Comparison

Bottelio vs Cellar Scanner

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

Head to head
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/

About

Cellar Scanner

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Cellar Scanner is an indie-built companion app for CellarTracker users. Bulk-scan CellarTracker bottle barcodes during stock‑takes or reorganisations, then push them straight into your CellarTracker cellar instead of typing codes by hand or buying a costly hand held barcode scanner.. Made for you if you… • Use Cellar Tracker to manage your cellar with printed bottle barcodes (Cellar Tracker account and printed barcodes required) • Do regular stock-takes or cellar reorganisations and want to move faster. • Would rather use your iPhone than invest in dedicated handheld scanners.

Screenshots

Bottelio4 screens
Cellar Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cellar Scanner at none against Bottelio's 2. Cellar Scanner also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Bottelio sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Cellar Scanner asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bottelio ships an update every 2 weeks, Cellar Scanner every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Bottelio versus Cellar Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBottelioCellar Scanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB4 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperFrancois ThibaultSimon Clark

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Bottelio

One-time1
  • Lifetime access2 variants$19.99
None

Cellar Scanner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bottelio free?
Bottelio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cellar Scanner free?
Cellar Scanner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bottelio or Cellar Scanner have ads?
Neither Bottelio nor Cellar Scanner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bottelio or Cellar Scanner?
Bottelio ships an update every 2 weeks, and Cellar Scanner every 4 days. Most recently, Bottelio was updated on October 7, 2026 and Cellar Scanner on October 4, 2026.

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