Comparison

bartender.live vs Vegan Notes

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

Head to head
About

bartender.live

Discover cocktail recipes based on ingredients you have. Browse over a thousand drinks, star favorites, and share creations. Learn drink histories and find new concoctions.

Highlights
  • Ingredient-based drink discovery
  • Browse 1000+ cocktail recipes
  • Favorite drinks for quick access
  • Share recipes with friends
  • Learn drink history
  • Discover new cocktails
Features
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bartender.live tells you what you can make with what you already have. Check off the bottles in your bar and the app narrows a library of more than a thousand cocktails down to the ones you can pour tonight - complete, with nothing missing. Free. WHAT'S FREE - The whole drink library, with photos, honest measures, glassware, and the story behind each drink. New recipes almost every day. - My Bar: track as many bottles as you like, synced across your devices with iCloud. - I Can Make: the filter that started it all. One tap and you see only the cocktails your shelf can already pour. - Favorites and sharing: keep the good ones and send the recipe to whoever is thirsty. - Ingredient pages: what each bottle is, how it tastes, and every drink that calls for it. TOP SHELF One purchase, kept forever, no subscription: - The Almost filter: every cocktail you are exactly one bottle away from making, with the bottle named. - Home Screen widgets. - The daily cocktail suggestion. - Suggestions limited to what you can actually make. - Custom icons for your favorites. FOUNDERS Bought the app back when it cost money? You are a Founder: every Top Shelf feature is yours automatically, forever. The first round was on you, and the house does not forget that. Cheers!

About

Vegan Notes

Features
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Can't find the copied recipes for the dim sum you often make? I have a snack that I want to make temporarily, but the ratio of ingredients in the recipe I found online is different from the usual recipe? Private recipes can solve your troubles. Add a variety of recipes that you like and often make, so you can open the recipes to cook food at any time. It has a built-in timing function, and you can upload pictures of materials or steps. After the materials and steps are prepared, you can directly time them You don't need to leave the screen, and the timing will continue when you check the materials and steps. I hope you like it.

Screenshots

bartender.live4 screens
Vegan Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: bartender.live at Free against Vegan Notes's $0.99. bartender.live also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Vegan Notes's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On update cadence, ads 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

bartender.live is free to download; Vegan Notes costs $0.99 up front. bartender.live sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Vegan Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

bartender.live ships an update every 8 days, Vegan Notes fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
bartender.live versus Vegan Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterbartender.liveVegan Notes
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.8 (388 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings388 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB16 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperJacket Industries, LLCYing fang Tu

Bugs and requests

bartender.live

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Search returns no results for valid queries (e.g., 'Gin Campari')
  • 'New' tab in drinks list remains grayed out
  • New drink notifications not accessible if alert is missed
  • Missing ingredients in some recipe descriptions despite correct images
  • Inconsistent notification delivery for daily drink feature

Requested features

15 requests
  • Search/filter by specific spirit or ingredient (e.g., mint, bourbon)
  • Ability to add personal notes and modify recipes
  • Quantity tracking for inventory items
  • Filter drinks by number of missing ingredients (1-3 missing)
  • Ingredient suggestions to unlock more drinks
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  • Non-Twitter method to submit new recipes (email preferred)
  • Filter 'In My Bar' section by spirit or ingredient
  • Seasonal categorization (summer/winter/spring/autumn)
  • Back-to-top button or persistent search bar
  • Grocery list generation based on inventory
  • Expand spirit varieties (spiced rum, different gin brands, etc.)
  • Correct recipe errors (e.g., classic vs. modern martini definitions)
  • Quality control feedback feature for recipe corrections
  • Notification system for new daily drinks
  • iOS 10.0 compatibility for older devices

Vegan Notes

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

bartender.live

One-time1
  • Top Shelf$4.99
None

Vegan Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is bartender.live free?
bartender.live is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Vegan Notes free?
Vegan Notes costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do bartender.live or Vegan Notes have ads?
Neither bartender.live nor Vegan Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, bartender.live or Vegan Notes?
bartender.live ships an update every 8 days, and Vegan Notes fortnightly. Most recently, bartender.live was updated on October 21, 2026 and Vegan Notes on October 19, 2026.

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