Mixer vs DoubleStrain cocktail designer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mixer
Discover new drink recipes based on the ingredients you have on hand. Simply select your available items to find a variety of cocktail ideas.
- Find recipes by ingredients
- Extensive drink ideas
- User-friendly interface
- Free to use
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-Mixer is a cocktail recipe app that lets you find new drink ideas based on which ingredients you already have. Simply select from the list of ingredients, and find new drinks! -Mixer is free to use!
DoubleStrain cocktail designer
This app helps you perfect cocktail recipes by allowing you to rate and adjust flavor profiles like strength and sweetness. It suggests ingredient and proportion changes based on your taste preferences, guiding you to create your ideal drink.
- Recipe perfection tool
- Adjustable flavor profiles
- Ingredient suggestions
- Taste preference refinement
- Classic and modern cocktail library
- Start from scratch or modify existing recipes
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DoubleStrain is the only cocktail app built for perfecting recipes. Make a drink, rate its strength, sweetness, sourness, and more. DoubleStrain suggests proportions to adjust and even new ingredients to bridge the gap between your base spirit and modifiers. Because you're the one tasting, recipes are automatically refined to your taste preferences. You've got complete control every step of the way. We have carefully selected and perfected a collection of classic and modern cocktails to get you started. All recipes are high-quality, craft cocktails built around fresh ingredients. No sour mix allowed. Use these drinks as building blocks for your own creations or start from scratch. No matter your experience level, DoubleStrain works with you to make the best drinks you've ever made.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DoubleStrain cocktail designer at 5.0 against Mixer's 4.4. Mixer's advantage is ratings volume (28 vs 6) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.6). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DoubleStrain cocktail designer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28 and 6 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Mixer ships an update every 3 weeks, DoubleStrain cocktail designer fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Mixer | DoubleStrain cocktail designer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (28 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | DJ Brunk | DoubleStrain LLC |
Customer experience
Mixer
DoubleStrain cocktail designer
In-app purchases
Mixer
No in-app purchases
DoubleStrain cocktail designer
No in-app purchases
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