Comparison

Be a Bartender! vs Drink Mixer 3D

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Drink Mixer 3D

Become the ultimate mixologist by combining exciting ingredients to create delicious drinks. Satisfy discerning customers with your clever creations and prove your mastery of mixology in this virtual bar setting. Choose the correct combinations to keep patrons happy and coming back for more.

Highlights
  • Mix exciting flavors
  • Satisfy customers
  • Shake & stir ingredients
  • Create custom drinks
  • Test mixology skills
Features
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Let your creative juices flow and become the ultimate mixologist! Your new venue is the hottest hangout in town and it’s your job to make a name for yourself! Use exciting ingredients to mix up tasty drinks and give your customers exactly what they want! See yourself as an expert? Put your skills to the test as you try to impress with your clever creations. Don’t get ahead of yourself though, these party goers have particular tastes and won’t settle for less than perfection! It’s up to you to choose the correct combinations before they leave for the hot spot next door! So do you think you have what it takes to become the master of mixology? Drink Mixer 3D Features: - Exciting flavors to choose - Satisfy your customers - Shake & Stir the ingredients

Screenshots

Be a Bartender!4 screens
Drink Mixer 3D4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Be a Bartender! at 86% against Drink Mixer 3D's 27%. Be a Bartender! also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume 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. Drink Mixer 3D sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Be a Bartender! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Be a Bartender! holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 945 and 1.6K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Be a Bartender!'s written reviews are positive against 27% of Drink Mixer 3D's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Be a Bartender! ships an update every 3 days, Drink Mixer 3D every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Be a Bartender! versus Drink Mixer 3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBe a Bartender!Drink Mixer 3D
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (945 ratings) — better4.5 (1.6K ratings)
Positive reviews85.6% of reviews — better26.8% of reviews
Number of ratings9451.6K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB337 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperPernod Ricard EuropeKwalee Ltd

Customer experience

Be a Bartender!

All ratings757 ratings
Positive92.5%
Neutral5.3%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews306 reviews
Positive85.6%
Neutral9.8%
Negative4.6%

Drink Mixer 3D

All ratings1,634 ratings
Positive86.4%
Neutral5.9%
Negative7.8%
Written reviews112 reviews
Positive26.8%
Neutral27.7%
Negative45.5%

User reviews

Be a Bartender!

From 945 App Store ratings

What 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

Drink Mixer 3D

From 1.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💎 Awesome drink mixing experience
  • 🎨 Colorful and visually appealing
  • 🍹 Fun and engaging gameplay

Room to improve

  • 🤯 Excessive ads that crash the game
  • 🐌 Frequent lags and freezes
  • 📤 Keeps kicking users out of the game

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

Drink Mixer 3D

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game crashes when watching ads
  • Levels get reset after ads
  • Glitches and freezes during gameplay

Requested features

3 requests
  • Reduce the number of ads
  • Improve game stability and performance
  • Add more drink ingredients and customization options

In-app purchases

None

Be a Bartender!

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Drink Mixer 3D

One-time1
  • Remove Ads2 variants$2.99

Questions

Is Be a Bartender! free?
Be a Bartender! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Drink Mixer 3D free?
Drink Mixer 3D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Be a Bartender! or Drink Mixer 3D?
Be a Bartender! is rated higher. Be a Bartender! averages 4.7 out of 5 from 945 ratings, while Drink Mixer 3D averages 4.5 from 1.6K ratings.
Do Be a Bartender! or Drink Mixer 3D have ads?
Drink Mixer 3D shows ads; Be a Bartender! does not.
Which is updated more often, Be a Bartender! or Drink Mixer 3D?
Be a Bartender! ships an update every 3 days, and Drink Mixer 3D every 2 months. Most recently, Be a Bartender! was updated on October 24, 2026 and Drink Mixer 3D on October 24, 2026.

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