Comparison

Wine Cellar Database vs MeSomm Wine

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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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

MeSomm Wine

Discover wines based on your mood, occasion, or meal without complex jargon. Learn about different wines in simple terms and build a personal cellar of your favorites. Reserve bottles for in-store pickup.

Highlights
  • Discover wine by mood or occasion
  • Learn about wine in plain language
  • Personalized sommelier quiz
  • Build and manage a wine cellar
  • Reserve bottles for pickup
Features
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MeSomm Wine is the easiest way to find a bottle you'll love - no wine jargon required. DISCOVER BY FEEL Browse wine by mood, by the occasion, or by what you're cooking tonight. Whether it's pizza on the couch or a dinner party, MeSomm points you to bottles that fit the moment. LEARN AS YOU SIP Explore varietals, regions, and tasting notes in plain language. Take the quick sommelier quiz to find styles matched to your palate, and read short guides that build your confidence over time. BUILD YOUR CELLAR Save the wines and varietals you love to your personal cellar, and earn points as your taste grows from Starter to Sommelier. ORDER FOR PICKUP Reserve bottles for in-store pickup - choose a time and pay on arrival. No delivery, and no card stored in the app. MeSomm Wine - be your own sommelier. You must be of legal drinking age (17+) to use this app. Please enjoy responsibly.

Screenshots

Wine Cellar Database4 screens
MeSomm Wine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: MeSomm Wine at 5.0 against Wine Cellar Database's 3.8. MeSomm Wine also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). Wine Cellar Database's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months). 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. MeSomm Wine asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MeSomm Wine holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 6 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wine Cellar Database ships an update every 8 days, MeSomm Wine every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Wine Cellar Database versus MeSomm Wine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWine Cellar DatabaseMeSomm Wine
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (5 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings56 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB30 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperYan Liong TanTimothy Barney

Customer experience

Wine Cellar Database

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews142 reviews
Positive57.7%
Neutral10.6%
Negative31.7%

MeSomm Wine

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
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

MeSomm Wine

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

MeSomm Wine

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wine Cellar Database free?
Wine Cellar Database is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MeSomm Wine free?
MeSomm Wine is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Wine Cellar Database or MeSomm Wine?
MeSomm Wine is rated higher. Wine Cellar Database averages 3.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while MeSomm Wine averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Wine Cellar Database or MeSomm Wine have ads?
Wine Cellar Database shows ads; MeSomm Wine does not.
Which is updated more often, Wine Cellar Database or MeSomm Wine?
Wine Cellar Database ships an update every 8 days, and MeSomm Wine every 2 months. Most recently, Wine Cellar Database was updated on October 18, 2026 and MeSomm Wine on October 5, 2026.

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