Caviste vs Oeni: price, reviews and features
Two French wine cellar apps. Here's how they actually differ.
Oeni is the most downloaded wine cellar app in France, with a large wine database. The main differences with Caviste come down to three things: how you pay, how the scan works, and whether your data stays yours.
Oeni has the largest database, but keeps its ageing phases and pairings for Oeni Plus. Caviste's drinking window is free, the app costs less on the year (24.99 € against 29.99 € for Oeni's entry-level plan), and it reads any label without a database.
| Caviste | Oeni | |
|---|---|---|
| Free version | Yes: 30 wines + 50 AI scans, kept for good | Yes, freemium; 30-day premium trial. Limits not published |
| Price | 2.99 €/month or 24.99 €/year | 8.99 €/month, 29.99 to 79.99 €/year |
| Label scan | AI reads any label, no database needed | AI + large wine database |
| Small growers & foreign wines | Read from the label, even if unknown | Depends on database coverage |
| Drinking window | Free, from estate to grape, adjusted for the vintage, editable per bottle | Oeni Plus only (ageing phases) |
| Food & wine pairing | A sommelier picks from your own cellar and explains why | Oeni Plus only: 5,400 pairings from a database |
| CSV import & export | Yes, free, both ways | Excel import, no export found |
Comparison based on publicly available information (App Store listings and official sites) in August 2026. Prices and features may change. Oeni's ageing phases and pairings being Oeni Plus only: checked on the app's subscription screen (Android) on 18 October 2026.
With the same account as the app.
Two free versions, only one says what it includes
Both apps are freemium, and Oeni adds a 30-day premium trial. The difference is what each one tells you: Oeni does not publish what its free version keeps, so you find out by reaching the wall. Caviste writes it down. After a 7-day trial with an unlimited cellar and sommelier, you stay on the free version with 30 wines and 50 AI scans, kept for good. If you outgrow it, Premium is 2.99 €/month or 24.99 €/year. Oeni also sells yearly subscriptions, from 29.99 to 79.99 € depending on the plan, so over a year the two entry-level prices are close, and the real difference is what you get without paying at all.
Scan without a database
Both apps scan labels. Oeni matches against its wine database, which is rich but, like any database, can miss small growers, natural wines or foreign bottles. Caviste's AI reads the label itself, so it fills in a bottle even when no database knows it. You always confirm the result before saving.
Your data stays yours
Caviste imports and exports your cellar as a plain CSV, for free, any time. Moving in or out is never a trap. If you're on Oeni today, you can rebuild your cellar in Caviste in minutes by scanning your bottles.
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Frequently asked questions
Does Oeni have a free version?
Yes. Oeni is freemium and adds a 30-day premium trial, but it does not publish what the free version keeps. Caviste publishes its own precisely: 30 wines and 50 AI scans, for good.
Is Caviste cheaper than Oeni?
Yes, but by less than the monthly prices suggest: 24.99 €/year against the 29.99 €/year of Oeni's entry-level plan, and up to 79.99 € for its higher plans. Compared month to month, 2.99 € against 8.99 €.
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Caviste is on your phone
Scan a label and your cellar fills itself, then it tells you when to open each bottle.
With the same account as the app.