# First Round·Cocktail Companion — 180 classics + tasting notes

> 180 classics + tasting notes (iPhone/iPad app by 芳菲 郑.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/first-roundcocktail-companion/id6772074303 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [芳菲 郑](https://appshunter.io/developer/1896488762)
- Category: Food & Drink
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 15.1 · 97 MB
- Languages: English, Chinese
- Released: 2026-07-03
- Data updated: 2026-08-23
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/first-roundcocktail-companion/id6772074303/reviews.md

## What is First Round·Cocktail Companion?

Log every cocktail you've had, and learn the story behind the classics.

【180 carefully curated classic cocktails】
Negroni, Manhattan, Old Fashioned, Margarita, Whiskey Sour, Mojito, Penicillin, Cosmopolitan, Last Word……Every drink ships with:
• Full recipe and method
• Drink family + variations within it
• Provenance traced to its earliest printed source

【Get to know the classics】
Begin with one you know, or turn to one you've never heard of:
• Style funnel — follow a mood or a flavor a few taps in, and we'll open a few classics to get to know
• Shake it, leave it to chance — a random pour to meet something new
• Multi-filter browse — 12 base spirits / 16 flavor tags / 5 taste styles / drink family — wander all 180
• Fully bilingual 中文 / EN

【Your private tasting journal】
Photo, recording, notes, and rating for every drink you make or order:
• Multiple photos per entry (recipe, glass, garnish — capture it all)
• One-tap quick log — save it in seconds, even at the bar
• Record a voice note — capture the bartender's story or your own impression, and play it back anytime
• Build custom lists to organize your favorite drinks
• Beautifully designed share cards
• iCloud sync across all your Apple devices — switch phones or reinstall, nothing is lost

【Privacy】
• Your entries, voice notes and photos stay on your device and in your own iCloud — our servers don't store your entries or photos.
• No ads, no behavioral tracking.

【Pricing + Founding Members】
• The free tier covers daily use: browse all 180, the style funnel and a random pour, your first 30 journal entries, favorites, 1 custom list, and voice notes (record / store / play back).
• Pro (one-time purchase $3.99, not a subscription, yours forever) unlocks: unlimited entries · unlimited custom lists · watermark-free share cards · one-tap backup export of all entries (photos and voice notes included) ·exporting an individual voice note.
• Limited to the first 500 Founding Members: the first 500 downloaders after launch unlock all Pro for free and receive a permanent founding number (#000001 onward) as a lasting badge. First come, first served.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| First Round Pro | $4.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.2 — 2026-08-18

First Round now opens in dark. You can switch anytime in Settings.
· New camera features: tap to focus, hold to lock focus and exposure, swipe for brightness, 0.5×–10× zoom
· Two themes — paper by day, bar light by night
· A clearer home: log your round, or meet a classic
· Various fixes and refinements

### 1.1 — 2026-07-10

First Round now speaks English.
Full English support, following your system language.

### 1.0 — 2026-07-03

No release notes.

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