Caviste vs Viniou: price, reviews and features
Two modern French cellar apps. Where each one fits.
Viniou is a highly rated app with a large wine database, market-value tracking and QR codes. Caviste takes a leaner approach: read any label without a database, focus on when to drink each bottle, and cost less.
Viniou and Caviste are close: free tier, scan, drinking windows, import/export. Caviste is cheaper (24.99 € vs 44.99 €/year) and scans without a database; Viniou adds market-value tracking, a virtual sommelier and aeration advice.
| Caviste | Viniou | |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | Yes: 30 bottles + 50 AI scans | Yes |
| Premium price | 2.99 €/month or 24.99 €/year | 4.99 €/month or 44.99 €/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 | Five levels (estate to grape) + vintage, editable per bottle | Yes, ageing phases |
| Market-value tracking | No (you enter your own price) | Yes |
| CSV / Excel import & export | Yes, free | Yes |
Comparison based on publicly available information (App Store listings and official sites) in August 2026. Prices and features may change.
Price
Both apps have a free tier. Where they part ways is Premium: Viniou is 44.99 €/year, Caviste is 24.99 €/year (or 2.99 €/month). For a cellar app you keep for years, that difference adds up.
Two philosophies on the scan
Viniou leans on a large database and adds market-value estimates on top. Caviste's AI reads the label directly, which means it fills in small growers, natural wines and foreign bottles a database might miss, and it doesn't try to price your wine for you: you enter what you actually paid. Fewer moving parts, fewer surprises.
Caviste is on your phone
Both let you leave
Fairly said: both apps offer CSV/Excel import and export, so neither locks you in. That's a good thing. If you want to try Caviste, you can import a spreadsheet or simply scan your bottles.
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Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Caviste or Viniou?
Caviste: 24.99 €/year versus 44.99 €/year for Viniou. Both have a free tier.
Can I import and export my cellar with Viniou?
Yes. Viniou offers Excel import and export, like Caviste's CSV. Neither app locks you in.
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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.