Wine Cellar HD vs CT Legacy Version
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wine Cellar HD
Manage your wine collection with this app, designed for both novice and experienced enthusiasts. It allows you to catalog bottles, record tasting notes, and import/export your cellar data. Sync across devices and quickly access your favorite wines.
- Manage wine bottle inventory
- Record tasting notes
- Import/export cellar data (CSV, Mac Companion)
- Sync with iCloud
- Scan bottle barcodes for info
- Create favorite bottle lists
- Sort cellar by wine characteristics
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Wine Cellar is an application for the wine enthusiast. It is made to help both the amateur or the more experienced wine enthusiast. It helps to manage your wine bottles and also to collect information about bottles already tasted. - Also available for free, Wine Cellar Companion to fully sync, view and edit your cellar on your Mac OS http://sg-iphone.com/winecellar/companion.html - PRO Features: Wine Cellar PRO offers everything from Wine Cellar with the added feature of importing your cellar from your PC or Mac into the iPhone. The limit of 500 bottles is increased to 3000 bottles. With Wine Cellar HD, you can fully manage your cellar using the import/export function. You can do all the editing on your PC and import it to your iPhone so there is no need to type your 400+ bottles on your iPhone. The file format used is csv (OpenOffice is an excellent tool to edit the file) or use the more simple Companion for Mac OS to view and edit your cellar. The file format is very convenient if you already have your cellar in a database or in an excel spreadsheet. The conversion to the Wine Cellar format is very simple. 3 ways are offered to import your cellar (WiFi required): -Using Wine Cellar Companion for Mac OS X -Using the embedded website hosted on the iphone. (Same as Exporting your cellar to your PC) -By hosting your cellar file on a web site and accessing it with your iPhone (Wi-Fi or 3G required) More on Wine Cellar features: Easy to use, easy to learn Wine Cellar is designed to be easy to use and learn. The interface is designed with Apple's user interface guidelines for simplicity and ease of use. It is intuitive and simple. Sync all your devices using iCloud. It is suggested to backup the cellar using one of the export techniques when using iCloud. Share bottles with other users via email, SMS or turn the phone sideways Scan bottle bar codes and retrieve info automatically (information is from the SAQ and LCBO in Quebec/Ontario/Canada) Quick The interface presents the wine cellar in an efficient manner. It is easy and fast to locate a bottle, search for keywords, or simply browse bottles by the grouping defined by the user. Favorite list A favorite list of bottles provides an even quicker method to locate a bottle. Export your cellar to your computer using 2 ways (WiFi required): -Using the free Companion Tool (Mac OS X) -Using the integrated web server. Use Companion or OpenOffice to edit and view your cellar on your computer. The main view can be sorted on most of the wine's characteristics (by region, country, vintage just to name a few) Improved main screen The main screen shows pictures and more details about each bottle. A more compact display of the main list is also available for a more streamlined look. Preview The preview area provides a quick overview showing more details about the selected bottle. Add/remove a bottle in stock directly from the main screen with the simple sliding gesture across the area. Wine Cellar provides you all the detailed information that you want For each bottle, you can add, remove or edit all characteristics. You can quickly add a new vintage from an existing bottle using the shortcut. Many useful characteristics can be displayed - Region, Country, Vintage Rating (on a 5 star ranking system) and much more. - Full screen picture of the label Wine Cellar is user friendly and adapts to the user's needs You can fully configure what you want to be asked for when adding a bottle. Unneeded characteristics can simply be skipped, or removed from the wizard to allow a quick interaction with the software. Other features - Cellar statistics: number of bottles, value of cellar. - Simple vintage chart is available for quick reference. Wine Cellar is not affiliated with the SAQ or LCBO
CT Legacy Version
Access a vast database of wine reviews and tasting notes from a global community. Manage your personal wine collection, track consumption, and identify wines using label recognition or barcode scanning. This legacy version offers core functionality for wine enthusiasts.
- Read and write wine reviews
- Manage wine collection
- Label recognition for wine identification
- Barcode scanning for cellar management
- Track consumption history
- Access professional reviews
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IMPORTANT: This is the classic, legacy version of CellarTracker. For the best experience, we recommend installing the new version of the app, “CellarTracker: #1 Wine Tracker”. The classic version of the app will not be receiving new feature updates. CellarTracker is the world's largest collection of wine reviews, tasting notes and personal stories from people who love wine — now available for iPhone and iPad! • Read & Write Wine Reviews • Find over 4.4 million wines, read more than 12 million tasting notes (community and professional) for great recommendations, and join a community of over 888,000 users to share your opinions. Fully integrated with professional reviews from Antonio Galloni, Stephen Tanzer, Allen Meadows, Jancis Robinson, Decanter and more (separate subscriptions may be required). • Manage Your Collection • Use our online cellar management tool to track your collection, see its value, and much more. Users are currently managing 168 million bottles and counting! • Label Recognition • Search for a wine by taking a photo of the label, or quickly capture photos and notes of multiple wines for later reference. Access your entire history of captured labels to remember what you've been drinking. • Scan Barcodes • Easily scan UPC/EAN barcodes on wines, as well as custom CellarTracker barcodes, to make cellar management a breeze. • Track Consumption History • CellarTracker allows you to track what you've been drinking — from your cellar, a restaurant, winery or anywhere — and add your own tasting notes, ratings and label images. This app requires internet connectivity to operate. Certain functionality, such as managing your cellar or tracking consumption history, require a free CellarTracker account. Optional paid CellarTracker accounts provide access to additional functionality, including automatic valuation. Some professional reviews require separate subscriptions to those publications to enable integration.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CT Legacy Version at 63% against Wine Cellar HD's 9%. CT Legacy Version also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and device support (3 vs 1). On update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
CT Legacy Version is free to download; Wine Cellar HD costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Wine Cellar HD ships an update every 2 months, CT Legacy Version every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wine Cellar HD | CT Legacy Version |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 3.9 (184 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.1% of reviews | 63.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 184 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Simon Guertin | CellarTracker |
Customer experience
Wine Cellar HD
CT Legacy Version
Bugs and requests
Wine Cellar HD
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
CT Legacy Version
Reported bugs
13 issues- Horizontal banner/glitch appears halfway down review screens
- App fails to load or shows blank white pages
- Keyboard covers text input fields
- Sticky banner appears in random screen positions when scrolling
- iOS 16.4+ compatibility issues with banner positioning
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- Search function unable to handle minor typos
- Barcode misidentification (e.g., Shiraz identified as Chianti)
- Label identification fails for common wines
- App won't open with error codes
- Slow loading times on iPhone 11 and newer devices
- Non-native app behavior and web view problems
- Constant loading spinners during operations
- Online search functionality broken without support response
Requested features
20 requests- Offline access to cellar inventory
- Multi-currency and international date format support
- Bulk scanner for multiple bottles at once
- Copy/duplicate entry function for similar wines
- Sort by delivery/purchase date
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- Coravined wine tracking and flagging
- Save search history for quick access
- Better storage/location visualization (like VinoCell)
- Social features to connect with local collectors
- PDF file attachment capability for wine information
- Ability to mark multiple bottles consumed at once
- Wine pairing recommendations
- Search history/saved searches
- Default sorting preferences
- iOS 13 shortcuts for bottle removal
- Better keyboard handling to avoid covering input fields
- Swipe navigation between pages
- Remember scroll position when returning to cellar list
- Less sensitive tap/select function
- Professional sommelier input on drink-by dates
In-app purchases
Wine Cellar HD
No in-app purchases
CT Legacy Version
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Wine Cellar HD free?
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