CellarIQ vs Caveau
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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 — 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 — 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 — 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 • CellarTracker import — bring your existing collection in seconds • Barcode scanning for quick bottle lookup • CSV export for backup and analysis • iCloud sync across all your devices • Share your cellar with a partner via iCloud • Dark mode optimized — your labels look stunning • Works offline — no internet required for core features Built by Longevity Health Analytics. Wine is a pillar of the good life — 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 — no data passes through our servers. The user initiates each call explicitly by pressing “Scan.” This qualifies as “Data Not Collected” per Apple’s guidelines since the developer does not collect or have access to the data.
Caveau
Track your wine collection's value and discover optimal drinking times. Scan bottles to instantly get market value, vintage details, and pairing suggestions. Manage your cellar, log tasting notes, and export data for insurance or personal records.
- Bottle value estimation by vintage
- Label scanning for instant details
- Drinking window recommendations
- Cellar syncing across devices
- Tasting journal and food pairings
- CSV/PDF export for Pro users
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Find out what your wine is worth. Caveau prices every bottle by vintage from current US retail listings, so you know what your cellar is worth today, not what it cost years ago. Scan a label, and your bottle shows up with its market value and a drinking window. KNOW WHAT IT'S WORTH Real shop prices for your exact vintage. When a shop doesn't list your year, Caveau estimates from the nearest vintages and tells you which years it used. Your cellar total updates as the market moves, and once a month we tell you what changed. SCAN AND DONE Point your camera at any label. Producer, wine, vintage and region fill in before the bottle is back in the rack. Got a case? Add six at once. KNOW WHEN TO DRINK Every bottle gets a drinking window tuned to its grape, region and structure, and the Ready to Drink view always knows what to open tonight. YOUR CELLAR NEVER DISAPPEARS Your cellar syncs across devices with Sign in with Apple, Google or email, and you can export the whole thing as a CSV or PDF any time. Switching from another app or a spreadsheet? Import it in about a minute. INSURANCE AND THE AUDIT (PRO) An insurance-ready valuation export, plus the cellar audit: reconcile what you think you own against what's actually in your racks, bottle by bottle. FLAT, FAIR PRICING Adding bottles, scanning, drinking windows, tasting notes and food pairings are free forever. Caveau Pro ($29.99/year in the US with a 7-day free trial, or $4.99/month) unlocks exact market values, the audit, insurance export, analytics and CSV/PDF export. One price at any cellar size. We will never charge per bottle. Also in Caveau: - Wine club and allocation tracking, with a Member star on every bottle from your clubs - A tasting journal that turns great nights into shareable cards - Wishlist, sommelier food pairings and serving guidance Caveau Pro, auto-renewable subscription - Annual: $29.99 / year in the US (price varies by country), with a 7-day free trial for new subscribers - Monthly: $4.99 / month Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase, or when the free trial ends. Your subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel any time in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://getcaveau.com/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CellarIQ at none against Caveau's 2. Caveau's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.2). On price 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
Both are free to download. Caveau sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. CellarIQ asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | CellarIQ | Caveau |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 days |
| Ads | — | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | — | iPhone — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Legit Ledger, LLC | SEAN MICHAEL MC DERMOTT |
In-app purchases
CellarIQ
No in-app purchases
Caveau
- Caveau Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Caveau Pro Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year









