Spec App vs Bartender's Choice Vol.3
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spec App
This app connects establishment staff and managers to their food and beverage programs. Access recipes, menus, and product information to ensure consistency and quality.
- Establishment connection
- Recipe access
- Menu management
- Product information
- Consistency and quality assurance
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Spec App is a free app for managers and staff to connect to their Spec-powered establishment. Access your establishment's recipes, menus, and products. Spec ensures access, consistency, and quality for your food and beverage program.
Bartender's Choice Vol.3
Discover over a thousand classic and modern cocktail recipes. This app provides guidance on spirits, drink styles, and flavor profiles, along with essential tips on ice, garnishes, and preparation techniques. Elevate your home bartending or professional cocktail service.
- Over 1000 cocktail recipes
- Search by spirit, style, or flavor
- Tips on ice and garnish
- Shaking and stirring techniques
- Classic and modern cocktails
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From the master bartenders behind NYC and Nashville's Attaboy and Milk & Honey comes Bartender's Choice Vol.3, the definitive classic and modern classic cocktail app. Search through over a thousand recipes by spirit, style of drink or flavor profile. Ideal for home use or in any establishment wanting to serve better cocktails. Includes tips on ice, garnish, syrups, shaking & stirring. Here's to drinking better!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Spec App at Free against Bartender's Choice Vol.3's $8.99. Spec App also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and review sentiment (100% vs 67%). Bartender's Choice Vol.3's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months) and chart position (#6 vs unranked). On ratings volume, 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
Spec App is free to download; Bartender's Choice Vol.3 costs $8.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Spec App holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Spec App's written reviews are positive against 67% of Bartender's Choice Vol.3's.
Spec App ships an update every 2 months, Bartender's Choice Vol.3 every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spec App | Bartender's Choice Vol.3 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $8.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | 4.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #6 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 171 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Spec Software, LLC | Fancy Free LLC |
Customer experience
Spec App
Bartender's Choice Vol.3
In-app purchases
Spec App
No in-app purchases
Bartender's Choice Vol.3
No in-app purchases
Questions
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