Bartender School vs CharcuterieGuide
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/
CharcuterieGuide
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CharcuterieGuide is a reference for 24 cured meats — what each one is, how thin to slice it, how much to buy, and what to put beside it. The counter is full of names and the labels tell you nothing. This app tells you. WHAT IS INSIDE - 24 cured meats grouped by where they are made: Italy, Spain, France, Germany, Hungary, Poland, South Africa and China - Every entry carries the producer or consortium, the animal and the cut, how it is cured and for how long, how it smells and tastes, its texture and fat, what to serve beside it, its history, and the three mistakes people actually make with it - Prosciutto di Parma, jamón ibérico de bellota, culatello di Zibello, bresaola, lardo di Colonnata, 'nduja, mortadella, speck, soppressata, finocchiona, coppa, guanciale, sobrasada, saucisson, jambon de Bayonne, Schwarzwälder Schinken, lap cheong, csabai, kielbasa, biltong and more ASK THE BOARD COACH Open an entry and ask about that meat: how thin is thin enough and why, room temperature or straight from the fridge, how many grams a person, what fights with it, how to tell a good one from a cheap one at the counter. Three questions a day are free; Pro removes the limit. BOARD LOG Save a note against anything you serve — who liked it, what you put it with — and find it again next time. PRIVACY - Your notes stay on your iPhone. No account, no sign-in, no email address - No analytics SDKs, no trackers, no advertising - A coach question sends only the entry's name, its region and your question CharcuterieGuide is a food reference. Nothing in it is dietary, medical or food-safety advice; cured meats carry specific risks in pregnancy and for some conditions, and those questions belong with a doctor. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is chart position: Bartender School at #111 against CharcuterieGuide's unranked. Bartender School also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). 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
Both are free to download. Bartender School sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month and CharcuterieGuide sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Bartender School ships an update monthly, CharcuterieGuide every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bartender School | CharcuterieGuide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.3K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.3K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #111 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 426 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Henrique Bersani | Mitaanshu Agarwal |
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
CharcuterieGuide
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
CharcuterieGuide
- CharcuterieGuide Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- CharcuterieGuide Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
Questions
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