Know what your collection is worth See market valuations for your bottles in USD, drawn from leading wine market data. Each value carries a Low, Medium or High confidence rating, so you know how much to trust it. Useful for insurance, estate planning or deciding what to open. Know what to open tonight See when each wine is in its drinking window, get food pairings drawn from sommelier expertise, check critic scores, and keep your own tasting notes on every bottle. Cellar Climate Alerts Pair an optional temperature and humidity sensor and get an alert when conditions drift out of range, whether your wine is at home or offsite. Audits that actually reconcile Walk your cellar area by area, confirm what's there, and get a summary of what's missing or misplaced. Several people can audit at the same time. Reports and scan history Filter by rack, region, varietal and more. Drill into any category, see live counts, and search your full scan history by keyword. Built for the way you really store wine Traditional racks, wine fridges of every size, boxes on shelves, cases on the floor, offsite lockers and merchant storage. Work with your sommelier If you work with a sommelier, they can help manage your cellar in CellarEye with you, from what to drink next to what to move out. WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH CELLAREYE - Locate any bottle with an interactive photo map of your storage - SmartTap a SmartSticker to open a bin or shelf and update it instantly - Add bottles fast, then place and confirm their exact location - See drinking windows and food pairings for what's in your cellar - Track market value with a confidence rating on every estimate - Get alerts when temperature or humidity drift (sensor sold separately) - Audit your cellar and reconcile it in one pass, with others at once - Search and filter by name, tag, location, region and more - Keep home, offsite and merchant storage in one inventory WHY WE BUILT IT Spreadsheets break. Paper lists go missing. Too many wine apps add friction instead of removing it. We're collectors too, and we built CellarEye to be fast, accurate and genuinely satisfying to use, so your cellar is fully known and fully enjoyed. PLANS CellarEye is free for up to 50 bottles. Paid plans unlock larger collections and additional features, including SmartStickers and SmartTap, market valuations and critic scores. Larger cellars can work with our team or a CellarEye sommelier for setup and mapping. Download CellarEye and see your cellar clearly.

About

Zélar

Features
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Zélar – from "cellar" and the Portuguese *zelar*, to take care of. Because your wine collection deserves it. Ditch the spreadsheet. Zélar gives you full control over your wine cellar – free, with no manual typing required. - 100% free: No subscription. No paywall. Just download and build your cellar. - Use your favorite AI: Ask ChatGPT, Claude, or any other AI about wines, vintages, or recommendations – copy the answer straight into Zélar. No manual entry needed. - Build your cellar as it really is: Create racks, fridges, and shelves that mirror your actual space. Place your wines, and see your whole cellar visualized. - Track every bottle: Got several bottles of the same wine? No problem. Zélar keeps track of what's been drunk and what's still waiting. - Drinking window: See at a glance which wines are ready to drink now – and which ones need a bit more time. - Analysis & stats: Get an overview of your collection by country, type, and region. - Tasting library: Tried a great wine at a restaurant? Save it to your tasting library – and move it into your cellar if you buy a bottle later. - Your data, your home: Everything is stored locally on your device. Back up to iCloud Drive whenever you like. Your wine cellar deserves Zélar. Download today – completely free.

Screenshots

CellarEye4 screens
Zélar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Zélar at none against CellarEye's 6. CellarEye's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 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 6 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Zélar asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CellarEye ships an update every 2 weeks, Zélar every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
CellarEye versus Zélar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCellarEyeZélar
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (54 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews97.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings54 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size377 MB9 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperCellarEyeANDERS BRAMMER

In-app purchases

6 purchases

CellarEye

Subscriptions6
  • CellarEye Pro (monthly)$12.991 Month
  • CellarEye Pro+ (monthly)$14.991 Month
  • CellarEye+$69.001 Year
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  • CellarEye Pro (yearly)14 Days trial$129.001 Year
  • CellarEye Pro+ (yearly)$149.001 Year
  • Collector's Club$299.001 Year
None

Zélar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CellarEye free?
CellarEye is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Zélar free?
Zélar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CellarEye or Zélar have ads?
Neither CellarEye nor Zélar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CellarEye or Zélar?
CellarEye ships an update every 2 weeks, and Zélar every 5 weeks. Most recently, CellarEye was updated on November 7, 2026 and Zélar on October 31, 2026.

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