Comparison

CT Legacy Version vs BeerBearing

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
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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

BeerBearing

Features
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BeerBearing — Know where to raise your glass. Sound familiar? You're settling in with a beer, ready to toast the brewery you swear by and pay it homage — and then the big question hits: which way is it, actually? Nobody knows. Everyone toasts in some random direction. Awkward. That's exactly how BeerBearing came about — over a beer, of course. With a real compass needle, the app shows you live the direction to the brewery of your choice. Plus the distance as the crow flies, so you know how far your beer has traveled (or how far you'd have to). What BeerBearing does: - Live compass - the needle always points to the selected brewery, no matter which way you turn - 2,350 breweries across 6 countries on board - Germany, Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Romania and Hungary, carefully curated - The 5 nearest breweries at a glance - sorted from "dangerously close" to "just about an excuse" - Search by name, town, postal code, country or beer brand - Favorites for the breweries close to your heart - Tap the address, copy it, navigate there - for when a toast isn't enough No ads, no tracking, no account. Your location stays on your device — we just want you facing the right way. Whether for a proper toast at your regulars' table, your next beer hike, or simply to shine when talking shop: BeerBearing points the way. Cheers — in the right direction!

Screenshots

CT Legacy Version4 screens
BeerBearing3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: BeerBearing at every 5 days against CT Legacy Version's every 3 months. CT Legacy Version's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CT Legacy Version ships an update every 3 months, BeerBearing every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
CT Legacy Version versus BeerBearing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCT Legacy VersionBeerBearing
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (184 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews63.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings184 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB26 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperCellarTrackerSebastian Krause

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

BeerBearing

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

CT Legacy Version

No in-app purchases

None

BeerBearing

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CT Legacy Version free?
CT Legacy Version is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BeerBearing free?
BeerBearing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CT Legacy Version or BeerBearing have ads?
Neither CT Legacy Version nor BeerBearing shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CT Legacy Version or BeerBearing?
CT Legacy Version ships an update every 3 months, and BeerBearing every 5 days. Most recently, CT Legacy Version was updated on October 8, 2026 and BeerBearing on October 13, 2026.

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