Comparison

Vinocell vs CellarTracker

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

Head to head
About

Vinocell

Manage your wine collection with detailed tracking of tastings, ratings, and cellar placement. Discover wine statistics, match wines to dishes, and access a vast wine database. Perfect for both novice and expert wine enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Detailed wine inventory management
  • Graphical cellar visualization
  • Tasting notes and scoring
  • Extensive wine database search
  • Bottle life cycle tracking
  • Advanced search and filtering
  • Cellar statistics and reporting
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VinoCell is a complete wine cellar manager designed to help you organize, track, and enjoy your wine collection with precision and simplicity. Keep full control of your cellar: manage bottles, track inventory, and follow each wine from purchase to consumption. Record tasting notes and assign ratings to every bottle to build a detailed history of your wine experience. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced wine collector, VinoCell provides a powerful yet intuitive way to manage your cellar, analyze your collection, and improve your tasting journey over time. TOP FEATURES • Complete wine cellar management with up to 50 detailed fields per wine (name, country, region, appellation, varietals, vintage, color, alcohol, and more) • Wine inventory tracking from purchase to consumption • Fully visual cellar with customizable racks and shelf layouts (50 configurations) • Add, organize, and quickly locate bottles in your cellar • Powerful search across 40+ fields for precise filtering • Tasting notes with multiple rating systems (5-star, 20-point, 100-point scales) • Wine ratings from 70+ guides and competitions (including Parker, Wine Spectator, etc.) • Access to a database of over 175,000 wines or add your own manually • Detailed collection statistics: countries, regions, vintages, varietals, purchases, and more ADDITIONAL FEATURES • Food and wine pairing tools • Producer, merchant, and contact management • Custom bottle appearance (shape, color, capsule) • PDF export for wines and cellar data • Import and export via CSV and Excel • Share wine details via email and social platforms • Automatic sync across devices using your VinoCell account

About

CellarTracker

This app helps you discover, track, and manage your wine collection. Access millions of ratings and reviews, scan bottles for quick logging, and get personalized recommendations. It's designed for everyone from casual drinkers to serious collectors.

Highlights
  • Track wine tasting notes and ratings
  • Access millions of wine reviews
  • Scan bottles with barcode tool
  • View real-time pricing data
  • Get personalized wine recommendations
  • Manage cellar inventory and storage
  • Discover new wines and producers
Features
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CellarTracker is the top-rated wine app with 4.9 of 5 stars, over 13.6 million wine ratings and reviews, and over 8.8 million users globally, collectively tracking $21 billion of wine and millions of personal memories captured over the last 20 years.  CellarTracker is the most current, accurate, and comprehensive wine database globally with over 5 million unique wines to explore, 1000 + new wines added each day, and over 193 million bottles tracked by members. Featured in leading publications globally including the New York Times, Guardian, Wall Street Journal, CNBC, Robb Report, CNN, Financial Times, Decanter, Fox Business and more. CellarTracker empowers millions of people around the world to discover and experience wines they love. If you’ve ever wondered what wine to pick from a restaurant wine list, have a small collection at home, or are a long-time wine enthusiast with a $10 million cellar, CellarTracker is the best wine cellar management app and wine tracker hands down. We completely modernized the CellarTracker experience and our new wine app was released last year – we have carefully built AI into the product over the last two years, powered by over 20 years of tasting notes and wine rating data that is unparalleled in the industry. TRACK YOUR WINE EXPERIENCE The best wine app and wine cellar tracker for casual drinkers, collectors, and connoisseurs alike. CellarTracker is the go-to wine app for wine ratings. - Add personal wine tasting notes, reviews, and wine ratings for each bottle - Access over 13M wine reviews: 11M community tasting notes + 2M professional reviews - Use the wine scanner or barcode tool to log bottles in seconds KNOW A FAIR PRICE TO PAY Make smarter purchases with real-time price transparency using the wine cellar application and wine inventory software trusted by serious collectors. - View 15+ years of valuation data and values based on over 80+ million data points - Access auction data and average Wine-Searcher prices from 37,000+ merchants and compare 20M+ listings: retail, auction, and more CHOOSE THE BEST BOTTLE OF WINE The best wine tracking app to help you open the perfect bottle at the perfect time—based on your collection, taste, and timing. - Get personalized wine recommendations from your ratings - Stay alert on bottles ready to drink vs. those needing more time - Compare community tasting notes, wine reviews, wine ratings, and your notes EFFORTLESSLY MANAGE YOUR CELLAR The most intuitive wine tracker and wine scanner for organizing your collection—without complexity or cost. - Add wines via wine scanner, barcode, label scan, or digital receipt forwarding - Track storage locations and pending deliveries - Manage wine inventory collections across multiple storage sites - Monitor cellar value and consumption trends DISCOVER NEW WINES & PRODUCERS Use our wine cellar tracker and wine rating app to explore top wines and trending producers from the global wine community. - Get tailored wine suggestions based on your preferences - Use the wine scanner to see what others are drinking and loving THE MOST ACCURATE WINE DATABASE CellarTracker’s community-powered platform delivers unmatched coverage and accuracy and is well established as the best wine reviews app and wine tracker. - Search from 5M+ unique wines with 1000+ new wines added daily - Rich data on producers, regions, vintages, and varietals SEAMLESS WINE-SEARCHER INTEGRATION A powerful feature of our cellar tracker app and wine tracker, Wine-Searcher integration ensures real-time market intelligence. - Instantly view and compare prices from 37,000+ global merchants - Access over 20M offers across retail and auctions SMARTER WINE DECISIONS WITH THE BEST AI WINE APP The only AI wine app and cellar tracker powered by over 13M+ tasting notes, reviews, and ratings - Get recommendations on whether you’ll like a wine based on your unique taste - Get expert-grade food pairing recommendations

Screenshots

Vinocell4 screens
CellarTracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: CellarTracker at Free against Vinocell's $9.99. CellarTracker also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). Vinocell's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.5). On review sentiment, ads and device support 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

CellarTracker is free to download; Vinocell costs $9.99 up front. CellarTracker sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Vinocell asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CellarTracker holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CellarTracker has 13K ratings behind it against 1.8K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 74% of Vinocell's written reviews are positive against 71% of CellarTracker's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vinocell ships an update every 3 months, CellarTracker every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Vinocell versus CellarTracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVinocellCellarTracker
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (1.8K ratings)4.9 (13K ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.3% of reviews — better71.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.8K13K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#49#14 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB125 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperVinoDevCellarTracker

Customer experience

Vinocell

All ratings1,833 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral2.6%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews304 reviews
Positive74.3%
Neutral6.3%
Negative19.4%

CellarTracker

All ratings12,557 ratings
Positive99.0%
Neutral0.5%
Negative0.5%
Written reviews186 reviews
Positive71.0%
Neutral8.1%
Negative21.0%

User reviews

Vinocell

From 1.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Powerful flexibility
  • 👍 Organized wine cellar
  • 👍 Comprehensive wine management
  • 👍 Excellent for inventory tracking
  • 👍 Customizable cellar layouts

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Confusing interface
  • 🐛 Slow performance
  • 🐛 Difficult to add new wines
  • 🐛 Limited database of wines
  • 🐛 Cumbersome to move bottles

CellarTracker

From 13K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Powerful, intuitive database
  • 👍 Simple and effective
  • 🚀 Vast improvement in Speed & Usability
  • 👍 Fantastic app and getting better all the time
  • 👍 Love the new app

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Can't set up account
  • 🔧 Should be more customizable
  • 🔧 Much worse than the old version
  • 💰 40$/years to see drinking window
  • 🔧 More compact views needed

Bugs and requests

Vinocell

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Syncing issues
  • Crashes and freezes
  • Incorrect sorting of cellar locations
  • Disappearing label/bottle photos

Requested features

7 requests
  • Barcode scanning for adding wines
  • Automatic data population from online databases
  • Improved search and filtering options
  • Better integration with other wine apps
  • Ability to view all shelves at once
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  • Printing and reporting capabilities
  • More customization options

CellarTracker

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Couldn't make it past the second screen to make an account
  • Autocorrect does not appear to be working in the text fields
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with older devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Landscape mode for iPad
  • Add wish list features
  • Easier way to print out a list of wines past due drinking date
  • Add ability to switch currency
  • Dark mode option

In-app purchases

None

Vinocell

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

CellarTracker

Subscriptions6
  • Up to 100 Bottles14 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Up to 250 Bottles14 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Up to 500 Bottles14 Days trial$7.991 Month
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  • Up to 1,000 Bottles14 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Up to 2,500 Bottles14 Days trial$29.991 Month
  • 2,500+ Bottles14 Days trial$44.991 Month

Questions

Is Vinocell free?
Vinocell costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is CellarTracker free?
CellarTracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Vinocell or CellarTracker?
CellarTracker is rated higher. Vinocell averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.8K ratings, while CellarTracker averages 4.9 from 13K ratings.
Do Vinocell or CellarTracker have ads?
Neither Vinocell nor CellarTracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vinocell or CellarTracker?
Vinocell ships an update every 3 months, and CellarTracker every 3 weeks. Most recently, Vinocell was updated on September 24, 2026 and CellarTracker on September 23, 2026.
Which is more popular, Vinocell or CellarTracker?
Vinocell currently peaks at #49 in the App Store charts, and CellarTracker at #14. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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