Comparison

Smart Wine Cellar vs Bottelio

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

Head to head
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/

About

Bottelio

Organize, track, and plan your wine collection across multiple locations. Identify wines with barcode scanning and manage your stock with smart inventory features. Create shopping lists and sync data seamlessly across devices.

Highlights
  • Multi-location wine tracking
  • Smart bottle inventory
  • Barcode and photo scanning
  • Shopping list creation
  • iCloud cross-device sync
  • Intuitive design
Features
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Organize your wine collection effortlessly with Bottelio. Built for wine lovers and collectors, Bottelio makes it easy to inventory your bottles, scan wines, and keep track of your collection across multiple residences and storage spaces. KEY FEATURES • Multiple residences & storage spaces Organize bottles across different homes and locations, including wine cellars, fridges, cabinets, shelves, and other storage spaces. • Wine inventory Keep your collection organized with bottle quantities, ratings, purchase dates, and other useful details. • Barcode & photo scanner Quickly add and identify wines by scanning a barcode or taking a photo of the bottle. • Shopping list Save wines you’d like to buy and keep your next purchases organized. • iCloud sync Keep your wine collection synchronized across your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. ONE PURCHASE. NO SUBSCRIPTION. Bottelio is available as a one-time purchase. Pay once and enjoy lifetime access—no recurring subscription required. YOUR COLLECTION, ORGANIZED Whether you have a few favorite bottles or a collection spread across multiple locations, Bottelio gives you a simple way to know what you own and where to find it. Build your collection. Scan your bottles. Keep everything organized with Bottelio. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Smart Wine Cellar4 screens
Bottelio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Smart Wine Cellar at 16.0 against Bottelio's 18.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 and Bottelio sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smart Wine Cellar ships an update every 3 weeks, Bottelio every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 4, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Smart Wine Cellar versus Bottelio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart Wine CellarBottelio
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB6 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperIlluminated Infinity ABFrancois Thibault

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Smart Wine Cellar

Subscriptions1
  • Smartwinecellar PRO$5.991 Month
1 purchases

Bottelio

One-time1
  • Lifetime access2 variants$19.99

Questions

Is Smart Wine Cellar free?
Smart Wine Cellar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bottelio free?
Bottelio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Smart Wine Cellar or Bottelio have ads?
Neither Smart Wine Cellar nor Bottelio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Smart Wine Cellar or Bottelio?
Smart Wine Cellar ships an update every 3 weeks, and Bottelio every 2 weeks. Most recently, Smart Wine Cellar was updated on November 4, 2026 and Bottelio on November 4, 2026.

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