bartender.live vs KeepRecipe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Ingredient-based drink discovery
- Browse 1000+ cocktail recipes
- Favorite drinks for quick access
- Share recipes with friends
- Learn drink history
- Discover new cocktails
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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!
KeepRecipe
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Save every recipe you love — from anywhere — and finally get organized in the kitchen. KeepRecipe turns the recipes you find online into clean, cookable cards. Share a link from Safari, Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube and KeepRecipe automatically pulls out the ingredients and steps. No more screenshots, no more copy-pasting, no more "where did I save that?" SAVE FROM ANYWHERE • Import from any recipe website, Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube • Share straight from another app — it's saved in seconds • Scan handwritten or printed recipe cards with your camera • Add your own recipes by hand COOK SMARTER • Get nutrition estimates for any recipe • "Make it Healthier" suggests smart ingredient swaps — lighter, same flavor • Scale servings up or down and the ingredients adjust automatically PLAN YOUR WEEK • Drop recipes into breakfast, lunch, and dinner • See your whole week at a glance • Turn your meal plan into a smart grocery list, sorted by aisle • Check items off as you shop YOUR RECIPES STAY YOURS KeepRecipe is private by design. No accounts, no ads, no tracking. Your recipes live on your device. KeepRecipe Pro Get unlimited recipes, imports, meal plans, grocery lists, and AI features with KeepRecipe Pro. Start with a 7-day free trial on the annual plan. • Monthly or Yearly subscription • 7-day free trial (annual) • Cancel anytime in your App Store settings Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel in your account settings. Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/keeprecipeeula/home Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/keeprecipe-privacy-policy/home
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Verdict
bartender.live and KeepRecipe are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. bartender.live sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and KeepRecipe sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | bartender.live | KeepRecipe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (388 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 76.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 388 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jacket Industries, LLC | mohammed Guellil |
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
KeepRecipe
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
bartender.live
- Top Shelf$4.99
KeepRecipe
- KeepRecipe Pro - Monthly$9.991 Month
- KeepRecipe Pro Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
Questions
Is bartender.live free?
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