Comparison

FreeFlow vs Botilo

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

Head to head
About

FreeFlow

Discover and create hundreds of cocktails with easy-to-follow recipes. Personalize drinks, find new creations based on your preferences, and manage your home bar ingredients.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of cocktail recipes
  • Personalized recommendations
  • My Bar ingredient management
  • Custom drink creation
  • Substitute ingredients feature
  • Save favorite recipes
Features
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Create the perfect cocktail every time with FreeFlow – the ultimate cocktail companion for any cocktail lover. DISCOVER HUNDREDS OF THE BEST COCKTAILS Impress your guests with unique and delicious cocktails curated from around the world. With dozens of categories to browse, including flavour, ingredient, strength, glass and difficulty, you'll never run out of ideas for your next party or get-together. MAKE COCKTAILS WITH CONFIDENCE FreeFlow's easy-to-follow recipes allow you to see the directions and ingredients together, so you'll always know exactly what to do. Add ingredients you already have at home to My Bar, and discover the cocktails you can make (or almost make). Turn on Substitute Ingredients to create even more possibilities by using what you have. GET PERSONALISED RECOMMENDATIONS Let FreeFlow be your personal bartender with our unique 'Discover' feature. Answer a few simple questions about your preferences, and get a personalised list of cocktails tailored to your tastes. CUSTOMISE YOUR DRINKS LIKE A PRO Create your own custom drinks and personalise every detail, from the appearance of the drink to the garnishes. Edit any of our built-in drinks to create your own variation and add new ingredients to the app to create something truly unique. ALL THE CLASSICS AND CONTEMPORARY FAVOURITES FreeFlow features all the best classic and contemporary cocktails, including the Margarita, Mojito, Moscow Mule, Espresso Martini, Aperol Spritz, Pina Colada, Negroni, Old Fashioned, Caipirinha, Tequila Sunrise, Daiquiri, Mai Tai, White Russian, Bellini, Cuba Libre, Manhattan, Whiskey Sour, Tom Collins, Pisco Sour, Cosmopolitan and hundreds more! MORE FEATURES TO EXPLORE With FreeFlow, you can easily save your favorite cocktail recipes for quick and easy access, as well as create custom drink lists tailored to your preferences. Discover similar cocktails for any selected drink, search for any recipe by name or ingredient, or simply shake your device to display a random cocktail. Plus, with handy icons on each recipe, you can easily see what you can make or how many ingredients you're missing. Download FreeFlow today and start creating the perfect cocktails every time!

About

Botilo

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Your wine collection, on display. Turn bottle photos into a shelf of your own. See what you have, keep notes on what you love, and revisit past favorites in Opened. Start with the bottles you have at home, whether they're wine, sake or something else. FROM PHOTO TO SHELF Take a photo or choose from your library. Botilo creates a studio-style bottle image and reads the visible label. Choose several photos to grow your collection in one go. Review the suggested details and make them your own. Photos you take in Botilo can also be saved to your Photos library. YOUR COLLECTION, AT A GLANCE • See your bottles together on shelves and keep quantities up to date • Explore your bottles on a globe by country and by grape variety • Search by name, producer, region, country, or grape variety • Save vintage, origin, price, and other bottle details REMEMBER WHAT YOU LOVED • Add tasting notes and a rating out of 5 • Mark a wine’s acidity, sweetness, tannin and body on simple sliders • Find bottles you've finished in Opened, separate from the bottles on your shelf KEEP YOUR COLLECTION CLOSE • View and edit saved bottles offline • Sync through your private iCloud database when iCloud is available • Export and restore a full backup with photos • See your newest bottles in a Home Screen widget • No separate app sign-in or advertising tracking TRY BOTILO, THEN CHOOSE PLUS Your first 5 bottle registrations are free; no subscription starts automatically. Botilo Plus is an optional monthly subscription that includes up to 30 registrations per monthly billing period. One registration includes a studio photo and label reading. It is used when processing completes, even if you do not save the photo. Server-confirmed processing failures return it to its original period or balance without extending the period. Unused monthly registrations do not roll over. Cancellation keeps access until the current paid period ends. Viewing and editing saved bottles, quantities, tasting notes, sync, and backups do not require a subscription. New photo processing requires an internet connection and App Store account verification. The price is shown in your local App Store currency before purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before renewal. Manage or cancel in App Store account settings. Bottle photos are processed through Botilo's server and OpenAI after your consent. Label reading does not search the web. For a recognised wine, a missing country, region or grape variety may be suggested and is marked Needs review. So is a type inferred from the wine's colour or appellation. Printed details Botilo can't confirm on the label are also marked Needs review. Generated images and suggested details may contain errors; check the bottle yourself. Botilo is a personal collection tool and does not sell alcohol. Privacy policy: https://botilo.download/privacy/ Service terms: https://botilo.download/terms/ Terms of use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

FreeFlow4 screens
Botilo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Botilo at every 2 days against FreeFlow's monthly. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. FreeFlow sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Botilo sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FreeFlow ships an update monthly, Botilo every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
FreeFlow versus Botilo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFreeFlowBotilo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (61 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews69.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings61 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB58 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperBen ReynoldsSakino Tomiura

In-app purchases

1 purchases

FreeFlow

One-time1
  • Pro Upgrade$1.99
1 purchases

Botilo

Subscriptions1
  • Botilo Plus$2.991 Month

Questions

Is FreeFlow free?
FreeFlow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Botilo free?
Botilo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FreeFlow or Botilo have ads?
Neither FreeFlow nor Botilo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FreeFlow or Botilo?
FreeFlow ships an update monthly, and Botilo every 2 days. Most recently, FreeFlow was updated on November 2, 2026 and Botilo on November 1, 2026.

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