# Mixel - Cocktail Recipes — user reviews > 179 indexed App Store user reviews of Mixel by Cool Font LLC, rated 4.80/5 from 1,509 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mixel-cocktail-recipes/id1280464759/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mixel-cocktail-recipes/id1280464759.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,317 · 4★ 104 · 3★ 38 · 2★ 18 · 1★ 32 ## What do users think of Mixel? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Great app - 👍 Useful features - 🤖 Intuitive interface - 🎨 Excellent design - 💰 Worth the price - 🤓 Comprehensive database - 🔍 Helpful search/filter - 🏆 Best cocktail app **Cons** - 💸 Subscription model - 🤔 Navigation issues - 🙈 Outdated graphics - 🐌 Performance issues - 🔍 Limited search - 🚫 Missing recipes - 🤷‍♀️ Confusing to use **Commonly reported bugs** - Disappearing custom ingredients/recipes - Data loss after updates - Crashes on certain actions **Most requested features** - Customizable cocktail menus - Ability to add/edit recipes - Ingredient substitution suggestions - User-generated recipe sharing - Landscape mode support - Multilingual support - Ingredient photo/notes - Random recipe generator ## Newest reviews (17 of 179) ### 2/5 — Filtering is not helpful *2026-08-14, version 1.19.15* Fun design but the searching for and filtering of recipes is not intuitive. Make saved filters and bookmarked recipes easier to find through one or two clicks. ### 3/5 — Not intuitive!! *2026-07-07, version 1.19.10* I found this app to be very confusing. ### 4/5 — Great app with just two feature request *2026-01-22, version 1.18.29* I love the app so much. It has tons of cocktails and allows me to see what I can make based on what I tell it I have and I love that I can write original recipes in app. However, unlike the cocktails that are featured in the app plus the extra when you pay for the app,’the original recipes don’t show the amount of dilution for the drink which is my only request for the app. The other request is to select the drinks you want to add to a cocktail menu. ### 4/5 — Lifetime is so Expensive *2026-01-16, version 1.18.29* Ok, I’ll begin by saying this app’s UI and its premium recipe list are fantastic. I love the style and the ingredient maximizer is a great feature. However, the lifetime subscription is pricey, especially since there are records of the lifetime price being far less than $50. It’s just so expensive… ### 4/5 — Great App but could be better *2025-10-27, version 1.18.20* I would love to have a option for printing a personalised cocktail menu just with only a few selected cocktails and not the whole list, like Martini, Long Island, Side Car, etc. from my "What's in the bar" filter. ### 3/5 — It’s mid *2025-06-18, version 1.17.48* Not the worst bar app but not the best. I’m underwhelmed by the only purchase options - either $2/month or pay the same (a laughable $0.01 savings) annually but NO lifetime option??? That would really make this a 5 star app! For the free version I only get access to maybe 200 basic recipes from lots of sources based on my personal well-stocked bar, so your results will vary. There are apparently “thousands” of locked recipes which require subscription. Based on very basic recipes I’ve seen so far it’s not very value added. This would be the best app if I could pay once now then opt in (to pay again or not) for future expansions. It’s just ok. ### 5/5 — Professional and innovative! *2025-06-05, version 1.17.48* Professional and innovative. It could be better with liquor/liqueur brands! ### 5/5 — Best cocktail app *2025-05-27* Best cocktail app I know, for every penny those last years. PS: could you bring back the capacity to make the bottom menu disappear please? The UI was much cleaner without I find ### 5/5 — Simply the best *2025-05-15, version 1.17.48* Truly my favorite app and has been for years. I’ve had it since it first came out! I believe I heard about it on Reddit directly from the developers when they were introducing it and looking for feedback. It’s clearly made by cocktail geeks and I LOVE that about it. The aesthetic is also perfection. Pixel font till I die! ### 5/5 — Great app! *2025-05-09, version 1.17.48* Easy to follow recipes with the right proportions. Flexible settings. ### 5/5 — Fantastic App *2025-04-19, version 1.17.48* This app is fantastic. First, it has all the drink recipes I could hope for … the standards, the exotic, the contemporary trends. Second, the app makes navigation a breeze; it’s easy to find drinks to make, or to find what bottles will have the biggest impact when added to my bar, or to find the drinks that I already love. Third, I love the social component, being able to rank drinks, see which drinks rank highly, and to get community feedback about recommended tweaks to a drink. ### 5/5 — What a neat app! *2025-04-04, version 1.17.46* From the aesthetic to the calculations, this app is a bundle of joy for the mixologist on the go or at home. The free version limits recipes, so I recommend buying the yearly subscription - it’s worth it! ### 4/5 — we need chinese *2025-04-02* 1 ### 5/5 — Best *2025-03-31, version 1.17.44* Best there is, I tried a lot of them. ### 4/5 — Super App *2025-03-19* Eine Klasse Coctail App . Würde mich freuen wenn die App auch auf Deutsch laufen würde. Danke ### 5/5 — Best drink app *2025-03-01, version 1.17.10* Just a darn useful app. The price has never not felt like a bargain. ### 5/5 — Best cocktail app *2025-02-08* Im a bar manager and this app really does the job. I prebatch a lot of my cocktails and it makes the necessary calculations for me in a whim. Love it. Also customer service is extra nice. Gotta give it to them. Best wishes ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Really? *2026-07-08, version 1.19.10* After years of support you decide to do a Premium as a screw you to people who were loyal to you very early in your app… I’m done you’re greedy. You should grandfather in people who supported you. ### 1/5 — Lost everything *2026-04-11, version 1.19.9* Premium subscriber with a Mixel account. Got a new phone, opened Mixel and signed into my Mixel account to find that I’ve lost all of my recipes, bookmarks, favorites, inventory, etc. I am NOT pleased. ### 1/5 — Keyboard Covers Links *2026-03-15, version 1.19.8* I have been a paid subscriber to this wonderful app for a while, but the most recent update has a glitch that needs to be addressed. The keyboard rises up to cover parts of the screen that you need to click on in order to follow links and make the recipes. There does not seem to be a way to get rid of it. Please fix this! Thank you. I literally can’t access some of the information because the keyboard covers it. ### 1/5 — Not for a sub *2024-12-26, version 1.17.10* Happy to pay for development but I shouldn’t have to need a subscription , recipes should be one time ### 1/5 — Decent but too pick behind subscription *2024-02-26* This is the type of app that I should be able to make a one time payment for. ### 1/5 — Dishonest *2023-12-30, version 1.15.29* Lists a one time payment option of $29 for premium. When you get into the app, however, they only give you the option for ongoing subscriptions. If you’re going to gouge people with subscriptions, at least be honest about it in the app description instead of tricking them into downloading the app. ### 1/5 — Not user friendly *2023-12-23, version 1.15.29* How can an app be so complicated to use??? I tried adding ingredients but it added things that I don’t have. Things I added disappeared. I found it impossible to find menus/categories and when I finally did add my recipes ingredients, I couldn’t figure out what to press on to find a recipe. Gave up and deleted the app. Absolutely dreadful. ### 1/5 — Limited *2021-08-29, version 1.10.93* Very limited selection of liquors. Not worth it. ### 1/5 — Too annoying to use *2021-01-16, version 1.10.67* Tried to add my bar ingredients and was so frustrated I deleted the app immediately. It may be a great app, but I’ll never know as I couldn’t add my bar items without screaming in frustration. Don’t bother. ### 1/5 — Cocktail app with the sub *2020-07-05, version 1.10.19* Thanks but I won’t be using that. Great looking design though I’ll give you that! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Cocktail bartenders easy choice *2026-08-08, version 1.19.10* I’m a craft bartender and I reference this app and the drinks it lists all the time. Especially when I get thrown a weird request or rare request that I don’t know off the top of my head ### 5/5 — Incredible *2026-06-13, version 1.19.10* Finally, I have a way to store and rate my favorite cocktail recipes! This app has been a game changer for me. I have a place to document all the one-off cocktail recipes I find and love. The premium version has been 100% worth it to me—there is a very large variety of very good cocktail recipes loaded into the app and it’s introduced me to a lot of great recipes. And the cherry on top is the cute pixel style for your recipes and items in your bar. What more could a girl want?! :) ### 5/5 — Excellent for home bars *2026-06-11, version 1.19.10* This is one of the most comprehensive collections yet. ### 5/5 — Bartender’s Review *2026-06-09, version 1.19.10* I’ve had Mixel almost as long as I’ve been a bartender. I bartend in Scotland, which unfortunately, has very rigid laws with regards to alcohol content in drinks. Mixel has been a resource I’ve used for years, the base (free) content in the app is a fantastic source of inspiration, and a very quick and easy resource to use to find specs for off menu drinks, the paid additions add even more recipes and content. Overall, I’d highly recommend this app to anyone that is interested in cocktails, wether it’s bartending at home for friends or for finding inspiration for a new menu at work, Mixel is a great resource I’d highly recommend. Specifically, the ability to manually add the products in your home/work gantry and to get a percentage match for ingredients is incredible. My only critique would be a lack of specific products (eg “Berry vodka (ciroc red berry, raspberry absolute, etc)” or “Vanilla Vodka (eg Smirnoff vanilla, Absolute Vanilla, etc)” however, you can add ingredients to the app manually. 9/10, would and have recommended! ### 5/5 — Indispensable *2026-06-08, version 1.19.10* If you’re a cocktail aficionado, this app is indispensable. ### 5/5 — Get this of you like flavors *2026-05-25, version 1.19.10* Love it, I have had my cocktail awakening through this app, it was recommended to me by a friend and I have had a lot of great drinks from here. I would love for there to be a new tab or area in here for community recipes that you could add to your regular recipes tab from other users. ### 5/5 — “No AI” option? *2026-02-04, version 1.19.5* Have used & loved the app for years! Recently saw the addition of Bart. Can I disable or remove this? I don’t want any generative AI messing up your brilliant app. Thanks! ### 5/5 — Fun to use, well-made *2026-01-14, version 1.18.29* It’s a simple idea that was well-designed and well-built. I like the pixelated art style, I like building out my bar, and it’s fun to look up cocktails or add my own. My only request is a wider library of cocktails to search from, but at least it’s easy to add my own. ### 5/5 — Great app with just one feature request *2025-10-13, version 1.18.14* I love the app so much. It has tons of cocktails and allows me to see what I can make based on what I tell it I have and I love that I can write original recipes in app. However, unlike the cocktails that are featured in the app plus the extra when you pay for the app,’the original recipes don’t show the amount of dilution for the drink which is my only request for the app. ### 5/5 — Best cocktail app around *2025-06-29, version 1.17.48* Love this app, and I’ve tried a few. Happy to pay and access across devices. Would love API level and web access to my bars, and the recipe search could use some work, but it’s still great. Keep it up! --- *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 2026-09-04.*