Comparison

vinopad+ vs Smart Wine Cellar

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

Head to head
About

vinopad+

This app provides an always up-to-date digital wine list for iPads, powered by CellarTracker.com. It enhances guest experience, educates staff, and helps sell more wine by including bottle images, reviews, and tasting notes. Inventory management is simple via desktop or smartphone.

Highlights
  • Always up-to-date digital wine list
  • Powered by CellarTracker.com
  • Enhances guest experience
  • Educates staff
  • Increases wine sales
  • Customizable with logo and pricing
  • Includes bottle images, reviews, and tasting notes
  • Easy inventory management
Features
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Gone forever are outdated wine lists, incorrect vintages, out of stocks and printing costs. vinopad provides an always up to date wine list presented on the iPad and powered by CellarTracker.com the world's largest database of wines. Enhance your guest experience, educate your staff and sell more wine. Most users see a 25% increase in wine sales. Each iPad is customized with your logo, wine list, pricing, vintage and includes bottle images, professional reviews and tasting notes for each bottle and glass. Your wine inventory is easily managed by adding/deleteing/changing vintages in seconds from a desktop or smartphone anywhere.

About

Smart Wine Cellar

Features
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Smart Wine Cellar is the complete app for managing, valuing, and enjoying your wine collection. Whether you have a dozen bottles or a serious cellar, Smart Wine Cellar helps you track what you own, know what it's worth, drink it at its peak, and discover what to open next. MANAGE YOUR CELLAR Add bottles by hand or scan a label, organize by location, and see your whole collection at a glance. A smart dashboard shows what's ready to drink, what's still maturing, and what to enjoy next. KNOW YOUR CELLAR'S VALUE See exactly what your collection is worth with live market prices, and watch its value grow over time. FIND THE PERFECT BOTTLE Tell us what's for dinner and the Food Matcher picks the ideal wine from your own cellar. Or explore your collection by grape, country, region, price, and vintage rating. HOST UNFORGETTABLE TASTINGS Plan blind tastings, invite friends, vote on the night's best wine, and let the app suggest the perfect pouring order. DRINK SMARTER Discover the best vintages by country, region, and grape before you buy, and let the app analyze your cellar to reveal its strengths and gaps. SEE THE FULL PICTURE Beautiful statistics break down your collection by grape, country, type, vintage, and more. A virtual wine rack maps every bottle to its exact spot, so you always know where to find it. MORE WINE-LOVER FEATURES • Rate and add tasting notes to every bottle • Build a wishlist of wines to buy • AI sommelier chat for pairing ideas • Track consumption history over time • Import your collection from CellarTracker • Optional smart-rack LED and temperature monitoring Start your free 30-day trial today — no credit card required. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Smart Wine Cellar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: vinopad+ at none against Smart Wine Cellar's 1. vinopad+ also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. Smart Wine Cellar sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per month. vinopad+ asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

vinopad+ ships an update every 9 days, Smart Wine Cellar every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
vinopad+ versus Smart Wine Cellar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametervinopad+Smart Wine Cellar
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB10 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperSternberg Consulting LLCIlluminated Infinity AB

In-app purchases

None

vinopad+

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Smart Wine Cellar

Subscriptions1
  • Smartwinecellar PRO$5.991 Month

Questions

Is vinopad+ free?
vinopad+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Smart Wine Cellar free?
Smart Wine Cellar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do vinopad+ or Smart Wine Cellar have ads?
Neither vinopad+ nor Smart Wine Cellar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, vinopad+ or Smart Wine Cellar?
vinopad+ ships an update every 9 days, and Smart Wine Cellar every 2 weeks. Most recently, vinopad+ was updated on June 1, 2026 and Smart Wine Cellar on September 20, 2026.

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