Comparison

Cella vs Aboutwine

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

Head to head
About

Cella

Get personalized wine recommendations without needing any wine knowledge. Simply answer a few questions to create a taste profile, then scan wine lists or bottles for instant, plain-English suggestions tailored to your preferences and budget.

Highlights
  • Personalized wine taste profile
  • Scan wine lists and bottles
  • Plain-English recommendations
  • Budget-conscious suggestions
  • Occasion-based picks
  • No wine jargon required
Features
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Finally. A wine app that isn't for wine snobs. Instant, personalized wine picks wherever wine shows up. With Cella Pro, point your phone at any wine list, store shelf, or bottle and get a plain-English recommendation tailored to your taste. No wine knowledge needed. Not even a little. IMPORTANT: Quiz and Wine Vibe are free. Scanning wine lists, shelves, menus, and bottles requires Cella Pro (free trial available). HOW CELLA WORKS Start with a quick, easy quiz. Six questions about things you already know, like whether you prefer cold brew or something sweeter, sparkling water or fruit juice. Nothing about wine. No jargon. Cella uses your answers to build your personal wine taste profile, called your Wine Vibe. Subscribe to Cella Pro to unlock scanning. Take a photo of any wine bottle, wine list, or restaurant menu and get instant wine recommendations in plain English, matched exactly to your taste. Whether it's red wine, white wine, rosé, or something sparkling, Cella finds your next favorite before you ever open the bottle. Done in seconds. WHERE CELLA CHANGES EVERYTHING At the restaurant, holding a leather-bound wine list while the sommelier waits. Take a quick photo and Cella tells you exactly what to order, matched to your taste and your budget, with a confident answer ready before the sommelier returns. No guessing. No being quietly steered toward the most expensive option by someone who profits from your uncertainty. Every recommendation comes with a plain-English sentence you can say out loud when you order. Not wine-speak. Something you'd actually say: "I got this because it's light and fruity, easy to drink, nothing too serious." Confidence. Standing in front of 200 bottles at Costco, Trader Joe's, Safeway, or Total Wine with five minutes to spare. Point your phone at any section of the shelf. Cella reads the wine labels, matches them to your taste profile, and hands you your best pick. Walk out knowing you made a real choice instead of a hopeful guess. At a wine shop when something interesting catches your eye but you have no idea if it's your kind of thing. Point your phone at the label and get the full story: what it actually tastes like, whether it fits your preferences, and a plain verdict. Buy it, skip it, or worth a try. Hosting a dinner party and want to look like you picked these bottles on purpose. Heading to a birthday with something that needs to feel considered. Taking a bottle to a friend's and wanting to say something real about it when you hand it over. Cella has a pick for all of it. WHY THE PICKS ARE ONES YOU CAN TRUST Most wine apps show you crowd ratings, what millions of other people gave four stars, averaged out. Useful if you already know wine. Mostly noise if you don't. Cella works differently. Your personal wine taste profile is the starting point for every recommendation. Each pick is built around your specific flavor preferences, the occasion, and your budget that day, then explained in plain English so you understand exactly why it's the right bottle for you. Not a confident-sounding guess. An actual answer. With Cella Pro (subscription required): • Wine picks from any restaurant wine list, wine menu, or store shelf • Personalized wine taste profile built from your preferences • Wine label identifier for any bottle you come across • Food and wine pairing suggestions in plain, everyday language • Red wine, white wine, rosé, and sparkling recommendations • Works at restaurants, wine bars, grocery stores, wine shops, and warehouse clubs Cella Pro — unlimited wine scans. 7-day free trial on annual ($29.99/year) or 3-day trial on weekly ($1.99/week). Auto-renews unless cancelled in Apple Subscriptions settings. Start with a free taste quiz. Try Cella Pro free. No wine expertise required. 21+ only. Drink responsibly. Cella does not sell alcohol. Terms of Use (EULA): https://cellawine.com/privacy/ Privacy Policy: https://cellawine.com/privacy/

About

Aboutwine

Features
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Ever finish a great bottle and forget what it was a week later? Aboutwine fixes that. Point your camera at the label and you'll know the wine in seconds: how it tastes, what it goes with, and who made it. Save the ones you like, add a quick note, and your cellar builds itself. What you can do: - Scan a label to identify a wine from a photo and see its details. - Check how it tastes before you pour: sweetness, acidity, body, and tannin, plus the aromas and grapes. - Ask the AI sommelier anything — tonight's dinner, a mood, a budget — and get real bottles to pour. - Explore the Wine Atlas, a world map of regions and estates with your saved wineries pinned across it. - Keep a cellar you'll actually remember. Save bottles, rate them, write your own notes. - Read the story behind the estate that made it. - Search any wine, winery, or region, or browse by red, white, sparkling, and rosé. Whether you're just getting into wine or you've been collecting for years, Aboutwine helps you remember what you loved. Pour something good tonight. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://aboutwine.app/privacy

Screenshots

Cella4 screens
Aboutwine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Aboutwine at every 3 days against Cella's monthly. Cella's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). 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. Cella sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days and Aboutwine sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cella ships an update monthly, Aboutwine every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Cella versus Aboutwine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCellaAboutwine
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB11 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperBroderick Street Partners LLcPacifiq

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Cella

Subscriptions2
  • Cella - Weekly3 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Cella - Annual7 Days trial$35.991 Year
2 purchases

Aboutwine

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Premium Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Cella free?
Cella is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Aboutwine free?
Aboutwine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cella or Aboutwine have ads?
Neither Cella nor Aboutwine shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cella or Aboutwine?
Cella ships an update monthly, and Aboutwine every 3 days. Most recently, Cella was updated on October 15, 2026 and Aboutwine on October 21, 2026.

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