Comparison

Make Me A Cocktail vs Bartender Bot

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

Head to head
About

Make Me A Cocktail

Discover delicious cocktails you can make with ingredients you already have. Browse thousands of recipes, get inspired by featured drinks, and save your favorites for future occasions. Perfect for home bar enthusiasts looking to expand their mixology skills.

Highlights
  • Find cocktails based on ingredients
  • Browse recipes by spirit or type
  • Featured cocktail of the day
  • Save favorite cocktails
  • Over 3,500 recipes
Features
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Make A Cocktail is the official app from Make Me A Cocktail — the world's greatest online cocktail resource, with over 3,500 recipes and a global community of home bar enthusiasts. Now with hands-free, step-by-step voice guidance, photo-scan your bar, and live AI advice from Cocktail Colin & Cocktail Connie. MAKE ANY COCKTAIL, HANDS-FREE Tap "Start making" on any recipe and get step-by-step voice narration that walks you through every pour, shake and stir. Sticky hands? No problem — your phone reads each step out loud while you mix. ASK COLIN OR CONNIE ANYTHING Stuck on a step? Out of an ingredient? Tap the microphone and just ask. Cocktail Colin gives you straight answers. Upgrade to Premium and Connie tailors every reply to your bar, your tastes, and the bottles you actually own. PHOTO-SCAN YOUR HOME BAR Point your camera at the bottles on your shelf and we'll add them in seconds — no typing required. Save unlimited bars (home, holiday, the office party) and switch between them in a tap. WHAT CAN I MAKE RIGHT NOW? Tell us what you have — spirits, mixers, juices, wine, even eggs — and we'll show you every cocktail you can make this minute. No "almost" results. Just drinks you can pour right now. GET INSPIRED Browse 3,500+ recipes by base spirit, style, or mood. Discover the cocktail of the day, seasonal collections, and curated lists from our editors and the community. REMEMBER WHAT YOU LOVE Save favourites, mark drinks you've tried, and add tasting notes so you remember exactly why that Old Fashioned hit. Build lists for parties, date nights, dry January, anything. PREMIUM Unlock unlimited questions to Cocktail Connie, personalised recommendations based on your bar, multi-bar support, and our full feature set with a Premium subscription. GOT IDEAS? We'd love to hear from you. Email contact@makemeacocktail.com Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

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.

Highlights
  • AI-powered recipe generation
  • Custom cocktail creations
  • Infinite recipe database
  • Ingredient-based suggestions
  • Mixology skill enhancement
Features
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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/

Screenshots

Make Me A Cocktail4 screens
Bartender Bot2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Make Me A Cocktail at 2.3K against Bartender Bot's 55. Make Me A Cocktail also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 4 weeks). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Make Me A Cocktail sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $5.00 per month and Bartender Bot sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Make Me A Cocktail against 4.6 for Bartender Bot. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Make Me A Cocktail has 2.3K ratings behind it against 55, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 35% of Make Me A Cocktail's written reviews are positive against 29% of Bartender Bot's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Make Me A Cocktail ships an update every 9 days, Bartender Bot every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Make Me A Cocktail versus Bartender Bot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMake Me A CocktailBartender Bot
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.3K ratings)4.6 (55 ratings)
Positive reviews34.6% of reviews — better28.6% of reviews
Number of ratings2.3K — better55
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB18 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperNick Wilkins LtdHenrique Bersani

Customer experience

Make Me A Cocktail

All ratings2,294 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral3.2%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews133 reviews
Positive34.6%
Neutral14.3%
Negative51.1%

Bartender Bot

All ratings55 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral3.6%
Negative7.3%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative71.4%

Bugs and requests

Make Me A Cocktail

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Login issues and account problems
  • Ingredients list disappearing
  • Measurement conversion errors
  • Crashes and freezes
  • Inability to dismiss ads

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to create custom cocktails
  • Add ability to save and rate personal drinks
  • Add ability to sort and organize favorites
  • Add default unit of measurement preference
  • Improve search and filtering functionality

Bartender Bot

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Make Me A Cocktail

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly7 Days trial$5.001 Month
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$50.001 Year
One-time3
  • Remove Adverts$0.99
  • Premium lifetime hliday special$59.99
  • Premium Lifetime$99.00
1 purchases

Bartender Bot

Subscriptions1
  • BartenderBot$3.991 Month

Questions

Is Make Me A Cocktail free?
Make Me A Cocktail is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bartender Bot free?
Bartender Bot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Make Me A Cocktail or Bartender Bot?
Make Me A Cocktail and Bartender Bot are both rated 4.6 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2.3K and 55 ratings respectively.
Do Make Me A Cocktail or Bartender Bot have ads?
Neither Make Me A Cocktail nor Bartender Bot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Make Me A Cocktail or Bartender Bot?
Make Me A Cocktail ships an update every 9 days, and Bartender Bot every 4 weeks. Most recently, Make Me A Cocktail was updated on September 26, 2026 and Bartender Bot on September 5, 2026.

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