Came here from their ad on Accidental Tech Podcast a while ago. I’ve now been using it for more than six months and really enjoying it.
I LOVE this app. Was recommended to me by a bartender friend. I can add all my ingredients and end up with a big list of fun drinks to try. Also helpful is the suggestions on which bottles to pickup next. These are based on what will add the greatest number of additional cocktails recipes in conjunction with what you already have. Of all the apps I pay for, this one has the best ROI.
I’ve sat on this app for a bit. I added my ingredients and saw the suggested cocktails, but wasn’t super blown away. The format of recipes is solid. It just needs content. I’d like an easier way to search and filter content. The current page to filter by singular subjects like: ingredient, temperature, base is interesting but I’d like to see this integrated into the actual search function.
Developer Response
Hi, please send us a note at team@vectorbar.app with some example searches that we should add! We’d love to improve that. When I attempt to press the settings button the app freezes and totally locks up.
Developer Response
Thank you for letting us know. We think we fixed this bug in our latest release, version 3.3.
Please give it a try and let us know if it's working. We'd love for you to update your review and let us know what else you'd like to see in the app!As an at home “bartender”, I absolutely love this app. I’m able to easily look up recipes, create my own, and rate drinks I’ve tried so I don’t have to try to remember which I would like to make again. Regular updates. Actual responses from service. Worth the subscription imo.
Looks interesting but more than half of the cocktails it suggested were hidden in the free version.
Maybe it’s priced fairly but I don’t want to pay for $15 just to find out.
Also though, Google is free.
Developer Response
Mike, thanks for the review - we'll keep working to add more value to the app. While many of the recipes are available online we have created features on top of those like tracking what you can make with the items in your personal bar as well as your history of favorites (or things you didn't like). Our goal is to provide the easiest possible way to find new drinks that you enjoy. BTW, if you'd like to try to app fully-featured, you can always start the free trial and cancel it before Apple charges your card (easy to cancel, no strings attached).It’s a great app. Allows you to organize your ingredients, keep track of the drinks you’ve tried and even helps you decide what buy next. Support is great and there are regular improvements.
Love the app layout and concept, but I don’t like subscription based apps.
I’d rather have categories of recooked locked behind a paywall than have to pay $3 a month for tons of drinks I’d never try.
Maybe consider changing it to unlock blended drinks for $1-2, or unlocking fun shots for $1-2
That way you can pick exactly what you want, and don’t have to pay the monthly / annual fee
UPDATE: I don’t know if I just didn’t see it, but the dev responded with the exact feature I mentioned in my review so bumping this up to 5⭐️
This app is quite handy when it comes to thinking up cocktail menus for parties, impressing guests, and honing your mixology skills. The only thing I wish for is an “Almost ready” tab where it lists options for cocktails that you just need one more ingredient to complete. I’ll have most of the ingredients for a lot of the cocktails listed where I’m just one ingredient away so when I’m at the shops, I don’t know how close I am to greatness with the purchase of just one more ingredient. Other than that, this app is great, and I use it constantly to make drinks on the weekends and expand my cocktail repertoire.
Developer Response
Hi, thanks for the kind words! We do have a feature for you there today - it's called "Almost Ready" and is on the Bar tab. Check out the "What to Buy Next" feature too, it helps you go shopping efficiently.This app is quite handy when it comes to thinking up cocktail menus for parties, impressing guests, and honing your mixology skills. The only thing I wish for is an “Almost ready” tab where it lists options for cocktails that you just need one more ingredient to complete. I’ll have most of the ingredients for a lot of the cocktails listed where I’m just one ingredient away so when I’m at the shops, I don’t know how close I am to greatness with the purchase of just one more ingredient.
Other than that, this app is great, and I use it constantly to make drinks on the weekends and expand my cocktail repertoire.
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