Comparison

Cocktail Art vs Bartender School

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

Bartender School

Learn to mix popular cocktails with this app that memorizes ingredients and provides quizzes on bar tools, glassware, and more. Master bartending essentials and impress with your skills.

Highlights
  • Cocktail ingredient memorization
  • Quizzes on bar tools
  • Learn about glassware
  • Garnish and liqueur knowledge
  • Beer type information
  • Cocktail challenge preparation
Features
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Memorize the ingredients of the world’s most popular cocktails. Learn the art of bartending with step-by-step lessons, visual guides, quizzes, and interactive practice. Learn ingredients, measurements, and garnishes through a cocktail memorization game. Progress through increasingly challenging levels as you build your knowledge of popular drinks and timeless classics. LEARN THE ART OF BARTENDING Explore 25 lessons covering bar tools, glassware, spirits, liqueurs, garnishes, and mixing techniques. Build practical knowledge of bar setup, speed bartending, batch cocktails, safety, food pairings, and opening and closing procedures. PUT YOUR KNOWLEDGE INTO PRACTICE Test your cocktail memory, practice pouring accuracy, match cocktails with food, and complete quizzes. Work through the lessons and earn your Bartender School completion certificate. Whether you’re preparing for your first bartending job or want to make better cocktails at home, start with the recipes everyone orders—and build your skills from there. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Cocktail Art4 screens
Bartender School3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Bartender School at none against Cocktail Art's shown. Bartender School also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6). Cocktail Art's advantage is review sentiment (72% vs 43%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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 15 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Bartender School sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bartender School holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 584 and 1.3K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 72% of Cocktail Art's written reviews are positive against 43% of Bartender School's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cocktail Art ships an update every 3 weeks, Bartender School monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Cocktail Art versus Bartender School: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCocktail ArtBartender School
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (584 ratings)4.8 (1.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.0% of reviews — better42.9% of reviews
Number of ratings5841.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#144 — better#195
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size158 MB426 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperDigisense Apps LimitedHenrique Bersani

Customer experience

Cocktail Art

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

Bartender School

All ratings1,285 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral2.8%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Cocktail Art

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Bartender School

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App crashing after level 1
  • Subscription issues causing account lockout

Requested features

2 requests
  • Wine training module
  • Ability to report issues and errors

In-app purchases

15 purchases

Cocktail Art

Subscriptions11
  • 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
  • Monthly subscribe3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Monthly subscription3 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Annual Premium$14.991 Year
  • Annual Premium+$19.491 Year
  • Annual Platinum$29.991 Year
  • Annual subscription3 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time4
  • Extended set of cocktails$2.99
  • Lifetime Premium (special)$19.99
  • Lifetime Premium$29.99
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  • Lifetime Platinum$39.99
3 purchases

Bartender School

Subscriptions1
  • Student Subscription$19.991 Month
One-time2
  • Cocktail Memorizer Access$9.99
  • Lifetime Membership$199.00

Questions

Is Cocktail Art free?
Cocktail Art is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bartender School free?
Bartender School is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cocktail Art or Bartender School?
Bartender School is rated higher. Cocktail Art averages 4.6 out of 5 from 584 ratings, while Bartender School averages 4.8 from 1.3K ratings.
Do Cocktail Art or Bartender School have ads?
Cocktail Art shows ads; Bartender School does not.
Which is updated more often, Cocktail Art or Bartender School?
Cocktail Art ships an update every 3 weeks, and Bartender School monthly. Most recently, Cocktail Art was updated on November 1, 2026 and Bartender School on October 29, 2026.
Which is more popular, Cocktail Art or Bartender School?
Cocktail Art currently peaks at #144 in the App Store charts, and Bartender School at #195. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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