Comparison

CT Legacy Version vs Wine Spies

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

Head to head
About

CT Legacy Version

Access a vast database of wine reviews and tasting notes from a global community. Manage your personal wine collection, track consumption, and identify wines using label recognition or barcode scanning. This legacy version offers core functionality for wine enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Read and write wine reviews
  • Manage wine collection
  • Label recognition for wine identification
  • Barcode scanning for cellar management
  • Track consumption history
  • Access professional reviews
Features
Read full description

IMPORTANT: This is the classic, legacy version of CellarTracker. For the best experience, we recommend installing the new version of the app, “CellarTracker: #1 Wine Tracker”. The classic version of the app will not be receiving new feature updates. CellarTracker is the world's largest collection of wine reviews, tasting notes and personal stories from people who love wine — now available for iPhone and iPad! • Read & Write Wine Reviews • Find over 4.4 million wines, read more than 12 million tasting notes (community and professional) for great recommendations, and join a community of over 888,000 users to share your opinions. Fully integrated with professional reviews from Antonio Galloni, Stephen Tanzer, Allen Meadows, Jancis Robinson, Decanter and more (separate subscriptions may be required). • Manage Your Collection • Use our online cellar management tool to track your collection, see its value, and much more. Users are currently managing 168 million bottles and counting! • Label Recognition • Search for a wine by taking a photo of the label, or quickly capture photos and notes of multiple wines for later reference. Access your entire history of captured labels to remember what you've been drinking. • Scan Barcodes • Easily scan UPC/EAN barcodes on wines, as well as custom CellarTracker barcodes, to make cellar management a breeze. • Track Consumption History • CellarTracker allows you to track what you've been drinking — from your cellar, a restaurant, winery or anywhere — and add your own tasting notes, ratings and label images. This app requires internet connectivity to operate. Certain functionality, such as managing your cellar or tracking consumption history, require a free CellarTracker account. Optional paid CellarTracker accounts provide access to additional functionality, including automatic valuation. Some professional reviews require separate subscriptions to those publications to enable integration.

About

Wine Spies

Discover daily, deeply discounted wine offers from a trusted source with over 15 years of experience. Access exclusive app-only deals, enjoy rapid checkout, and manage your account on the go. Consolidate purchases for free shipping with the innovative Locker feature.

Highlights
  • Daily wine deals
  • App-exclusive offers
  • Instant checkout
  • Account management
  • Locker feature for consolidated shipping
  • Temperature-controlled wine storage
Features
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For over 15 years Wine Spies has been a leading source of incredible wine deals. This app brings all the features of our desktop website to your phone, and makes it easier than ever to order wine quickly and manage your account from anywhere. With our app you’ll be first to know when a new offer lands each day. You’ll get access to secret app-only deals not available on our desktop site. You can use our instant checkout to snag a deal before it’s gone (many sell out very quickly!) with one click in just seconds. Plus you can enjoy the convenience and flexibility of our Locker feature. With Lockers you’ll never pay for expensive shipping again. You can build a case of wine, one or two bottles at a time, and consolidate multiple purchases into a single shipment. Store up to two cases of wine in our temperature controlled warehouse and ship them for free at your convenience. About Wine Spies Wine Spies is located in Sonoma Valley and every day we feature one carefully sourced wine at the lowest price you’ll find anywhere. We source all kinds of wines across a wide range of styles and prices; from small boutique wineries in our backyard and 100-point rarities from Napa, to importing our own favorites - you never know what will show up each day. No matter the wine, you can trust it’s the highest quality. We’re extremely picky, and choose only the most outstanding examples to share with you. If you ever run into a problem of any kind, our excellent customer support team will take care to reach a positive resolution. Download it today and never miss another great deal again.

Screenshots

CT Legacy Version4 screens
Wine Spies4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Wine Spies at 4.9 against CT Legacy Version's 3.9. Wine Spies also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (1.5K vs 184). CT Legacy Version's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Wine Spies holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wine Spies has 1.5K ratings behind it against 184, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of CT Legacy Version's written reviews are positive against 72% of Wine Spies's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CT Legacy Version ships an update every 3 months, Wine Spies every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 13, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
CT Legacy Version versus Wine Spies: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCT Legacy VersionWine Spies
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (184 ratings)4.9 (1.5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.1% of reviews72.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1841.5K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB53 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperCellarTrackerThe Wine Spies, LLC

Customer experience

CT Legacy Version

All ratings184 ratings
Positive70.1%
Neutral6.5%
Negative23.4%
Written reviews103 reviews
Positive63.1%
Neutral7.8%
Negative29.1%

Wine Spies

All ratings1,199 ratings
Positive97.7%
Neutral1.2%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews54 reviews
Positive72.2%
Neutral3.7%
Negative24.1%

User reviews

CT Legacy Version

From 184 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 📚 Comprehensive wine database with 1.7M+ wines
  • 📱 Barcode scanning functionality works well
  • ⭐ Community reviews from knowledgeable wine enthusiasts
  • 🎯 Accurate drink-by date recommendations
  • 🔍 Multiple search filters (region, grape, winery, etc.)

Room to improve

  • 🐢 Slow app performance and navigation between screens
  • 🎨 Dated and clunky user interface
  • 💸 Aggressive monetization of previously free features
  • 🔄 Inconsistent barcode scanning accuracy
  • ❌ Poor search function with no typo tolerance

Wine Spies

From 1.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Customer service
  • 🚀 Fantastic deals and pricing
  • 💡 Locker feature for trying new wines
  • 👍 Easy to use app
  • 👍 Wide variety of wines

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Slow shipping and order fulfillment
  • 🐛 Coupon codes not working
  • 🐛 Oxidized and poor quality wines
  • 🐛 Difficult to contact the company

Bugs and requests

CT Legacy Version

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • Horizontal banner/glitch appears halfway down review screens
  • App fails to load or shows blank white pages
  • Keyboard covers text input fields
  • Sticky banner appears in random screen positions when scrolling
  • iOS 16.4+ compatibility issues with banner positioning
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  • Search function unable to handle minor typos
  • Barcode misidentification (e.g., Shiraz identified as Chianti)
  • Label identification fails for common wines
  • App won't open with error codes
  • Slow loading times on iPhone 11 and newer devices
  • Non-native app behavior and web view problems
  • Constant loading spinners during operations
  • Online search functionality broken without support response

Requested features

20 requests
  • Offline access to cellar inventory
  • Multi-currency and international date format support
  • Bulk scanner for multiple bottles at once
  • Copy/duplicate entry function for similar wines
  • Sort by delivery/purchase date
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  • Coravined wine tracking and flagging
  • Save search history for quick access
  • Better storage/location visualization (like VinoCell)
  • Social features to connect with local collectors
  • PDF file attachment capability for wine information
  • Ability to mark multiple bottles consumed at once
  • Wine pairing recommendations
  • Search history/saved searches
  • Default sorting preferences
  • iOS 13 shortcuts for bottle removal
  • Better keyboard handling to avoid covering input fields
  • Swipe navigation between pages
  • Remember scroll position when returning to cellar list
  • Less sensitive tap/select function
  • Professional sommelier input on drink-by dates

Wine Spies

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Shipping delays
  • Coupon code issues
  • Receiving spoiled wines

Requested features

3 requests
  • Improve website and app navigation
  • Add more filtering options
  • Develop a native iPad app

In-app purchases

None

CT Legacy Version

No in-app purchases

None

Wine Spies

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CT Legacy Version free?
CT Legacy Version is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Wine Spies free?
Wine Spies is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CT Legacy Version or Wine Spies?
Wine Spies is rated higher. CT Legacy Version averages 3.9 out of 5 from 184 ratings, while Wine Spies averages 4.9 from 1.5K ratings.
Do CT Legacy Version or Wine Spies have ads?
Wine Spies shows ads; CT Legacy Version does not.
Which is updated more often, CT Legacy Version or Wine Spies?
CT Legacy Version ships an update every 3 months, and Wine Spies every 3 weeks. Most recently, CT Legacy Version was updated on August 13, 2026 and Wine Spies on September 24, 2026.

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