Be a Bartender! vs Good Coffee, Great Coffee
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Be a Bartender!
Step behind the bar and serve drinks to demanding customers in this engaging simulation game. Master classic cocktail recipes, manage your station efficiently, and progress through challenging shifts to unlock new content and improve your bartending skills. Immerse yourself in the bar atmosphere for a realistic experience.
- Serve enthusiastic and unpredictable guests
- Learn classic cocktail recipes
- Unlock new cocktails and progress through days
- Keep guests happy by serving quickly
- Immersive bar atmosphere with sound
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18 + Ever wanted to be on the other side of the bar? Battle your way through hectic nights serving great drinks to enthusiastic and unpredictable guests! Take control of your station and learn how to make your favourite classic cocktails with an air of grace and apparent control. But be warned, don’t take too long - make sure you keep those guests happy! Features - Earn your keep Progress through the days to unlock new cocktails and explore the best ways to keep your quests happy. - Recipe Book Learn how to make your favourite classic cocktails at home - having fun along the way. - Immerse Plug your headphones in to be transported to the atmosphere of the bar for the most authentic experience Drinkaware.co.uk
Good Coffee, Great Coffee
Manage a cozy cafe, prepare delicious coffee drinks, and fulfill customer orders. Decorate your shop, upgrade equipment, and uncover stories from locals to become the best barista in town. This simulation game offers a relaxing and immersive coffee-making experience.
- Prepare diverse coffee drinks
- Decorate and upgrade cafe
- Fulfill unique customer orders
- Engage with character stories
- Creative latte art drawing
- Relaxing BGM and ASMR sounds
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Wake up and smell the coffee because TapBlaze's newest simulation cooking game, Good Coffee, Great Coffee, is finally here! Prepare delicious drinks, experiment with new flavors, decorate your shop, and manage cafe costs to become the best barista in town! Fulfill quirky customer orders with coffee drinks that look and taste delicious! Upgrade your shop with new decorations and equipment to increase your cafe profit! Make friends, rivals, and more when locals visit your shop! Listen to their stories and inspire the town with your coffee-making skills! Download the game now to become the next coffee master! This cooking game is free to play, can be played offline, and is perfect for anyone who loves cozy games, cafe games, simulation games, and coffee! Grab your apron and start your journey as a barista now! GAME HIGHLIGHTS * Over 200 customers with unique coffee orders, stories, and personalities! * Coffee drink recipes featuring a variety of ingredients and toppings. * Creative and fun latte art drawing to up your coffee game! * Customizable and collectible cozy coffee shop decorations! * An immersive main story with coffee challenges and funny side stories! * Charming scenery, relaxing BGM, and ASMR sounds to complement your coffee-making experience! * Customizable and collectible cozy coffee shop decorations! * Powerful cafe equipment upgrades for maximum cafe efficiency and proficiency! * Featuring Coffee News Scoop (CNS), the first newscast about all things cafe-related. FUN FACTS * Good Coffee, Great Coffee was made by a team of coffee lovers who took barista classes to ensure they captured the relaxing and realistic feeling of making coffee in the game! * Made by the team that brought you the simulation game, Good Pizza, Great Pizza! This simple, cozy, and cute coffee cafe cooking game is free to play! Download now and start your barista journey today! Privacy Policy: http://www.tapblaze.com/about/privacy-policy/ Terms of Service: http://www.tapblaze.com/about/terms-conditions/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Be a Bartender! at none against Good Coffee, Great Coffee's 10. Be a Bartender! also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (86% vs 76%). Good Coffee, Great Coffee's advantage is ratings volume (39K vs 954) and chart position (#133 vs unranked). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Good Coffee, Great Coffee sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Be a Bartender! asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Be a Bartender! against 4.7 for Good Coffee, Great Coffee. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Good Coffee, Great Coffee has 39K ratings behind it against 954, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of Be a Bartender!'s written reviews are positive against 76% of Good Coffee, Great Coffee's.
Be a Bartender! ships an update every 3 days, Good Coffee, Great Coffee every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Be a Bartender! | Good Coffee, Great Coffee |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (954 ratings) — better | 4.7 (39K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.6% of reviews — better | 75.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 954 | 39K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #133 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 1011 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pernod Ricard Europe | TAPBLAZE |
Customer experience
Be a Bartender!
Good Coffee, Great Coffee
User reviews
Be a Bartender!
From 954 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fun and addictive
- 👍 Nice game
- 👍 Love it
- 👍 Great for learning
- 👍 Lovely game!
Room to improve
- 🐛 So repetitive
- 🐛 Needs an update
- 🐛 Timer completely stops
- 🐛 Audio Issues
- 🐛 Too much lagging
Good Coffee, Great Coffee
From 39K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Cute and cozy aesthetic
- 👍 Familiar gameplay from Good Pizza, Great Pizza
- 🩷 Enjoyable coffee-making mechanics
- 🔍 Detailed character interactions and storyline
Room to improve
- ⏱️ Customer satisfaction meter drains too quickly
- 🕰️ In-game time passes by too fast
- 💰 Expensive upgrades and energy system
- 🤔 Unclear instructions and tutorials
- 🗑️ Accidental drink disposal due to button placement
Bugs and requests
Be a Bartender!
Reported bugs
8 issues- Timer completely stops
- Audio Issues
- Mixer won't let me serve the drink after it's mixed
- Buttons on the drink dispenser don't work
- Game freezes and level goes on endlessly after day 30-40
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- Customers overlap and block each other
- Login screen freezes
- Incompatible with older devices
Requested features
7 requests- Pls develop more kinds of classic cocktails to make it more fun
- Different set up for a second test
- A practice mode where there are no guests but we can practice making the drinks to understand it better
- Get rid of the wait time and instead have a timer above the person so that the more time passes after let's say 30 seconds you get less and less stars as time passes
- Add a chat bar with the person saying what they want as well
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- Squeeze juices out of the fruit garnishes
- Slower time at the end of each level with the last person
Good Coffee, Great Coffee
Reported bugs
3 issues- Espresso machine interaction issues
- Ads interrupting gameplay and causing time loss
- Inconsistent customer feedback on drink quality
Requested features
5 requests- Pause button to stop in-game time
- More diverse drink options (e.g., boba, matcha)
- Improved latte art system
- Ability to earn more gems without ads
- Expanded shop and decor customization
In-app purchases
Be a Bartender!
No in-app purchases
Good Coffee, Great Coffee
- 20 Gems$0.99
- Caffeine Rush Bundle$1.99
- Smooth Start Bundle$2.99
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- Witchy Cup Skins$3.99
- VintagePro Set$3.99
- Weekly Resource Reserve$3.99
- DigitMaster Set$3.99
- 55 Gems$4.99
- Monthly Resource Reserve$7.99
- 120 Gems$9.99
Questions
Is Be a Bartender! free?
Is Good Coffee, Great Coffee free?
Which has better reviews, Be a Bartender! or Good Coffee, Great Coffee?
Do Be a Bartender! or Good Coffee, Great Coffee have ads?
Which is updated more often, Be a Bartender! or Good Coffee, Great Coffee?
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