Oeni or Viniou: which one should you choose?
Two French wine cellar apps, compared on what actually decides. And a third one worth knowing.
Both turn up in every list of wine cellar apps, and they are more alike than you would think: the same scanning built on a large wine database, the same ageing phases, two subscriptions. So the choice comes down to price and to what each one lets you do without paying. Here are the numbers, then a third option neither of them mentions.
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Viniou is cheaper monthly (4.99 € against 8.99 €), Oeni is cheaper yearly on its entry-level plan (29.99 € against 44.99 €). Both depend on a wine database and give the same generic drinking window. Caviste is 24.99 €/year, reads the label without a database and works out when to open each bottle.
| Oeni | Viniou | Caviste | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly price | 29.99 to 79.99 € | 44.99 € | 24.99 € |
| Monthly price | 8.99 € | 4.99 € | 2.99 € |
| Free version | Freemium, limits not published | Yes | 30 wines and 50 scans, published |
| Label scan | AI + large wine database | AI + large wine database | The AI reads the label, no database |
| Small estates & foreign wines | Depends on database coverage | Depends on database coverage | Read from the label |
| Drinking window | Ageing phases | Ageing phases | From estate to grape, adjusted for the vintage, editable |
| Exporting your data | Export not found | Yes, CSV and Excel | Yes, CSV, free |
Comparison based on public information (App Store listings and official sites) in September 2026. Prices and features may change.
Price: Viniou monthly, Oeni yearly
If you pay monthly, Viniou costs 4.99 € against 8.99 € for Oeni, close to half. If you pay yearly, it is the other way round at entry level: Oeni (29.99 €) is cheaper than Viniou (44.99 €), though Oeni climbs to 79.99 € depending on the plan. The point to keep is that both yearly plans cost more than Caviste, at 24.99 € a year or 2.99 € a month.
What neither of them does
Both scan the label by leaning on a large wine database. As long as the bottle is in it, that works very well. For a small estate, a natural wine or a bottle brought back from holiday, you type it in by hand. And on the question that matters, when to open it, both give generic ageing phases, the same ones for a whole family of wines.
Caviste is on your phone
The third way
Caviste starts from the other end. Its AI does not look the wine up in a database, it reads the label and fills in the entry even when no database knows the bottle. Its drinking window is worked out from the estate down to the grape variety, adjusted for the vintage, and you can rewrite it bottle by bottle. The free version includes 30 wines and 50 AI scans, stated plainly, and Premium is 24.99 € a year.
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Frequently asked questions
Oeni or Viniou, which is cheaper?
It depends on the plan. Monthly, Viniou (4.99 €) is cheaper than Oeni (8.99 €). Yearly, Oeni's entry-level plan (29.99 €) is cheaper than Viniou (44.99 €), though its plans climb to 79.99 €. Both stay above the 24.99 € a year of Caviste.
Can you manage a cellar for free?
Partly. Viniou has a free version and Oeni is freemium with a 30-day premium trial, but Oeni does not publish the limits of its free version. Caviste publishes its own: 30 wines and 50 AI scans, kept, drinking window included.
See also: Caviste vs Oeni · Caviste vs Viniou · All wine cellar apps compared
Caviste is on your phone
Scan the label, your cellar fills itself and tells you when to open each bottle.