Comparison

Racked vs BottleVault

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

Head to head
About

Racked

Features
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You bought the wine. Racked helps you enjoy it. Somewhere in your house there's a bottle you meant to open two years ago. Racked is a cellar book for people who actually drink what they buy โ€” it keeps track of what you own, where you put it, and when each bottle wants opening. START BY PHOTOGRAPHING THE LABEL Point your camera at a bottle. Racked reads the label and matches it against a reference of more than 205,000 wines and spirits, then fills in the producer, region and vintage for you. All of it happens on your device โ€” no account, no upload, and no connection required. When your bottle is in the reference, adding it takes seconds. AND WHEN IT ISN'T IN THE BOOK Racked still reads what it can from the label, and then makes typing the rest as light as possible: every field suggests as you go, drawing on both the reference and the bottles you've already added. Enter a producer once and it's waiting for you the next time. KNOW WHERE EVERY BOTTLE IS Build your cellars, fridges, racks and boxes the way they're really laid out, down to the row and slot. Then ask where something is and Racked tells you the shelf. KEEP COUNT WITHOUT COUNTING Racked always knows how many bottles you have, of what, and where they're split across your locations. Drink one and log it in a tap; the count and your tasting history look after themselves. OPEN IT AT THE RIGHT MOMENT Every wine gets a drinking window. Racked shows you what's ready now, what's still coming along, and โ€” the useful one โ€” what's closing soon and should be opened this month. Nothing quietly goes past its best while you forget it's in there. TAKE IT TO WINE COUNTRY โ€” OR BEER AND WHISKY COUNTRY A map of more than 155,000 wineries and 20,000 breweries and distilleries: see who's pouring near you, save the ones worth the drive, and plan the weekend as a trip, day by day and stop by stop. On iPad, the Mac and an unfolded iPhone Duo, the trip sits beside the map. Check in when you're there; your notes and photos become a journal. Any producer's page shows what's already in your cellar from it. MAKE IT YOURS Choose wineries, breweries or distilleries in Settings, and the app's colors, its home-screen icon and the launch screen follow. PLAN IT TOGETHER Share a trip the way you share a cellar: everyone sees the same stops, adds check-ins, notes and photos, and the plan stays in sync through iCloud. ASK YOUR SOMMELIER Tell Racked what you're cooking and it recommends a bottle you already own, never one you don't, and explains why that pairing works. Ask it what to bring to dinner, what a wine will taste like, how to write a tasting note, or what to buy someone as a gift. It answers about your collection, because it can see your collection. Pairing works without Apple Intelligence too, from real reference data for each grape variety. JUST ASK SIRI "What's ready to drink?" "Where is the Barolo?" "How many bottles do I have?" Ten shortcuts answer out loud, most without opening the app. On iOS 27 they get considerably smarter. SHARE A CELLAR Share a location with your partner or a friend and you both see the same bottles, kept in sync. YOUR COLLECTION STAYS YOURS There's no account, and your cellar never reaches a server of ours. It syncs through your own iCloud, between your own devices. FREE ยท One storage location ยท Up to 25 bottles ยท Photo capture, drinking windows, search, Siri and food pairing PREMIUM ยท Unlimited locations and bottles ยท The full sommelier: pairing chat, tasting-note help, smart tags, gift suggestions and insights into your collection $5/month or $40/year, free for the first 7 days. PRIVACY & TERMS Privacy Policy: https://www.getracked.wine/?privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Requires iOS 26 or later. Apple Intelligence features need a compatible device.

About

BottleVault

Features
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BottleVault is an elegant, straightforward inventory for wine, beer, sparkling drinks, spirits, mixers, soda, water and every other beverage. Create a grid with your own width and height, or add shelves that hold several bottles and boxes. Insert a row or column later without breaking the link between an existing drink and its physical place. Save photos, remaining amount, who gave it to you, when you received it and the suggested time to open it. Everything works offline and synchronises when a connection returns. Invite people you trust with a private link or QR code. Natural-language search finds a Shiraz, producer, gift or flavour across your notes and AI text. Download, inventory, sharing and sync are free. Optional bottle-image analysis uses one credit per successful analysis.

Screenshots

Racked4 screens
BottleVault3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: BottleVault at none against Racked's shown. BottleVault also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Racked's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, update cadence and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Racked sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.00 per month and BottleVault sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Racked ships an update every 5 days, BottleVault every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Racked versus BottleVault: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRackedBottleVault
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days โ€” betterEvery 9 days
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size330 MB18 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperChristopher PetersonIT24 Develops AB

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Racked

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly7 Days trial$5.001 Month
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$40.001 Year
3 purchases

BottleVault

One-time3
  • 5 AI analysis credits$0.99
  • 15 AI analysis credits$3.99
  • 50 AI analysis credits$11.99

Questions

Is Racked free?
Racked is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BottleVault free?
BottleVault is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Racked or BottleVault have ads?
Racked shows ads; BottleVault does not.
Which is updated more often, Racked or BottleVault?
Racked ships an update every 5 days, and BottleVault every 9 days. Most recently, Racked was updated on October 31, 2026 and BottleVault on October 31, 2026.

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