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The CellarTracker alternative built for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch.

CellarLog is the modern CellarTracker alternative for serious wine collectors who've outgrown the 2007-era web UI. Import your existing CSV in one tap, scan new bottles with AI, and pour at peak — all on Apple-native software with iCloud sync, no separate account, and a true one-time purchase option.

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Why move from CellarTracker to CellarLog?

CellarTracker has been a tireless companion to collectors since 2003 and remains the reference cellar database. But its strengths are also its limits: it was built for the desktop web, its mobile apps are afterthoughts, and the spreadsheet UI feels a generation behind everything else on your phone. CellarLog was built for the iPhone first — every interaction, animation, and gesture is native iOS, and the same data syncs to iPad and Apple Watch automatically through iCloud.

Apple-native experience

SwiftUI throughout. Pixel-perfect on iPhone Pro, iPad Pro, and Apple Watch Series.

AI label scanning

Point your camera at any bottle and our advanced multi-model AI identifies it instantly with drinking windows, tasting notes, and critic ratings.

Drinking-window alerts

Notifications when bottles enter their peak — never pour a great wine three years too early or three years too late.

Cellar map & rack layout

Take a photo of your wine rack and place each bottle visually. Tap to view details or assign empty slots.

Apple Watch app + complications

Your cellar, your wishlist, and tonight's pick on your wrist. CellarTracker doesn't ship a watch app.

NFC + Bluetooth label printing

Native, in-app NFC tag writing and direct Bluetooth printing to Niimbot label printers — not a third-party workflow.

Lifetime option

One $49.99 purchase unlocks everything. No annual subscription. CellarTracker doesn't offer this.

iCloud sync, no account

Your cellar lives on your devices and syncs through your personal iCloud — not on a third-party server.

Importing your CellarTracker library

If you've kept your collection in CellarTracker for years, you don't lose any of it. Export your cellar as CSV from CellarTracker's web dashboard, open CellarLog, and tap Settings → Import CSV. CellarLog parses your file, matches every row against any wines already in your cellar by UPC or by winery + name + vintage, and shows you a preview before anything writes:

Per-row status badges

Each row tagged NEW, UPDATE, UNCHANGED, or INVALID before any data is written.

Field-by-field diff

For updates, see exactly which fields change — old value beside new value — with per-row checkboxes to exclude any you don't want.

Excel-safe UPC matching

Excel strips leading zeros from UPCs; CellarLog matches both variants on re-import so you never get duplicate wines.

Re-import anytime

Pull in updated CellarTracker exports whenever you want. Existing wines update in place, new wines are added.

How CellarLog compares to CellarTracker

FeatureCellarLogCellarTracker
Native iPhone, iPad & Apple Watch appsbasic mobile apps
AI wine label scanninglimited
Drinking-window tracking
Cellar map & rack layout
Apple Watch companion
Home Screen & Lock Screen widgets
NFC tag integrationany NFC tag
Bluetooth label printingnative
CSV import & exportwith preview & diff
iCloud sync — no account required
Lifetime purchase option
PricingFree · $29.99/yr or $49.99 lifetimeFree – $40/yr

CellarTracker is unmatched as a community wine database. CellarLog is unmatched as the daily app you actually open on your phone. Many serious collectors keep both — and use CSV import to keep them in sync.

Pricing

Free to start, with three AI scans included
$29.99/yr CellarLog+ — AI label scanning, CSV import/export, label printing, NFC, Apple Watch, widgets, full analytics. Includes a monthly AI scan allowance.
$49.99 once, for life — every CellarLog+ feature forever, no recurring subscription. AI scans are sold separately as one-time packs.

Pay-as-you-go scan packs start at $0.99 so free and lifetime users can top up AI credits without committing to a subscription.

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Comparison based on publicly available information as of 2026 — features, pricing, and offerings may change. CellarTracker is a trademark of CellarTracker LLC.