Cocktails App vs Bartender Bot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cocktails App
Discover and craft over 1,000 cocktails with a comprehensive recipe database. Track your home bar inventory to get personalized drink recommendations based on available ingredients. Explore professional bartending tools and techniques to elevate your mixology skills.
- 1,000+ cocktail recipes
- Ingredient tracking for personalized recommendations
- Advanced search and filtering
- Professional bartending techniques
- Glassware and bar tools guide
- Offline recipe access (premium)
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Craft better drinks with a beautifully redesigned cocktail companion — 500 hand-picked recipes, a complete ingredient guide, and a smart My Bar. 500 HAND-PICKED RECIPES Every IBA official cocktail plus the most-loved classics and modern favorites. Clear step-by-step method, garnish and glassware for each, with ml and oz units. KNOW YOUR INGREDIENTS — NEW A plain-English explanation of what every ingredient is — no more Googling the bottle — with tasting notes and how each is used behind the bar. MY BAR — WHAT CAN I MAKE? Add what you have at home and instantly see the cocktails you can mix right now. SEARCH & DISCOVER Filter by spirit, style and difficulty, or search by name or ingredient. A FRESH NEW LOOK A clean, modern redesign that is easier to read and a joy to browse. Perfect for home bartenders, party hosts, and anyone curious about cocktail culture. Download and start mixing tonight!
Bartender Bot
Discover and create custom cocktail recipes based on your available ingredients. This AI-powered app offers an extensive library to enhance your mixology skills, whether you're a beginner or a professional.
- AI-powered recipe generation
- Custom cocktail creations
- Infinite recipe database
- Ingredient-based suggestions
- Mixology skill enhancement
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Get the recipe for any cocktail, scaled to any number of servings or any total volume. Bartender Bot gives you exact ingredient amounts and simple, easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions in seconds. Just type what you want to make—“Margarita,” “2 mojitos,” “20 Negronis,” or even a party-sized batch—and the AI creates a clear recipe automatically adjusted to your requested quantity. Switch instantly between ounces and milliliters, follow concise numbered preparation steps, and copy, save, or share any recipe. Browse the Top 40, discover popular cocktails made with vodka, tequila, whiskey, rum, or gin, or describe a custom creation and let Bartender Bot build it for you. Whether you are working behind a busy bar, hosting a party, or preparing one drink at home, Bartender Bot removes the calculations so you can spend more time mixing and serving. Premium unlocks unlimited recipe requests. Subscription terms and pricing are shown before purchase. Bartender Bot is intended for adults of legal drinking age. Please drink responsibly. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cocktails App at 81% against Bartender Bot's 29%. Cocktails App also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 weeks). Bartender Bot's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, monetization model, device support and iOS requirement 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. Bartender Bot sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. Cocktails App asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cocktails App holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cocktails App has 543 ratings behind it against 55, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Cocktails App's written reviews are positive against 29% of Bartender Bot's.
Cocktails App ships an update every 5 days, Bartender Bot every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cocktails App | Bartender Bot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (543 ratings) — better | 4.6 (55 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.0% of reviews — better | 28.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 543 — better | 55 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | alfredo scarano | Henrique Bersani |
Customer experience
Cocktails App
Bartender Bot
Bugs and requests
Cocktails App
Reported bugs
4 issues- Unclosable pop-up on app launch preventing access
- Feedback option gives an error
- Only the last added cocktail to 'my bar' shows
- Search field font color is too light and unreadable on iPhone 13 Pro
Requested features
9 requests- Add fundamental ingredients like lime
- Correct ingredient lists for specific cocktails
- Allow filtering by ingredients
- Provide app in multiple languages
- Option for premium version without ads
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- Offline saving of cocktails
- More personalized features
- Clarify functionality of the 'heart' icon
- Change search field font color to black
Bartender Bot
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Cocktails App
No in-app purchases
Bartender Bot
- BartenderBot$3.991 Month
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