Comparison

Cellar Star vs CellarView Wine Cellar Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Cellar Star

Easily track your wine collection, whether it's a few bottles or a full cellar. Make informed choices about which wines to open and when, ensuring your inventory is always up-to-date. Spend more time savoring your wine and less time managing it.

Highlights
  • Import existing cellar data
  • Easy wine addition with predictive text
  • Search, browse, and filter collection
  • iCloud synchronization and backup
  • Configure custom cellar layouts
  • Rate wines and track optimal opening years
Features
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Whether you have a cellar filled with wine or are just saving a few cases in a hall closet, it's easy to lose track of what you have. Cellar Star is designed with this in mind. Make informed selections from your cellar. Focus your attention on wines that are ready to open. Have confidence that your inventory is up to date. Spend less time managing your cellar and more time enjoying your wine. — Easily Add And Select Wines — Import your inventory from existing cellar tracking applications and spreadsheets. Adding wine is easy with predictive text that knows your collection and the wine regions of the world. Easily select wines from your cellar in the way that works best for you: - Search by keywords. - Browse your collection organized by name, star rating, place of origin, vintage year, and more. - Utilize filters to refine the list of displayed wine. — Manage Your Collection — Complete iCloud integration ensures that your inventory stays synchronized across all your devices and allows for easy backup and restoration to your iCloud Drive. Configure cellars and bins to match your storage layout. Rate each wine on a five star scale and choose the best years for opening. Reconcile what's actually in storage with your Cellar Star inventory.

About

CellarView Wine Cellar Tracker

Manage your wine collection with 3D cellar models and track bottle age based on storage temperature. Record purchase, inventory, and consumption history, with charts to spot trends. Supports multiple locations and devices, with automatic backups.

Highlights
  • 3D cellar and rack visualization
  • Temperature-based wine aging tracking
  • Purchase, inventory, and consumption history
  • Multiple location and cellar support
  • Data backup and restore
  • Import/export via CSV
Features
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Quickly create and interact with 3D models of your cellars and wine racks! Select a bottle with a single tap or tap on a cellar location to store your wine. Choose a vintage from the Wine List and CellarView will show you exactly where the bottles are stored! CellarView tracks the effective age of your wines based on the temperatures at which they've been stored, so you'll always know when to best enjoy them. The software also records your purchase, inventory and consumption history. CellarView Charts will help you spot trends and make the information easier to digest. Other key features include: • Have a cellars or wine lockers in more than one location? CellarView supports multiple locations and multiple cellars/wine racks at each location • As you move from one location to another, CellarView can automatically filter your Wine List and display the primary cellar for your current location • Add Varietal or update Category Aging Profiles to fine tune aging and drink date calculations • Use Wine List Filters to focus on a subset of your collection and select the perfect bottle for your occasion. • Automatically backup your data and easily restore it. • Learn how to get the most out of the software by viewing Walk Through tutorials built directly into CellarView. • Import/Export your bottle and cellar data via .csv files • CellarView runs on iPhone and iPad; data and settings automatically synchronize across all of your iOS devices via iCloud. Cheers and happy cellaring!

Screenshots

Cellar Star4 screens
CellarView Wine Cellar Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cellar Star at 94% against CellarView Wine Cellar Tracker's 14%. Cellar Star also leads on price (Free vs $4.99) and rating (4.5 vs 3.4). CellarView Wine Cellar Tracker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 22 months). On ratings volume, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Cellar Star is free to download; CellarView Wine Cellar Tracker costs $4.99 up front. Cellar Star sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. CellarView Wine Cellar Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cellar Star holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of Cellar Star's written reviews are positive against 14% of CellarView Wine Cellar Tracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cellar Star ships an update every 22 months, CellarView Wine Cellar Tracker every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Cellar Star versus CellarView Wine Cellar Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCellar StarCellarView Wine Cellar Tracker
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.5 (12 ratings) — better3.4 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews93.8% of reviews — better14.3% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 22 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#177 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB87 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperThinkMobileDavid Ficken

Customer experience

Cellar Star

All ratings12 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive93.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.3%

CellarView Wine Cellar Tracker

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative85.7%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Cellar Star

One-time2
  • 50-100 Bottles$1.99
  • Unlimited Bottles$4.99
None

CellarView Wine Cellar Tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cellar Star free?
Cellar Star is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CellarView Wine Cellar Tracker free?
CellarView Wine Cellar Tracker costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cellar Star or CellarView Wine Cellar Tracker?
Cellar Star is rated higher. Cellar Star averages 4.5 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while CellarView Wine Cellar Tracker averages 3.4 from 5 ratings.
Do Cellar Star or CellarView Wine Cellar Tracker have ads?
Neither Cellar Star nor CellarView Wine Cellar Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cellar Star or CellarView Wine Cellar Tracker?
Cellar Star ships an update every 22 months, and CellarView Wine Cellar Tracker every 2 weeks. Most recently, Cellar Star was updated on June 5, 2026 and CellarView Wine Cellar Tracker on September 14, 2026.

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