Bartender School vs Cocktails App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Cocktail ingredient memorization
- Quizzes on bar tools
- Learn about glassware
- Garnish and liqueur knowledge
- Beer type information
- Cocktail challenge preparation
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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/
Cocktails App
Discover and craft over 1,000 cocktails with a comprehensive recipe database. Track your home bar inventory to get personalized drink recommendations based on available ingredients. Explore professional bartending tools and techniques to elevate your mixology skills.
- 1,000+ cocktail recipes
- Ingredient tracking for personalized recommendations
- Advanced search and filtering
- Professional bartending techniques
- Glassware and bar tools guide
- Offline recipe access (premium)
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Craft better drinks with a beautifully redesigned cocktail companion — 500 hand-picked recipes, a complete ingredient guide, and a smart My Bar. 500 HAND-PICKED RECIPES Every IBA official cocktail plus the most-loved classics and modern favorites. Clear step-by-step method, garnish and glassware for each, with ml and oz units. KNOW YOUR INGREDIENTS — NEW A plain-English explanation of what every ingredient is — no more Googling the bottle — with tasting notes and how each is used behind the bar. MY BAR — WHAT CAN I MAKE? Add what you have at home and instantly see the cocktails you can mix right now. SEARCH & DISCOVER Filter by spirit, style and difficulty, or search by name or ingredient. A FRESH NEW LOOK A clean, modern redesign that is easier to read and a joy to browse. Perfect for home bartenders, party hosts, and anyone curious about cocktail culture. Download and start mixing tonight!
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Verdict
Bartender School and Cocktails App both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 81% of Cocktails App's written reviews are positive against 43% of Bartender School's. Cocktails App also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). Bartender School's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#112 vs unranked). On price, rating, ratings volume and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Bartender School sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Cocktails App asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Bartender School against 4.9 for Cocktails App. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.3K and 542 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 43% of Bartender School's written reviews are positive against 81% of Cocktails App's.
Bartender School ships an update monthly, Cocktails App every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bartender School | Cocktails App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.3K ratings) | 4.9 (542 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews | 81.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.3K — better | 542 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #112 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 426 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Henrique Bersani | alfredo scarano |
Customer experience
Bartender School
Cocktails App
User reviews
Bartender School
From 1.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🤖 Easy and effective cocktail memorization
- 🎓 Helpful for getting a bartending job
- 🎮 Fun and engaging learning experience
Room to improve
- 💰 Expensive subscription at $50/month
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes and bugs
- ❌ Unreliable certificate delivery
Cocktails App
From 542 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 👍 Great for beginners
- 👍 Helpful for experienced users
- 👍 Good for finding recipes
- 👍 Can find drinks based on ingredients
Room to improve
- 🐛 Missing fundamental ingredients (lime)
- 🐛 Inaccurate ingredient lists for some drinks
- 🐛 App is in English only (for some users)
- 🐛 Unclosable pop-ups on launch
- 🐛 Saved cocktails not displaying correctly
Bugs and 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
Cocktails App
Reported bugs
4 issues- Unclosable pop-up on app launch preventing access
- Feedback option gives an error
- Only the last added cocktail to 'my bar' shows
- Search field font color is too light and unreadable on iPhone 13 Pro
Requested features
9 requests- Add fundamental ingredients like lime
- Correct ingredient lists for specific cocktails
- Allow filtering by ingredients
- Provide app in multiple languages
- Option for premium version without ads
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- Offline saving of cocktails
- More personalized features
- Clarify functionality of the 'heart' icon
- Change search field font color to black
In-app purchases
Bartender School
- Student Subscription$19.991 Month
- Cocktail Memorizer Access$9.99
- Lifetime Membership$199.00
Cocktails App
No in-app purchases
Questions
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