Comparison

Wine Cellar Database vs Vinnie

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

Head to head
About

Wine Cellar Database

Manage your wine collection with flexible inventory tracking. Search online databases for wine details, add custom categories, and track bottle valuations. Supports multiple photos and international currencies.

Highlights
  • Online wine search and recommendations
  • Customizable wine categories and sorting
  • Add unlimited photos per wine
  • Multi-device transfer via Dropbox
  • Import/export from spreadsheets
  • Real-time cellar valuation statistics
Features
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Full iPhone Duo Support Every cellar is kept differently. This one lets you keep yours your way. Wine Cellar Database is an inventory app for a real collection: what you own, how many bottles, where it is stored, what you paid, what you thought of it. You decide which of those it asks about. Add a column, rename one, hide one, put them in the order you want, and every wine in the cellar picks up the change. Version 5 is a rebuild. Everything below is new or rewritten. FIND A WINE WITHOUT TYPING IT OUT A catalog of 210,000 wines from 38,000 producers ships inside the app. Search it, tap a wine, and the producer, region, sub-region, vineyard, designation and color are filled in for you. It makes no network request. It works on a plane, and in a cellar with no signal. YOUR COLUMNS, NOT OURS • Add columns of your own: text, large text, number, yes/no, year or date • Rename and reorder the ones that came with the app, and hide the ones you never use • Choose which columns appear under a wine's name in the list • Your own spreadsheet headings are remembered, so an export comes back the way you sent it ONE CELLAR ON TWO DEVICES (BETA) Turn on iCloud Sync and your iPhone and iPad keep the same cellar: wines, photographs, columns and saved filters. It goes to the private database of your own iCloud account, not to a server of ours, because there isn't one. It stays off until you turn it on, and it will not turn on until you have taken a full backup. A BACKUP YOU CAN HOLD One file holds the whole cellar: every wine, every column, every photograph. Save it to Files or iCloud Drive, put it on a Mac, or mail it to yourself. Open one later and look at the wines inside it before you restore anything. Spreadsheets too. Import a CSV from Cellar Tracker or from a spreadsheet you keep yourself, and export the cellar back out under your own headings. FIND THE BOTTLE • Search as you type • Filters you build and save, on your columns, by text, number or date • Favourites and Wishlist, each its own list • Sort by name or vintage, in either direction AND • As many photographs per wine as you like: the label, the back label, the receipt • Prices in your own currency, converted at current rates • A dark appearance, and type that scales with the rest of your phone • On iPad, your cellar and the wine side by side — and it shares the screen, in Split View or Slide Over WHAT IT COSTS Ten spaces are free. A space is one unique wine, however many bottles of it you have: a 2007 and a 2008 of the same wine are two spaces, and twenty-eight bottles of the 2008 are still one. More spaces are a one-time purchase, and any purchase also removes the ad at the bottom of the list. No account. No subscription. No sign-in. Your cellar lives on your device and goes nowhere you do not send it.

About

Vinnie

This app helps you discover the perfect wine for any occasion and meal. It provides personalized recommendations, suggests food pairings, and allows you to log your tasting notes and preferences.

Highlights
  • Personalized wine recommendations
  • AI-driven food and wine pairing
  • Wine tasting journal
  • Save and rate favorite wines
  • Learn about wine suggestions
  • Track wine preferences
Features
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When you search for a wine you want to get the perfect recommendation. Vinnie is the assistant in your pocket that helps you find the ideal wine at any time. Try it at dinner, with friends, or at a wine tasting. Whether you’re a newbie, an enthusiast, or a sommelier wannabe, the app gives you the right tip for your wine tasting or food pairing. HOW IT WORKS - Answer Vinnie’s questions to find your wine - Learn more about a wine suggestion - Rate your wine - Add it to your wine journal - Get your wine and food pairing - Vinnie remembers your preferences to improve its future tips - Get more personalized recommendations KEY FEATURES - Get a suggestion: Vinnie chooses the ideal wine for every occasion and meal. - Wine pairing: tell the app what you eat, choosing from a list of dishes, or entering the ingredients, to get the perfect pairing based on previous feedback and artificial intelligence. - Choose your wine: compare different choices by selecting an alternative, searching in your wine cellar. - Tasting profile: save your favorite wine in your journal and fill out the taste note, rating it like a pro, including visual, smell and taste. - Artificial intelligence: leave your feedback in the app and interact with it, so Vinnie can know you better. Red, white, sparkling, rosé: which wine to drink? Keep track of all the suggestions received, give your feedback and fill in your taste notes. Vinnie can recognize your preferences and give you a personalized suggestion for your next perfect wine choice . Having dinner with friends, traveling abroad, or visiting your local shop, you always want to taste that delicious wine and remember it for the next occasion. Vinnie is the pocket assistant for your wine and food pairing that helps you choose and rate your vino.

Screenshots

Wine Cellar Database4 screens
Vinnie4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Vinnie at 93% against Wine Cellar Database's 58%. Vinnie also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). Wine Cellar Database's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume 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

Both are free to download. Wine Cellar Database sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Vinnie asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Vinnie holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Wine Cellar Database's written reviews are positive against 93% of Vinnie's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wine Cellar Database ships an update every 6 days, Vinnie every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Wine Cellar Database versus Vinnie: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWine Cellar DatabaseVinnie
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (5 ratings)4.3 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.7% of reviews92.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB33 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperAdysseusESTECO SpA

Customer experience

Wine Cellar Database

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews142 reviews
Positive57.7%
Neutral10.6%
Negative31.7%

Vinnie

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive92.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Wine Cellar Database

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App crashes on iOS 14.2 and later
  • Online wine search no longer functions
  • Dropbox sync failures
  • Data corruption and loss
  • Restore function broken
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  • Purchased storage spaces not recognized
  • App won't open after iOS updates
  • Syncing between iPad and iPhone fails
  • Support website links to expired domain
  • App defaults to old file versions
  • Incorrect wine deletion when removing entries
  • Missing color and region fields in some versions

Requested features

15 requests
  • Barcode/label scanning functionality
  • OCR technology for automatic data entry
  • Automatic cloud syncing (not manual)
  • Web-based access to cellar database
  • Visual cellar layout/location mapping
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  • Expanded international wine database
  • Notifications for optimal drinking dates
  • Cellar value/worth calculation
  • Data export to web dashboard
  • API access for data extraction
  • Printing functionality
  • Expanded food pairing suggestions
  • Duplicate wine entry for different vintages
  • Copy/paste functionality for data entry
  • Tutorial for new users

Vinnie

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Wine Cellar Database

One-time10
  • 10 More Spaces$0.99
  • 40 More Spaces$0.99
  • 20 More Spaces$1.99
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  • 100 More Spaces$1.99
  • 30 More Spaces$2.99
  • 50 More Spaces$3.99
  • 225 More Spaces$3.99
  • 500 More Spaces (Most Popular)$9.99
  • 1000 More Spaces$9.99
  • Infinite Spaces$24.99
None

Vinnie

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wine Cellar Database free?
Wine Cellar Database is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Vinnie free?
Vinnie is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Wine Cellar Database or Vinnie?
Vinnie is rated higher. Wine Cellar Database averages 3.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Vinnie averages 4.3 from 4 ratings.
Do Wine Cellar Database or Vinnie have ads?
Wine Cellar Database shows ads; Vinnie does not.
Which is updated more often, Wine Cellar Database or Vinnie?
Wine Cellar Database ships an update every 6 days, and Vinnie every 3 weeks. Most recently, Wine Cellar Database was updated on October 25, 2026 and Vinnie on October 24, 2026.

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