Comparison

CellarIQ vs SmartCellar Wine

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

Head to head
About

CellarIQ

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Your wine collection, intelligently managed. CellarIQ is a beautifully designed wine cellar manager that brings intelligence to your collection. Scan labels with AI, track every bottle, visualize your cellar, and know exactly when each wine is ready to drink. 100% FREE. NO ADS. EVER. CellarIQ is completely free to download and use with no in-app purchases, no subscriptions, and no advertisements. We built this for wine lovers, not for profit. YOUR DATA STAYS ON YOUR DEVICE Your collection data never leaves your device. No accounts to create, no data harvested, no analytics tracking. Your wine cellar is your business. Period. iCloud sync is handled entirely through your personal Apple ID β€” we never see your data. AI-POWERED LABEL SCANNING Point your camera at any wine label and let AI do the rest. CellarIQ uses Claude AI to instantly identify the producer, wine name, vintage, varietal, region, and even suggests a retail price range. Adding bottles to your cellar takes seconds, not minutes. Bring your own API key β€” each scan costs less than a penny. VISUAL CELLAR MANAGEMENT See your entire cellar at a glance with beautiful color-coded grid views. Every bottle has its place β€” organize by rack, shelf, row, and slot. Support for multiple cellars, from your basement to your kitchen wine fridge. Pinch to zoom on large collections. KNOW WHEN TO DRINK Smart drinking window notifications tell you when bottles are entering their prime, at peak, and approaching the end of their window. Never miss the perfect moment to open a special bottle. TASTING JOURNAL Rate wines, tag aromas and palate characteristics, record food pairings and occasions. Build a personal tasting history that helps you discover what you truly love. CELLAR ANALYTICS Beautiful charts reveal the story of your collection: value breakdown, regional diversity, vintage distribution, varietal balance, and drinking readiness. Data-driven insights for the modern collector. ALSO INCLUDES β€’ CellarTracker import β€” bring your existing collection in seconds β€’ Barcode scanning for quick bottle lookup β€’ CSV export for backup and analysis β€’ iCloud sync across all your devices β€’ Share your cellar with a partner via iCloud β€’ Dark mode optimized β€” your labels look stunning β€’ Works offline β€” no internet required for core features Built by Longevity Health Analytics. Wine is a pillar of the good life β€” CellarIQ helps you enjoy it to the fullest. Note: The optional AI scanning feature sends label images directly from the user’s device to the Anthropic API using the user’s own API key. This is a direct device-to-API call β€” no data passes through our servers. The user initiates each call explicitly by pressing β€œScan.” This qualifies as β€œData Not Collected” per Apple’s guidelines since the developer does not collect or have access to the data.

About

SmartCellar Wine

Features
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SmartCellar helps you manage your wine collection from bottle to glass. Scan a bottle and SmartCellar builds a detailed profile before adding it to your cellar, helping you keep track of what you own, when to drink it and what to serve it with. Whether you are storing a few special bottles or building a serious home cellar, SmartCellar gives you a clearer view of your collection and helps you make better decisions about what to open next. With SmartCellar you can: β€’ Scan bottles and quickly add them to your digital cellar β€’ Build rich wine profiles with key bottle details β€’ Track drinking windows so bottles are opened at the right time β€’ Discover food pairing suggestions for your wines β€’ Rate bottles after you drink them β€’ Keep tasting notes and build a record of what you enjoy β€’ Ask Cella, your AI sommelier, for help choosing a bottle Planning dinner? Ask Cella what to open. Wondering whether a bottle is ready? Check its drinking window. Trying to remember what you thought of a wine? Look back at your notes and ratings. SmartCellar is designed for wine lovers who want a simple, intelligent way to organise their collection and enjoy every bottle at its best.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: SmartCellar Wine at 2 against CellarIQ's β€”. SmartCellar Wine also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.2). On price and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
CellarIQ versus SmartCellar Wine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCellarIQSmartCellar Wine
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Every 3 weeks
Adsβ€”No
In-app purchasesNoNo
Devicesβ€”iPhone, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS26.215.1 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size5 MB35 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperLegit Ledger, LLCPositive Climb LTD

In-app purchases

None

CellarIQ

No in-app purchases

None

SmartCellar Wine

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CellarIQ free?
CellarIQ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SmartCellar Wine free?
SmartCellar Wine is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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