Comparison

Bartender School vs CharcuterieGuide

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Cocktail ingredient memorization
  • Quizzes on bar tools
  • Learn about glassware
  • Garnish and liqueur knowledge
  • Beer type information
  • Cocktail challenge preparation
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

CharcuterieGuide

Features
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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/

Screenshots

Bartender School3 screens
CharcuterieGuide4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

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 CharcuterieGuide sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bartender School ships an update monthly, CharcuterieGuide every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Bartender School versus CharcuterieGuide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBartender SchoolCharcuterieGuide
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.3K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.3K — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#111 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size426 MB4 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperHenrique BersaniMitaanshu 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

3 purchases

Bartender School

Subscriptions1
  • Student Subscription$19.991 Month
One-time2
  • Cocktail Memorizer Access$9.99
  • Lifetime Membership$199.00
2 purchases

CharcuterieGuide

Subscriptions2
  • CharcuterieGuide Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • CharcuterieGuide Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Bartender School free?
Bartender School is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CharcuterieGuide free?
CharcuterieGuide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bartender School or CharcuterieGuide have ads?
Neither Bartender School nor CharcuterieGuide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bartender School or CharcuterieGuide?
Bartender School ships an update monthly, and CharcuterieGuide every 2 months. Most recently, Bartender School was updated on October 24, 2026 and CharcuterieGuide on October 21, 2026.

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