Bartender School vs Bartender
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/
Bartender
Discover and create a wide variety of cocktails with this app. Features include a random recipe generator, search by category or keyword, and the ability to save favorites. Perfect for home mixologists and party hosts.
- Random cocktail generator
- Search recipes by category
- Save favorite drinks
- Keyword search for 500+ recipes
- Offline recipe access
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Become a Professional Bartender and Mix Delicious Cocktails Anytime, Anywhere! Want to learn how to mix cocktails or simply choose your favorite drinks with ease? Our cocktail app makes it happen! Whether you’re having fun alone or partying with friends, elevate your cocktail experience with just a few taps! Features 1. Random Cocktail Game: Tap the shaker button to generate random drink recipes, check the ingredients, or show the result to your bartender. It’s even more fun to play with friends at parties! 2. Recipe Search by Categories: Find the perfect drink recipe based on liquor types, flavors, occasions, and more. 3. Favorites List: Save your favorite drink recipes and revisit them anytime. 4. Keyword Search: Enter keywords to discover over 500 classic and creative cocktail recipes. Download now and unlock your personal cocktail journey! Privacy Policy: https://nanomagapp.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://nanomagapp.com/terms-of-use/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Bartender School at none against Bartender's shown. Bartender School also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 20 months) and ratings volume (1.3K vs 23). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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 and Bartender sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Bartender School against 4.8 for Bartender. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bartender School has 1.3K ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Bartender School ships an update monthly, Bartender every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bartender School | Bartender |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.3K ratings) | 4.8 (23 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.3K — better | 23 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 20 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #157 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 424 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Henrique Bersani | NANOMAG |
Customer experience
Bartender School
Bartender
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
Bartender
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bartender School
- Student Subscription$19.991 Month
- Cocktail Memorizer Access$9.99
- Lifetime Membership$199.00
Bartender
- Monthly$0.991 Month
- Annual$9.991 Year
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