# BarSim Bartender Throwdown — user reviews > 26 indexed App Store user reviews of BarSim Bartender Throwdown by Joshua Alner, rated 2.90/5 from 40 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/barsim-bartender-throwdown/id1186301165/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/barsim-bartender-throwdown/id1186301165.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 11 · 4★ 4 · 3★ 9 · 2★ 3 · 1★ 13 ## Newest reviews (6 of 26) ### 3/5 — Great idea, needs support *2019-04-25, version 2.22.0* The ap and idea behind it are great but there are a lot of bugs in the simulator. Tells me it’s the wrong glass/ingredient when it’s the right glass/ingredient. Couldn’t purchase upgrades for some reason (got some error code). Needs some work but this is a great idea and I don’t see anyone else doing it. ### 3/5 — Potentially great but poorly explained and implemented *2018-08-25, version 2.22.0* I had high hopes for this app as I wanted to learn cocktail recipes. When I found out there was a recipe manager where you could “add and edit existing recipes” I was equally excited . However, it certainly isn’t clearly explained on how to do this. For starters you cant edit existing recipes. You have to create a new one via the drinks making icon and name yourself. This is absolutely fine of course but don’t show an edit and delete option in the recipe if you can’t actually do so. It will just confuse the user. Now I know that if you want to create your own recipe you have to do it by yourself from scratch which is totally fine but the technical support team instead of being grateful for feedback have been quite patronising. I would have given this app a 5 rating but lack of explanation and poor customer support has made me give them a 3. ### 3/5 — Great app BUT.... *2018-06-08, version 2.22.0* This is a great app! Fortunately I haven’t had it crash on me yet. Unfortunately that probably means I’m not fast enough. Lol I did purchase the recipe manager but now it won’t open. Every time I try to open it it asks if I want to unlock it. Then it requires another purchase. But it still won’t open. ?????? ### 3/5 — Potential *2017-03-23, version 2.1.0* Iike the other reviewers, I think this app would be great, if it didn't crash all the time. ### 3/5 — Keeps crashing *2017-02-03, version 2.1.0* Love this app but it keeps crashing every few seconds! Please fix! ### 3/5 — Has potential!! *2017-01-17, version 2.1.0* So I got really excited about this app when I saw it. Now keep in mind I am not a bartender nor have I ever been. I am big into different cocktails and beers myself so that this would be a fun app. The opening instructions and the practice section are really good. The database for recipes is extensive and the format of controls takes some practicing but then makes sense. However, when you get to the career mode, you start the first part it never gives you drinks to make. So that defeats the purpose of the game for me. However If this is fixed, then it could be awesome!! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Great Game But…. *2026-05-16, version 2.22.0* The app needs updating and plus you cant buy anything with your tips???? This is a great game to just let go ### 1/5 — Why *2020-11-14, version 2.22.0* I log in and I press career and it loads for hours and I can’t play but when I could it was ok ### 1/5 — In app purchase not counted makes you rebuy *2019-05-10, version 2.22.0* Its a cool app but i bought the recipe editor and it just keeps asking me to buy over and over again. Tried emailing for support but their email link doesnt work. Hmmm. ### 1/5 — Game freezes *2018-10-09, version 2.22.0* I haven’t been able to play the game yet. I start, get through the tutorial, press play but regardless of whether I choose practice mode or career mode, the game freezes. I have to completely shut it down. I am signed in as a guest because I didn’t want to create an account until I knew the game was worth it. So far, I am not impressed. I had the original Barsim game for the computer and liked it. Not sure what has gone wrong with the app. ### 1/5 — Keeps closing in the middle *2017-06-20, version 2.1.0* 5 for everything. But negative 100 I can't even use it! Keeps closing in the middle of doing a drink. ### 1/5 — Don't bother *2017-04-18, version 2.1.0* I believe that this app is some sort of scam . It works well for a little bit, then starts glitching. I assumed that you needed to purchase some in app things to continue using it, but after purchasing, the app never worked again. Don't waste your time or money. ### 1/5 — Crashes all the time *2017-02-09, version 2.1.0* This game crashes very quickly as soon as career mode is launched. This is a waste of time, needs to be fixed, or taken down. Don't waste your time with this. ### 2/5 — help *2024-07-20, version 2.22.0* so i’m having trouble doing the career mode bc it wouldn’t let me select a spot, i can’t play this game 😤 ### 2/5 — Promising but frustrating *2019-08-03, version 2.22.0* I really like this app and think it’s very helpful! However, I paid the 99 cents to have recipe editor and I haven’t been able to use it once. I keep getting sent back to the page where it asks if I want to buy recipe editor, when I already did. ### 2/5 — King Kodah *2017-12-04, version 2.22.0* Game doesn’t work except on practice mode for iPhones,I purchased the bar tools and it stil day locked ...good concept but need some major tweaks ,it could actually b a helpful game if worked right ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Actually really good *2020-01-24, version 2.22.0* It just needs some improvements ### 5/5 — Amazing App *2019-07-12, version 2.22.0* I’m a bartender & this app is very HELPFUL & accurate ### 5/5 — Fun and challenging! *2018-12-24, version 2.22.0* Enjoying this a lot. And customer support is quick and super helpful. ### 4/5 — I will give it 5 stars *2021-02-22, version 2.22.0* I will give this game if you allow us to measure during career mode. Eyeballing is too tough in this game. Other than that I love this game! ### 4/5 — Good game *2019-10-26, version 2.22.0* A game where it would be good if you want to be a bartender in the future but is still rlly good fun otherwise! :) ### 4/5 — Love this game *2017-01-30, version 2.1.0* I would've given this game a five star review but the only problem is that it continually crashes on me mid game. I'll be playing and it'll quit unexpectedly. Fix this and it'll definitely be worth a five star rating. ### 3/5 — Good but needs updating *2024-10-23, version 2.22.0* This is actually a really good app…especially being 6 years old!! It definitely needs some updates and some kinks worked out. It does show in play mode that I have my in-app purchases but doesn’t show them under the purchased part. Some of the tools are a little glitchy. As for playing, it’ll tell me “wrong ingredient” sometimes when it’s the right one, which mixes me up. The count of the pour should be more generous as you’re playing bartender on a phone and let’s be honest, your pour is definitely different in real life if you’ve ever bartended before. Same with telling you to hurry up when you’re not pouring 3 drinks at a time in real life, doesn’t really help on a game. There’s a few other things but other than that, like I said, for being 6 years since last updated, this is a really good app and you wouldn’t know. Definitely worth the try and I don’t rate apps. ### 3/5 — Good game but addons are unavaiable *2023-02-18, version 2.22.0* Really good game, but whenever i try to unlock the recipe manager, it doesnt do anything, so I cant. ### 3/5 — Can’t play career *2020-11-05, version 2.22.0* I like the game and how it has many recipes, but you cannot practice all of them because you have to buy tools to make them. You can use tips you earn in career mode, the only problem however you can’t play career mode. If anybody has figured this out please let me know. You enter in career and it tells you to make 5 drinks. You cannot access any cups to make them because I feel you have to have orders come in. I waited there for 5 minutes waiting for anything to happen but nothing happens. So it’s bugged. This IS the only bar tending game I can find that has an extensive collect or recipes tho. I wish they would fix this and the support has not contacted me yet. ### 3/5 — Great learning tool *2019-09-08, version 2.22.0* I wish you could see the recipe while working on the drink. Having to constantly open the recipe tab is kind of a hassle. Also I wish the graphics were different. Maybe be behind an actual bar? Lot’s to deal with on an iPhone though. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-10.*