Comparison

Cella vs Sommelier AI

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

Sommelier AI

This app acts as your personal AI wine expert, learning your palate to guide every wine decision. Scan restaurant lists for instant, personalized recommendations, identify any bottle with detailed profiles, and organize your cellar. It offers conversational advice on pairings and helps you discover wines you'll love.

Highlights
  • AI-powered wine recommendations
  • Restaurant wine list scanning
  • Bottle identification and tasting profiles
  • Personalized palate mapping
  • Cellar organization and tracking
  • Wine and food pairing advice
  • Group palate merging for shared decisions
Features
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Meet your personal sommelier — an AI wine expert in your pocket. Sommelier AI learns your palate and turns every wine decision into a confident one: what to order at the restaurant, what to open tonight, and what to buy next. SCAN ANY WINE LIST Point your camera at a restaurant wine list and get instant recommendations ranked for your taste — with match scores, tasting profiles, and pairings. SEE A BOTTLE. KNOW EVERYTHING. Scan any label to identify the wine, its grapes, vintages, aging, and the dishes it loves. A PALATE THAT'S YOURS A short tasting quiz maps your taste — tannin, acidity, body, oak, sweetness, fruit — and every recommendation is shaped by it. TONIGHT'S POUR Tell the sommelier the moment — cooking lamb, celebrating, just relaxing — and get one perfect bottle from your cellar or beyond. TALK TO YOUR SOMMELIER Ask anything about wine, food, pairings, or your cellar. Natural conversation, expert answers, grounded in your taste. YOUR CELLAR, ORGANIZED Track bottles, vintages, and peak drinking windows. Never miss a wine at its moment. WINE NIGHTS Hosting? Merge everyone's palates and find the one bottle the whole table will love. YOUR JOURNAL Capture every sip. Build your tasting story and discover the patterns in what you love. FREE & PREMIUM Start free. Sommelier Premium unlocks higher scan limits, the full cellar experience, and deeper recommendations with a monthly or annual auto-renewable subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. YOUR WINE MOMENT, ON YOUR WRIST Start a wine session on your iPhone and follow it on Apple Watch. View serving guidance, keep track of decanting time, and check your session's progress from your wrist. The Apple Watch companion requires Sommelier AI on a paired iPhone. Terms of Use: https://asksommelier.ai/terms Privacy Policy: https://asksommelier.ai/privacy

Screenshots

Cella4 screens
Sommelier AI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Sommelier AI at every 4 days against Cella's monthly. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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 Sommelier AI sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 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 Cella against 5.0 for Sommelier AI. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cella ships an update monthly, Sommelier AI every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Cella versus Sommelier AI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCellaSommelier AI
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings44
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB67 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperBroderick Street Partners LLcIT Solutions & Consulting Services, INC

Customer experience

Cella

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Sommelier AI

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Cella

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

Sommelier AI

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Premium Annual$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Cella free?
Cella is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sommelier AI free?
Sommelier AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cella or Sommelier AI?
Cella and Sommelier AI are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do Cella or Sommelier AI have ads?
Neither Cella nor Sommelier AI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cella or Sommelier AI?
Cella ships an update monthly, and Sommelier AI every 4 days. Most recently, Cella was updated on October 15, 2026 and Sommelier AI on October 29, 2026.

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