Bartender School vs Drinkstir
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/
Drinkstir
Discover and create cocktails with a curated library of recipes. Track your bar's ingredients, save favorites, and get personalized drink suggestions powered by AI based on your mood and style. Designed for home mixologists, it simplifies finding and making your next favorite drink.
- Curated cocktail library
- Ingredient tracking (My Bar)
- Save favorite drinks
- AI-powered recipe suggestions
- Photo saving for drinks
- Clean, focused design
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Mix smarter with Drinkstir—the cocktail app for your real home bar. Browse classic recipes, track what you actually have on hand, and save the drinks you love. Snap photos of your pours and keep everything in one place. When you want something new, dial in the vibe and get fresh recipe ideas tailored to how you like to drink—without the clutter. Highlights • Curated cocktail library to explore and learn • My Bar for ingredients, saves, and drink photos • AI-powered “make me a drink” ideas from your mood and style • Clean, focused design built for mixing—not scrolling all night Download Drinkstir and pour your next favorite. Terms of use: https://drinkstirtermsandconditions.carrd.co/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Drinkstir at 100% against Bartender School's 43%. Drinkstir also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Bartender School's advantage is ratings volume (1.3K vs 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
Both are free to download. Bartender School sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month and Drinkstir sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Drinkstir holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bartender School has 1.3K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of Bartender School's written reviews are positive against 100% of Drinkstir's.
Bartender School ships an update monthly, Drinkstir fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bartender School | Drinkstir |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.3K ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.3K — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #99 — better | #198 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 424 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Henrique Bersani | BAIANO CO. LLC |
Customer experience
Bartender School
Drinkstir
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
Drinkstir
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
Drinkstir
- Drinkstir Monthly$4.991 Month
- Drinkstir Weekly$7.997 Days
- Drinkstir Yearly3 Days trial$35.991 Year
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- Drinkstir Yearly$59.991 Year
