Comparison

SipCircle Wine vs Cellared

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

Head to head
About

SipCircle Wine

Features
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SipCircle Wine helps you share discoveries, decode any restaurant wine list and map your palate with absolute confidence. Create invite-only groups with the friends you drink with. No public feeds, no crowd ratings. Just authentic recommendations. Free to start and genuinely useful: log unlimited wines, write private journal notes, host group tastings, and share beautiful tasting cards with zero paywalls on the essentials. LEARN FROM FRIENDS, NOT STRANGERS Create a private Circle with the people you enjoy wine with. See what friends are drinking, share recommendations, react to discoveries, and maintain a shared wishlist. Invite-only groups keep conversations meaningful. No followers, no public feeds, no noise. DISCOVER WINES YOU WILL ACTUALLY LOVE Get recommendations based on your personal taste profile and the wines enjoyed by people you trust. Looking for the perfect bottle for dinner? Curious what to try next? SipCircle helps you find wines that match your preferences, not generic crowd ratings. ORDER WITH CONFIDENCE (Premium) Scan a restaurant wine list and instantly see which bottles best fit your palate. Skip the overwhelm and make better wine decisions wherever you are. TURN TASTINGS INTO DISCOVERIES Host structured tastings, compare notes, and see which wines stood out to the group. Capture photos, reactions, and tasting impressions, then automatically generate beautiful recap cards everyone can revisit. UNDERSTAND YOUR PALATE (Premium) Build a personalized taste profile and discover the regions, styles, and characteristics that define your preferences. Track how your taste evolves over time and gain deeper insight into what you truly enjoy. Import your existing collection from Vivino or CellarTracker to get started faster. REMEMBER EVERY GREAT BOTTLE Quickly save wines with the label scanner or add them manually. Keep private notes, ratings, photos, and memories in a personal wine journal that grows with every bottle. Your notes remain private unless you choose to share them. BEAUTIFUL SHARING Share favorite bottles, tasting highlights, and discoveries with beautifully designed wine cards. Every recommendation becomes easier to remember and easier to share. FREE VS. PREMIUM Free and genuinely useful: - Unlimited wine logs - Private journal notes - Group tasting creation and entry - Shared tasting recap cards Premium unlocks the power tools: - Instantly scan restaurant wine lists - AI-powered Wine Discovery - Advanced palate insights and style distribution charts - Seamless collection import from Vivino or CellarTracker PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your personal tasting notes are completely private and are never shared without your explicit permission. Groups are strictly invite-only and built for trusted friends, ensuring your data stays within your circle. Must be of legal drinking age in your region to use this app. Terms of Use: https://sipnotes.app/terms

About

Cellared

This app helps you track your wine collection and know exactly when to open each bottle. It also suggests wine pairings for your meals based on what you have available.

Highlights
  • Drinking window calculation
  • Food and mood-based pairing
  • Collection tracking
  • Bottle import from CellarTracker
  • Track opened bottles
  • Peak bottle identification
Features
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Know what to open and when. Cellared is a wine cellar manager for collectors who want a clearer view of every bottle. Start free with unlimited bottles. Track what you own, see drinking windows, and keep the bottles you love in one place. KNOW WHEN TO DRINK IT Every bottle gets a drinking window built from the wine itself: grape, region, vintage, structure, storage, and bottle size. Cellared tells you what's at peak right now, what needs more time, and what you've waited too long to open. WHAT PAIRS WITH DINNER TONIGHT Tell Cellared what you're cooking. It pulls from your cellar and tells you what to open, and why it works. Chicken piccata, steak night, Tuesday tacos. You pick the food, Cellared picks the bottle. ANSWERS FROM YOUR COLLECTION "What's the best bottle I have for under $50?" "What should I open for my anniversary dinner?" "Is my 2018 Barolo ready?" Cellared knows your collection and gives you answers that make sense. WHETHER YOU HAVE 6 BOTTLES OR 600 No wine expertise required. You know what you're having for dinner. That's enough. Cellared keeps track of the rest, from your first bottle to your five hundredth. • Add bottles manually or import your existing cellar in seconds • Drinking windows built from grape, region, vintage, and structure • Food and mood-based pairing from your own cellar • Track every bottle you've opened • Know what's at peak right now Terms of Use (EULA): https://cellared.ai/terms Privacy Policy: https://cellared.ai/privacy

Screenshots

SipCircle Wine4 screens
Cellared4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: SipCircle Wine at none against Cellared's shown. SipCircle Wine also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 10 days). Cellared's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, rating, 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. SipCircle Wine sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Cellared sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SipCircle Wine against 5.0 for Cellared. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 7 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SipCircle Wine ships an update every 5 days, Cellared every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SipCircle Wine versus Cellared: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSipCircle WineCellared
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews—75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings27 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB57 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperCCQuel Inc.Cellared, LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

SipCircle Wine

Subscriptions2
  • Sip Circle Pro Monthly Subscription$5.991 Month
  • Sip Circle Pro Annual Subscription$39.991 Year
5 purchases

Cellared

Subscriptions5
  • Family Household Sharing2 variants$4.991 Month
  • Cellared Pro7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Cellared Collector - Monthly7 Days trial$15.991 Month
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  • Cellared Pro — Annual7 Days trial$79.001 Year
  • Cellared Collector — Annual7 Days trial$149.001 Year

Questions

Is SipCircle Wine free?
SipCircle Wine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cellared free?
Cellared is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SipCircle Wine or Cellared?
SipCircle Wine and Cellared are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 7 ratings respectively.
Do SipCircle Wine or Cellared have ads?
Cellared shows ads; SipCircle Wine does not.
Which is updated more often, SipCircle Wine or Cellared?
SipCircle Wine ships an update every 5 days, and Cellared every 10 days. Most recently, SipCircle Wine was updated on October 24, 2026 and Cellared on October 24, 2026.

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