Comparison

Bartender School vs Mixology

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

Head to head
About

Bartender School

Master cocktail recipes and bartending techniques with interactive lessons, visual guides, and practice quizzes. Prepare for a bartending career or elevate your home bar skills with this comprehensive guide to popular drinks and classic cocktails.

Highlights
  • Cocktail memorization game
  • Step-by-step lessons
  • Visual guides
  • Interactive practice quizzes
  • Bar tools and glassware education
  • Speed bartending techniques
  • Bartender School completion certificate
Features
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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/

About

Mixology

Discover and create a wide variety of cocktails with an extensive recipe library. Find new drinks based on your preferences, ingredients you have, or explore popular and random suggestions. Elevate your home bartending with detailed instructions and pairing ideas.

Highlights
  • Extensive cocktail recipe library
  • Search by name, ingredient, or type
  • Save favorite cocktails
  • Random cocktail generator
  • Home bar inventory suggestions
  • Ingredient information
  • Detailed step-by-step instructions
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Whether you are making a drink for the first time or you are an experienced mixologist, Pocket Bartender turns your phone into a complete drink-making assistant. Designed with a clean layout and powerful tools, the app takes the guesswork out of cocktail preparation so you can focus on making and enjoying great drinks. Key Features * Designed for All Skill Levels Beginners get clear step-by-step instructions and automatic measurement conversions to build confidence without technical jargon. Seasoned pros can build custom recipes from scratch, use advanced ingredient substitution options, and batch cocktails for large gatherings. * Vast Library of High-Quality Recipes Access thousands of classic, modern, signature, and seasonal recipes for holidays like Halloween and Valentine's Day. Explore a wide variety of both alcoholic drinks and zero-proof mocktails, smoothies, and party punches. * AI-Powered Photo Recognition Snap a photo of any cocktail to instantly view its name, history, and detailed step-by-step recipe. Take a picture of your available ingredients, and the app will immediately show you every drink you can create with them. * Smart Inventory & "What Can I Make?" Input your home bar stock to see every cocktail you can make right now without extra store trips. View exact missing ingredient counts for drinks you want to try, making shopping quick and focused. Manage your home bar inventory by listing ingredients and available quantities for automated daily suggestions. * Smart Substitutions & Precision Scaling Get instant ingredient swap suggestions—like substituting light rum for gin—with notes on how flavor profiles change. Scale any recipe instantly by number of servings or liquid volume so your proportions remain accurate for any crowd size. * Custom Recipe Builder & Shared Shopping Lists Create your own unique recipes or tweak existing classics to match your personal taste. Add missing items directly from recipe cards to an in-app shopping list and share it instantly with friends or family. * Smart Search, Folders & Discovery Search easily by drink name, specific spirit, or style categories like tiki, punch, or highball. Organize your favorite cocktails into custom folders like Date Night or Summer Party. Use the Random Cocktail Generator to discover new flavors, explore popular trending drinks, or browse similar cocktail recommendations. View curated food and snack pairings designed to complement the flavor profile of your selected drink. Privacy Policy: https://pocketbartender.app/privacypolicy/ Terms of Use: https://pocketbartender.app/tos/

Screenshots

Bartender School3 screens
Mixology4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mixology at 61% against Bartender School's 41%. Bartender School's advantage is ratings volume (1.3K vs 84) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Bartender School sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month and Mixology sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bartender School holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bartender School has 1.3K ratings behind it against 84, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 41% of Bartender School's written reviews are positive against 61% of Mixology's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bartender School ships an update monthly, Mixology fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Bartender School versus Mixology: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBartender SchoolMixology
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.3K ratings) — better4.6 (84 ratings)
Positive reviews41.4% of reviews61.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.3K — better84
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size564 MB115 MB
Age rating+1717+
DeveloperHenrique BersaniVincent Kiptirgei

Customer experience

Bartender School

All ratings1,291 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral2.8%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive41.4%
Neutral6.9%
Negative51.7%

Mixology

All ratings84 ratings
Positive88.1%
Neutral4.8%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive61.1%
Neutral5.6%
Negative33.3%

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

Mixology

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Bartender School

Subscriptions1
  • Student Subscription$19.991 Month
One-time2
  • Cocktail Memorizer Access$19.99
  • Lifetime Membership$199.00
5 purchases

Mixology

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Annual$12.991 Year
  • Annual$16.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime$19.99
  • Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is Bartender School free?
Bartender School is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mixology free?
Mixology is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bartender School or Mixology?
Bartender School is rated higher. Bartender School averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while Mixology averages 4.6 from 84 ratings.
Do Bartender School or Mixology have ads?
Neither Bartender School nor Mixology shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bartender School or Mixology?
Bartender School ships an update monthly, and Mixology fortnightly. Most recently, Bartender School was updated on November 3, 2026 and Mixology on November 5, 2026.

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