iBartender Cocktail Recipes User Reviews

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Needs to be fixed

I’ve had this app for a while now but it’s time to look for a better one. They need to fix the display, you can’t see any of the drop down selections!

Not supporting dark mode

Instruction text and ingredient wheel listings and amounts do not show up in white background as text must be white.

May be biased

I may be biased but this is one of the most established cocktail recipes apps in the store with well researched recipes and loads of useful features.

Waste of time

App might be going through an update, but it was a paid app. Clicking on any of the options inside the app told me the drinks were not able to load.
Until a new version comes out it is a waste of $1.99 as nothing work and you don’t get any info.
Please save your money and spend it on something else.
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Worst $1 I ever spent

Just get a free app. This one isn’t worth $1. Was told this app would allow me to check off things you got around the house and it’ll suggest drink recipes, it won’t. Don’t make the same mistake I did. I’m so mad at myself.

Response from developer

The app will most definitely show you the drinks you can make with the ingredients you have on hand, but it does require that you have all of the ingredients and not just some of the ingredients. Perhaps with a more well stocked home bar you would find the app more useful.

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They don’t all have images for the cocktails which I think is half of the presentation

DOES NOT WORK

Is this app discontinued? Because I keep trying to use it and it pops me out.

Response from developer

This sounds like a corrupt install. Uninstall iBartender, restart the phone, and reinstall the app. This should resolve the issue.

No sync functionality

I had this installed on my iPhone and iPad and there is no way to sync between devices. I lost over 50 added recipes and favorites. Most other apps allow for a simple sync between devices but this app asks you to either backup or restore and both options resulted in the loss of data. Very unsatisfied customer!

I amended my review to 5 Stars as the developer responded to my review and reset my login. After reinstalling the app with new credentials I was able to successfully recover all of my favorites and added content. Many thanks for the timely response to my issue.
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Response from developer

It is simply untrue that most apps in this genre have sync capability between devices. Due to the complexity and costs of proper implementation, it's a feature that's virtually always omitted. In regards to iBartender's Backup and Restore feature, I have never received even a single bug report about data loss since it was introduced 3 years ago. It has been tested extensively.

Quite good, but quite flawed

Comprehensive list of great drinks. But you need to add ingredients either to the App’s master list or at least to your own created drinks. Grapefruit Vodka, please?

Poor taste in cocktails

It’s ok but most cocktails are in bad taste. There are few good balanced cocktails but they are hard to find. I wouldn’t waste your time, there are better cocktail apps out there. But if you like making Everclear more palatable then maybe this is for you.

Response from developer

iBartender uses the official IBA (International Bartenders Association) recipes where applicable and many of the remaining recipes have been validated by nationally acclaimed mixologists. Additionally, iBartender does not include any recipes containing 'Everclear' so perhaps you have confused this app with another.

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