How to choose a cigar humidor app

Last updated: October 22, 2026

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A cigar humidor app keeps an inventory of the cigars you own and a tasting journal. Before installing one, check nine things: the phones it runs on, whether it needs an account and a connection, what its free plan counts, how its paid plan is sold, whether it shows ads, whether it points you to shops, how you add a cigar, what its journal records, and how you leave. Each point below says what to look for, then where Cigarino stands on that point, including when it does less.

1. The phones it runs on

Check which systems an app runs on, and whether it also runs in a browser: some exist on only one of the two. If you change phones, or keep one collection on two devices, check this before you start entering cigars.

Cigarino: iPhone and Android, in English and French.

2. Account and connection

Some apps keep everything on the phone, without an account. Others sync your collection between devices, through the phone’s own cloud storage or through an account of their own. Depending on the app, it works offline or needs a connection. Check both before you rely on it.

Cigarino: an account is required, and the app needs a connection to work. Your humidor and journal are synced across your devices.

3. What the free plan counts

The limit of a free plan means little until you know what it counts: check whether it applies to the number of cigars or to the number of different references.

Cigarino: the free plan holds up to 10 different cigars, any quantity of each, with the tasting journal, the catalog, the wishlist and basic statistics.

4. How the paid plan is sold

Paid plans come as a subscription, a one-time purchase, or a choice of both. Check which, and look at the price on the store listing; it can vary by country.

Cigarino: Premium is available as a monthly or yearly subscription, or as a one-time lifetime purchase. Prices are shown in the app before any purchase.

5. Advertising

If an app is free, check whether it shows advertising. On Google Play, the listing of an app that shows ads says so under its name.

Cigarino: no advertising, in any plan.

6. Shops

Some apps include a shop locator. If you would rather not have one, check the store listing before installing.

Cigarino: it sells nothing, takes no commission, and points you to no shop.

7. How you add a cigar

There are three main ways: searching a catalog, typing the details by hand, and, in some apps, recognizing a cigar from a photo of its band. A catalog saves typing but only covers what it contains; entering by hand covers everything.

Cigarino: you add a cigar from its illustrated catalog, searchable by name, brand, country or manufacturer, or by hand when it is missing. The catalog is expanded regularly.

8. What the journal records

A tasting entry can be a single rating or a detailed note. Check what an entry holds, and whether the note is limited in length.

Cigarino: each tasting records a rating from 1 to 5 in half-stars, a tasting note of up to 150 characters (350 with Premium), a photo and a duration.

9. Leaving the app

Check how you delete your account, what happens to your data afterwards, and whether deleting the account also ends a subscription.

Cigarino: you delete your account from the app. Your account, humidor, journal and photos are deleted immediately; a few technical records are kept for a limited time, and deleting the account does not cancel a subscription, which is managed by the store that sold it. The details are on the account deletion page.

About this page

This guide names no other app on purpose: features change with every version, and a comparison would soon be out of date. These nine points are not exhaustive; exporting your data, tracking humidity or sharing with other users may matter to you too. It describes what Cigarino does as of the date above, and it is published by Menhiris Group, the publisher of Cigarino.

Cigarino is free on the App Store and Google Play, with an optional Premium tier.