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Cellared vs InVintory
Two premium cellar apps, two definitions of premium. InVintory is the high-touch cellar map. Cellared is the drinking-window intelligence. Here is how to choose.
Last updated 2026-06-16
What InVintory got right
3D cellar mapping that genuinely impresses
InVintory's signature feature is a 3D visual map of your cellar. You can build out racks, slots, and locations and see your collection laid out spatially. For a large physical cellar, it is a real workflow improvement and nobody else does it as well.
Premium positioning, premium feel
InVintory is built for the high-end of the market. Concierge-style onboarding, white-glove support, professional-grade tools. If you want the wine-app equivalent of a private banker, this is the closest thing in the category.
Market value tracking with real depth
InVintory pulls market values for tracked bottles and surfaces collection valuation as a first-class feature. For collectors who think of a cellar as an asset class, this matters more than it does for the average enthusiast.
Where Cellared is different
Drinking-window intelligence is the lead surface
InVintory has drinking-window data; Cellared makes it the lead UX. Home screen surfaces what is at peak, what is approaching, what is sliding. Per-bottle 10-factor windows with full shape preserved (open, peak start, peak end, decline). The whole product is organized around when to open a bottle, not what to look at.
Five-minute setup vs hours of cellar mapping
InVintory's 3D cellar map is beautiful and takes meaningful time to build. Cellared imports your CellarTracker CSV in three minutes and you are managing a real cellar before lunch. Different value propositions for different stages of the collector journey.
Sommelier that reads your full collection before answering
Ask Cellared what to open with lamb tonight, which Burgundies are at peak this month, or what to pull for a dinner party. The sommelier reads your full cellar before answering. InVintory has search and filtering; Cellared has reasoning over your collection.
Pricing that does not gate the everyday collector
Cellared's free tier has unlimited bottles. Pro is $7.99 per month, Collector is $15.99 per month. InVintory's tiers run higher and the workflow assumes you are at the premium end of the market. Cellared aims at the 50-to-500-bottle serious collector who wants intelligence without paying enterprise pricing.
Feature comparison
Side by side, by feature.
| Feature | Cellared | InVintory |
|---|---|---|
| Lead UX surface | Drinking-window intelligence | 3D cellar map and inventory |
| Drinking windows | 10-factor model, per bottle, full shape | Optimal drink window provided |
| 3D cellar visualization | 3D Cellar Map (Collector) | Category-leading |
| Onboarding speed | Three minutes from import to managed cellar | Hours to build a 3D cellar map properly |
| Sommelier (cellar-aware queries) | Reads your full cellar | Available, more search-shaped |
| Food pairing from your cellar | Built in, matches owned bottles | Not a primary surface |
| Quick Pick (one-tap recommendation) | Built in | Not available |
| Market value tracking | Not at launch | Built in, deep |
| CellarTracker import | CSV import, three minutes | Available |
| Free tier | Unlimited bottles, no card | Limited free tier |
| Pricing (paid tier) | $7.99/mo Pro, $15.99/mo Collector | Higher-priced tiers, premium positioning |
When to pick InVintory
- →You have a 1,000+ bottle physical cellar and the 3D cellar map will save you real time finding bottles.
- →Tracking market value of your collection is a first-class need, not a nice-to-have.
- →You want concierge-style premium service and white-glove onboarding.
- →You think about your cellar primarily as an asset to manage, not a set of bottles to drink.
When to pick Cellared
- →You want the cellar intelligence without the enterprise overhead.
- →Your cellar is in the 50-to-500 bottle range and the 3D map would be more work than payoff.
- →You actively decide what to drink based on peak windows and want that to be the lead app surface.
- →You want to import an existing CellarTracker collection and start using it the same day.
Frequently Asked
Can I run InVintory and Cellared in parallel?+
Technically yes, but it is not the typical use case. Most collectors pick one. The harder question: which app's primary surface matches how you actually use a cellar? If you spend more time looking at your collection, InVintory's 3D map wins. If you spend more time deciding what to open, Cellared's drinking-window surface wins.
Does Cellared have 3D cellar visualization?+
Yes. Collector includes a 3D Cellar Map: a visual wine-fridge view of your racks, rows, and slots, each color-coded by drinking window. Tap any bottle to see its window and details, and it builds from your existing cellar automatically rather than requiring hours of manual layout.
Does Cellared track market value?+
Not at launch. Cellared shows replacement value (what you would pay to rebuild your collection at current retail) but does not pull live market data the way InVintory does. If asset-class tracking is core to how you think about your cellar, that gap matters.
What does Cellared do better than InVintory?+
Three things. Drinking-window intelligence as the lead UX surface (peak alerts, what is sliding, what to open this month). Sommelier reasoning that reads your full cellar before answering questions like what to open with lamb. Onboarding that gets you to a managed cellar in minutes, not hours.
Is Cellared the cheaper option?+
Yes. Cellared has a free tier with unlimited bottles and no card. Pro is $7.99 per month or $79 per year. Collector is $15.99 per month or $149 per year. InVintory's pricing is higher across all tiers, consistent with its premium positioning. Decide based on which features actually matter to you, not on price alone.
Does Cellared tell me when a bottle is ready to drink?+
Yes. Cellared tracks every bottle against its drinking window and notifies you as a wine approaches peak, sits at peak, and starts to decline. InVintory stores drinking-window data inside its catalog. Cellared brings the timing to you, per bottle, so nothing peaks unnoticed. That alert layer is the lead surface of the app.
Is InVintory bad?+
No. InVintory is a polished premium cellar app and the 3D map is genuinely impressive. The two apps target overlapping but different collector profiles. If you are at the high end of the market and 3D mapping is core to your workflow, InVintory is the right answer. If you want the intelligence without the overhead, Cellared is.
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Cellar intelligence, without the enterprise overhead
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