Comparison

Cocktail Art vs Barsys

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Cocktail Art

Discover and create a vast array of cocktail recipes for any occasion. Explore ingredient details, find substitutions, and manage your personal bar inventory to see what drinks you can make. Users can also add, rate, and collect their favorite recipes.

Highlights
  • Extensive cocktail recipe library
  • Ingredient information and substitutions
  • Personal bar inventory tracking
  • Advanced recipe search and filtering
  • User-added recipes and collections
  • Cocktail rating system
Features
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A huge selection of cocktails with collections of recipes for any occasion. Descriptions of all ingredients and variants for their replacement. Add your drinks to the bar and you can see what you can make from them. Have your own cocktail? Add it to the app. Rate cocktails and create your own selection of the best cocktails. New recipes and collections Classic minimalistic or sultry tropical tiki cocktails? You can find everything in the “Cocktails Art - Drinks Recipes” free mixology app. More than 1000 cocktails to make up a drink menu for any occasion. Select cocktails based on gin, vodka, tequila or any other ingredients. Every month I add new recipes and collections. You can always find the best recipe selections on the homepage of my mixology app. My bar Add all the ingredients on hand to "My bar" and see what alcoholic drinks you can mix. To see all the cocktails recipes available check the option “Only my ingredients” when searching. There is already a great variety of liqueurs, bitters and other alcoholic spirits in the bar. For easier navigation, the section in our cocktail app is organized into these subcategories: Popular – the most common ingredients to set up your minibar like a professional bartender or mixologist, such as vodka, rum, tequila, whiskey, vermouths, Angostura bitters, lime juice, lemon juice and so on. Basic spirits – the spirits commonly used in mixology as a foundation for the cocktail taste building. In this minibar there are tequila, vodka, rye whiskey, wine and others. Liqueurs – a variety of bitters, vermouths, brandies and liqueurs proper. Here we have your favourite Cointreau, Campari, Kahlua and other drinks common used in mixology. Mixers – soda, juices and syrups. For example, Coca-Cola, Sprite and so on. Ingredients info and analogues Met the ingredient that is unknown for you? Read a short story about it in the ingredient description section. Also here you can find analogues and replacement options for the most popular drinks of our bartender app. Advanced search of cocktail recipes Search mixing drinks you wish by any ingredient, colour, basic flavour profile (sweet, sour, bitter), drink volume (shot, short and long drinks) or just by name. Any combinations. Filter the recipes you can make by the ingredients on hand. Favourites Liked a cocktail? Save the recipes of the mixed drinks you like to Favourites. Make your own recipe book. Your own cocktails You know a cocktail that not in the out drink app? Add your recipes in "My cocktails" section. The most interest recipes will be added to the app. Make the app your own recipe keeper. Your own collections Tired of writing out the most interesting recipes? No problem! Create you own collections for any ocassion for your home bar. Rate cocktails Try a cocktail? Give a feedback to all users of our drink app and rate it. Measurement units for bartenders from all over the world Use suitable units in our drink app for prepare the greatest mixing drinks: ounces or millilitres. Something is missing… You’ve noticed a mistake, are willing to suggest a new cocktail or just to chat about bars, cocktails, drinks, mixology, bartender or bartending and all the other stuff, saw a good feature in other cocktail app, wine app, beer app, bartender app or some other drinking app – write at team@cocktailsart.com. Term's of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Barsys

This app controls an automated cocktail-making machine, allowing users to dispense pre-loaded or custom cocktail recipes. It offers smart recommendations based on available ingredients and prepares drinks quickly with precise proportions.

Highlights
  • Control automated cocktail machine
  • Dispense pre-loaded recipes
  • Design custom cocktails
  • Smart ingredient-based recommendations
  • Quick drink preparation
  • Precise ingredient proportions
Features
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Meet the Mix-Master, Barsys. The future of cocktail making has arrived with this state of the art IOT machine that dispenses your favorite cocktails at the click of a button. Designed to cater to homes and businesses, the machine is controlled by the Barsys application. The Application communicates with the machine, comes pre-loaded with several cocktail recipes and allows you to design your own cocktails as well. Thermally insulated containers hold temperature for 15-18 hours and an interactive lighting system acquaints the user making their drink in under 45 seconds! This ergonomically designed machine has smart technology that can even recommend cocktails based on the liquor and mixers in the machine. Engineered to perfection, Barsys makes the perfect cocktail with the perfect ingredient proportions. Every time.

Screenshots

Cocktail Art4 screens
Barsys4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Cocktail Art at 4.6 against Barsys's 3.5. Cocktail Art also leads on ratings volume (584 vs 39) and chart position (#194 vs unranked). Barsys's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Cocktail Art sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Barsys asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cocktail Art holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cocktail Art has 584 ratings behind it against 39, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Cocktail Art's written reviews are positive against 65% of Barsys's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cocktail Art ships an update every 3 weeks, Barsys every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Cocktail Art versus Barsys: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCocktail ArtBarsys
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (584 ratings) — better3.5 (39 ratings)
Positive reviews72.0% of reviews — better64.7% of reviews
Number of ratings584 — better39
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#194 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size158 MB31 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperDigisense Apps LimitedBarsys LLC

Customer experience

Cocktail Art

All ratings584 ratings
Positive89.0%
Neutral3.8%
Negative7.2%
Written reviews93 reviews
Positive72.0%
Neutral6.5%
Negative21.5%

Barsys

All ratings30 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral3.3%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive64.7%
Neutral5.9%
Negative29.4%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Cocktail Art

Subscriptions7
  • Monthly Premium$1.991 Month
  • Weekly Premium+$1.997 Days
  • Annual Premium+$2.991 Month
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  • Three Months Premium$3.993 Months
  • Monthly Platinum$3.991 Month
  • Annual Premium+$19.491 Year
  • Annual Platinum$29.991 Year
One-time3
  • Lifetime Premium (special)$19.99
  • Lifetime Premium$29.99
  • Lifetime Platinum$39.99
None

Barsys

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cocktail Art free?
Cocktail Art is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Barsys free?
Barsys is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cocktail Art or Barsys?
Cocktail Art is rated higher. Cocktail Art averages 4.6 out of 5 from 584 ratings, while Barsys averages 3.5 from 39 ratings.
Do Cocktail Art or Barsys have ads?
Cocktail Art shows ads; Barsys does not.
Which is updated more often, Cocktail Art or Barsys?
Cocktail Art ships an update every 3 weeks, and Barsys every 2 weeks. Most recently, Cocktail Art was updated on November 2, 2026 and Barsys on November 3, 2026.

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