Comparison

Cellar Star vs Vinotag

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

Vinotag

Digitally manage your wine cellar with this app. Photograph labels for automatic entry or add details manually. Track bottle locations, save favorites, and receive stock alerts. Share your collection with friends and family.

Highlights
  • Digital wine cellar inventory
  • Automatic label scanning
  • Manual wine entry
  • Bottle location tracking
  • Favorite wines library
  • Stock alerts
  • Cellar sharing
Features
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VINOTAG ® is a wine cellar management application. The application is compatible with a selection of wine cabinets from the brands Avintage, Climadiff and La Sommelière. Your wine cellar, everywhere with you! Manage your cellars with ease thanks to a digital and precise register of your wines. Photograph the label of a wine bottle and access a detailed VIVINO® wine sheet or fill them in manually. Place the bottle in your cellar and record its location in your digital cellar. Consult and fill your cellar at any time. Save your favorite wines in your wine library area. Rate, comment and personalize your wine sheets. Share your passion by giving your relatives or friends access to the digital version of your cellar. Do you have an ECELLAR - La Sommelière cellar? VINOTAG ® allows you to manage your cellar. Thanks to a permanent link between the application and the ECELLAR, you benefit from a real-time view of your cellar. You add a bottle, your cellar detects it and automatically informs VINOTAG ®, all you need is a photo of its label for the bottle to be automatically registered in your digital wine cellar, with its detailed wine sheet and in its exact location. You consume a bottle, your cellar informs VINOTAG ® which automatically deducts the bottle in question from your inventory. More than a simple wine cellar management application, VINOTAG ® is a full-fledged application that allows intelligent and innovative management of your cellar. VINOTAG ® is all that: Wine cellar management application to keep a precise inventory of your grands crus A Vinotheque area to register your favorite wines Share your passion with your loved ones by giving them access to the digital version of your wine cellar Combine the useful with the pleasant and program bottle stock alerts so you never run out of your favorite bottles. GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE AND USE OF THE VINOTAG APPLICATION : https://vinotag.prod.pmw.io/gdpr/terms?format=html&language=en

Screenshots

Cellar Star4 screens
Vinotag4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cellar Star at 94% against Vinotag's 29%. Cellar Star also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Vinotag's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 22 months) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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 and Vinotag sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cellar Star ships an update every 22 months, Vinotag every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Cellar Star versus Vinotag: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCellar StarVinotag
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews93.8% of reviews — better29.5% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 22 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB109 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperThinkMobileFRIO ENTREPRISE

Customer experience

Cellar Star

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

Vinotag

Written reviews78 reviews
Positive29.5%
Neutral5.1%
Negative65.4%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Cellar Star

One-time2
  • 50-100 Bottles$1.99
  • Unlimited Bottles$4.99
5 purchases

Vinotag

Subscriptions2
  • Smart IA assistant1 Month trial$1.991 Month
  • Smart IA assistant1 Month trial$17.991 Year
One-time3
  • 200 scans$4.99
  • 400 scans$8.99
  • 1000 scans$17.99

Questions

Is Cellar Star free?
Cellar Star is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Vinotag free?
Vinotag is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cellar Star or Vinotag have ads?
Neither Cellar Star nor Vinotag shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cellar Star or Vinotag?
Cellar Star ships an update every 22 months, and Vinotag every 3 weeks. Most recently, Cellar Star was updated on June 5, 2026 and Vinotag on September 23, 2026.

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