Comparison

Cellar Star vs Wine Collection

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

Wine Collection

Digitally catalog your wine collection, tracking bottles, types, and tasting notes. Share your cellar and favorite wines with others through social media.

Highlights
  • Virtual wine cellar simulation
  • Catalog wine types
  • Add tasting notes
  • Track inventory
  • Share cellar images
  • Share favorite wines
Features
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Wine Cellar lets you mimic your real-life wine collection to virtual reality. It allows you to add the wine to the database at the time of storage and you can then track the bottle in a virtual shelf as if you are actually looking at the shelves of your cellar. You can also rate your favorite wines and add tasting notes about aroma, taste, acidity, structure, texture, and balance for the reference of other wine lovers. Features of Wine Cellar: - No need to run to the Basement or Attic just to take a look at the cellar and decide what to do with it. - Neatly Catalog your White Wines, Red Wines, and Rose as well Sparkling with the one-touch interface. - Let the world know by sharing an image on Social Media with pretty sophisticated graphics whenever you consume a special wine. - Share the whole cellar image on Social Media just so that the world knows how great wine collector/ tester you are. - Track inventory, wine types, and balance out the collection as and when it's needed.

Screenshots

Cellar Star4 screens
Wine Collection4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cellar Star at 94% against Wine Collection's 0%. Cellar Star also leads on rating (4.2 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (13 vs 1). Wine Collection's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 22 months). On price, ads, monetization model 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. Cellar Star sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Wine Collection asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cellar Star holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cellar Star has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of Cellar Star's written reviews are positive against 0% of Wine Collection's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cellar Star ships an update every 22 months, Wine Collection every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Cellar Star versus Wine Collection: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCellar StarWine Collection
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (13 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews93.8% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 22 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.69.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB46 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperThinkMobileApplication Nexus

Customer experience

Cellar Star

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

Wine Collection

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Cellar Star

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

Wine Collection

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cellar Star free?
Cellar Star is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wine Collection free?
Wine Collection is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cellar Star or Wine Collection?
Cellar Star is rated higher. Cellar Star averages 4.2 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Wine Collection averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Cellar Star or Wine Collection have ads?
Neither Cellar Star nor Wine Collection shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cellar Star or Wine Collection?
Cellar Star ships an update every 22 months, and Wine Collection every 9 days. Most recently, Cellar Star was updated on October 23, 2026 and Wine Collection on October 16, 2026.

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