Comparison

Wine vs Wine Cellar

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

Head to head
About

Wine

This app helps you find, compare, and buy wines, beers, and spirits globally. Scan labels or search by name to access pricing, critic scores, and purchase locations. Discover new drinks and expand your knowledge with its extensive encyclopedia.

Highlights
  • Scan wine labels
  • Compare prices
  • Find purchase locations
  • Access critic scores
  • View vintage information
  • Rate and review wines
  • Explore drink encyclopedia
Features
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Find, compare and buy wines using the world’s #1 wine resource. The Wine-Searcher app is a genius shortcut to your favorite wines, beers and spirits – wherever you are on earth. Just scan the label and find a wealth of info on 8 million wine offers from 55,000 merchants. With the Wine-Searcher app, you can look up a wine to find out prices, critic scores, grape and region information, available vintages, and most importantly, where to buy. You can even rate and review your own favorites, and share them with the community. Looking to compare prices for the 2005 Mouton Rothschild? Or wanting to get information on a rare Cognac, bourbon or single malt Scotch whisky? Maybe you’re just interested in the best vintages for your favorite vineyards and wineries. Search quickly and easily Use our Label Scanner tool to scan the wine, beer or whisky in front of you, or just type in the name of a product you want to learn more about. Find out about grape varieties, producers and regions, access pricing information across vintages, and even see how critics have scored it.
 Ratings: Remember the memorable With the Wine-Searcher app, you can always buy a five star wine from a palate you trust – your own. Rate and review wines you've been drinking, and see what others have been enjoying. You can even save wines you haven't tried yet for later.
 Locate stores near you
Find out what wine stores are closest to you, and see what wines are the best value at your local wine merchant. Buy wines online through the merchant’s site, or get in touch with a store directly through the app.
 Expand your wine knowledge Access Wine-Searcher’s exhaustive encyclopedia covering producers, wine regions, appellations and grape varieties – from the ubiquitous to the obscure.
 Broaden your horizons The Wine-Searcher app is so much more than that: find and compare prices of some of the world’s best Scotch whisky, bourbon, Cognac, gin, rum, tequila, and even beer. 
“Thanks to Wine-Searcher, the most successful, and seriously useful, price comparison website, everyone should now be paying the right price for the wines they buy.” – Jancis Robinson MW
 “There is no better tool than Wine-Searcher. This web site offers the world’s most comprehensive database of wines available for sale online.” – Alder Yarrow, Vinography 
“Whether you’re looking for something as ubiquitous as Mouton Cadet Bordeaux or something as rare as a Riesling TBA from Egon Müller in Germany, Wine-Searcher will point you to the right place and show you the prices.” – The New York Times Wine-Searcher is free to use. You can purchase a subscription to Wine-Searcher PRO through an In-App Purchase. Subscriptions will be charged to your credit card through your Apple account. Your subscription will renew automatically, unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel the subscription at any time. You can manage your subscriptions in App Store Account Settings after purchase. Privacy policy: https://www.wine-searcher.com/policies.lml Terms of use: https://www.wine-searcher.com/user-terms.lml

About

Wine Cellar

Features
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Know what's in your cellar, what it's worth, and when to open it. Wine Cellar: Tracker & Scanner turns your wine fridge or cellar into a clean, private collection you can actually use. Scan a label, add the bottle, and let your cellar tell you which wines are ready to drink tonight and which ones deserve a few more years. WHY COLLECTORS CHOOSE WINE CELLAR: SCAN A LABEL, ADD A BOTTLE Point your camera at any wine label or import a photo. The AI Wine Expert identifies the producer, wine, vintage, region and country in seconds, so building your collection takes a tap instead of a spreadsheet. KNOW WHEN TO OPEN Every bottle gets a drinking window. Your cellar sorts itself into Ready to Drink, Drink Soon and Cellaring, so the right bottle is always easy to find and nothing slips past its peak. GET TO KNOW EVERY BOTTLE Tasting notes, structure, grape varieties, food pairings and an estimated value range, all in one beautifully organized page for each wine. ORGANIZE YOUR CELLAR Track quantities, set up the shelves in your wine fridge, and assign each bottle to a shelf. Search and filter your collection in seconds. FIND YOUR FAVORITES AGAIN Mark bottles as consumed and keep a history of the wines you enjoyed, so you always know what to buy again. DRINKING REMINDERS (PREMIUM) Get notified when a bottle enters its Drink Soon window, before it passes its best. EXPORT YOUR DATA (PREMIUM) Back up your entire cellar as JSON and CSV files anytime. Your collection stays on your device, and your data is always yours. PERFECT FOR: - Wine lovers with a wine fridge or a growing home cellar - Collectors who want to drink every bottle at its best - Anyone tired of tracking wine in a spreadsheet Download Wine Cellar: Tracker & Scanner today and enjoy every bottle at the right time. *Disclaimer: Wine identification, drinking windows and value ranges are AI-generated estimates for reference only. They are not professional appraisals and do not constitute financial, legal or insurance advice. The free version includes a limited number of scans; unlock full access with a Premium subscription.* Terms of Use: https://superfastapp.github.io/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://superfastapp.github.io/privacy/

Screenshots

Wine4 screens
Wine Cellar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Wine at 17K against Wine Cellar's 1. Wine also leads on chart position (#24 vs unranked). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $10.99 per month and Wine Cellar sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Wine Cellar holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wine has 17K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wine ships an update every 9 days, Wine Cellar fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Wine versus Wine Cellar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWineWine Cellar
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (17K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings17K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#24 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size133 MB38 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperWine-Searcher Ltd加兴 王

Customer experience

Wine

All ratings17,165 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral1.7%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews493 reviews
Positive76.3%
Neutral4.7%
Negative19.1%

Wine Cellar

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Wine

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes and freezes
  • Saved wines not syncing properly
  • Landscape mode not working on iPad

Requested features

4 requests
  • Wish list feature for wines to buy
  • Improved label scanning and recognition
  • Ability to save and rate tasted wines
  • More integration with wine critic reviews

Wine Cellar

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Wine

Subscriptions2
  • Wine-Searcher PRO7 Days trial$10.991 Month
  • Wine-Searcher PRO7 Days trial$98.991 Year
2 purchases

Wine Cellar

Subscriptions2
  • Pro - Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Pro - Yearly14 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Wine free?
Wine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wine Cellar free?
Wine Cellar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Wine or Wine Cellar?
Wine Cellar is rated higher. Wine averages 4.8 out of 5 from 17K ratings, while Wine Cellar averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Wine or Wine Cellar have ads?
Neither Wine nor Wine Cellar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wine or Wine Cellar?
Wine ships an update every 9 days, and Wine Cellar fortnightly. Most recently, Wine was updated on November 12, 2026 and Wine Cellar on November 10, 2026.

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