Comparison

Bartender Mix Genius vs Cy's Bar Dash

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

Head to head
About

Bartender Mix Genius

Experiment with a variety of ingredients to create unique cocktails. Receive instant feedback and a score from a virtual bartender based on your drink's balance, strength, and complexity. Refine your creations to achieve the highest rating.

Highlights
  • Free experimentation with ingredients
  • Virtual bartender with animated reactions
  • Detailed flavor profile analysis
  • Scoring system out of 100
  • Hand-crafted bar artwork
  • Available in English and German
Features
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Welcome to the bar. Grab the bottles, free your imagination and create your very own cocktails, then let the bartender be the judge. Bartender Mix Genius 2 is a relaxed, free-to-experiment mixing game. There are no fixed recipes and no time pressure: simply tap the bottles on the shelf, combine spirits, juices, syrups, bitters and mixers however you like, and serve your drink. The bartender shakes it, sets the glass on the counter and reacts with one of ten different facial expressions, from disgusted to delighted, along with an honest rating out of 100. Every drink is scored on balance, strength, complexity and how well it fills the glass. A detailed flavour profile shows you exactly how sweet, sour, bitter, strong or fizzy your creation turned out, so you can keep refining until you earn the bartender's full five stars. Features: Free experimentation mode with twelve ingredients A characterful bartender with ten animated reactions Detailed flavour profile and 0 to 100 scoring for every mix Warm, hand-crafted bar artwork Available in English and German Quick to pick up, easy to enjoy in short sessions Pour, shake, serve and find out: are you a true mixing genius?

About

Cy's Bar Dash

Features
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Serve drinks fast in Cy's Bar Dash! Take orders, mix beer, caipirinha, and special cocktails, then serve customers before they run out of patience. Simple tap controls, quick rounds, and a warm neighborhood-bar setting make it easy to pick up and enjoy.

Screenshots

Bartender Mix Genius3 screens
Cy's Bar Dash3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Cy's Bar Dash at none against Bartender Mix Genius's shown. Cy's Bar Dash also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 57 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bartender Mix Genius ships an update every 57 months, Cy's Bar Dash fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Bartender Mix Genius versus Cy's Bar Dash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBartender Mix GeniusCy's Bar Dash
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 57 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size103 MB78 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperEhler BenjesLuiz Bezerra

In-app purchases

None

Bartender Mix Genius

No in-app purchases

None

Cy's Bar Dash

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bartender Mix Genius free?
Bartender Mix Genius is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cy's Bar Dash free?
Cy's Bar Dash is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bartender Mix Genius or Cy's Bar Dash have ads?
Bartender Mix Genius shows ads; Cy's Bar Dash does not.
Which is updated more often, Bartender Mix Genius or Cy's Bar Dash?
Bartender Mix Genius ships an update every 57 months, and Cy's Bar Dash fortnightly. Most recently, Bartender Mix Genius was updated on October 25, 2026 and Cy's Bar Dash on October 15, 2026.

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