Comparison

Make Me A Cocktail vs Bourboneur

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

Bourboneur

Discover and value your bourbon collection with this app. It offers a comprehensive database for bottle valuation, market trend analysis, and personalized drink recommendations based on flavor profiles. Connect with a community of enthusiasts and explore the world of brown spirits.

Highlights
  • Bourbon Blue Book valuation tool
  • Secondary Market Index tracking
  • Wheel of Destiny drink selector
  • Flavor Explorer for personalized recommendations
  • Community of bourbon enthusiasts
Features
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BOURBONEUR helps you know the price before you pay it and track value after you do. Turn your bourbon collection into something you can actually understand and act on—whether you’re buying, trading, or collecting. See what a bottle is worth, how prices are trending, and whether you’re getting a good deal. Track your collection like an investment with real-time value tracking, performance insights, and trend analysis. Compare your bottles against the broader market, the Bourboneur Secondary Index, and even benchmarks like the S&P 500. Access the Bourbon Blue Book for instant fair market pricing across thousands of bottles, backed by real transaction data—no guessing or overpaying. Search and track over 11,000 bottles with price ranges, trend data, and bottle-level insights. Analyze trades before you make them with a proprietary tool that shows what you’re giving, what you’re getting, and who’s winning. And beyond investing, BOURBONEUR helps you enjoy what you own—track pours and tasting notes, get personalized recommendations, and discover insights from the bourbon world. Download BOURBONEUR and make smarter bourbon decisions—every time. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS BOURBONEUR offers auto-renewable subscription options to unlock premium features. - Subscription Title: Monthly Subscription and Yearly Subscription - Length: Monthly and Yearly options available - Price: 1) Display Name: Monthly Subscription, Price: $3/month 2) Display Name: Yearly Subscription, Price: $25/year Terms & Conditions: https://www.bourboneur.com/terms-disclosures-privacy-policy/terms-conditions Privacy Policy: https://www.bourboneur.com/terms-disclosures-privacy-policy/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Make Me A Cocktail4 screens
Bourboneur4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Make Me A Cocktail at 4.6 against Bourboneur's 2.0. Make Me A Cocktail also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (2.3K vs 122). Bourboneur's advantage is chart position (#49 vs unranked) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Bourboneur sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Make Me A Cocktail holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Make Me A Cocktail has 2.3K ratings behind it against 122, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of Make Me A Cocktail's written reviews are positive against 24% of Bourboneur's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Make Me A Cocktail ships an update every 9 days, Bourboneur every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Make Me A Cocktail versus Bourboneur: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMake Me A CocktailBourboneur
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.3K ratings) — better2.0 (122 ratings)
Positive reviews34.6% of reviews — better24.4% of reviews
Number of ratings2.3K — better122
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#49 — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015 — better
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB54 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperNick Wilkins LtdNicholas Owens

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%

Bourboneur

All ratings122 ratings
Positive23.8%
Neutral0.8%
Negative75.4%
Written reviews86 reviews
Positive24.4%
Neutral3.5%
Negative72.1%

User reviews

Make Me A Cocktail

From 2.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Brilliant app
  • 🚀 Great for beginners
  • 👍 Helpful for using up ingredients
  • 👍 Lots of drink options
  • 👍 Convenient and accessible

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Doesn't save bar ingredients
  • 🐛 Buggy and glitchy
  • 🔍 Limited drink selection
  • 📢 Intrusive ads
  • 🔁 Resets settings every time

Bourboneur

From 122 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Best app for pricing hands down. No one compares.
  • 🚀 Consistent and up to date pricing
  • 👍 Worth every penny
  • 👍 Warm/polished and very functional app
  • 👍 Comprehensive bourbon price guide

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive subscription
  • 👎 Going from free to paid is wild
  • 👎 Not worth the price
  • 👎 Crazy expensive & bad experience
  • 👎 Bait and switch

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

Bourboneur

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow sku scanning to add bottles
  • Allow adding bottles in multiples
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard

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
4 purchases

Bourboneur

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time2
  • Monthly Subscription$2.99
  • Yearly Subscription$24.99

Questions

Is Make Me A Cocktail free?
Make Me A Cocktail is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bourboneur free?
Bourboneur is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Make Me A Cocktail or Bourboneur?
Make Me A Cocktail is rated higher. Make Me A Cocktail averages 4.6 out of 5 from 2.3K ratings, while Bourboneur averages 2.0 from 122 ratings.
Do Make Me A Cocktail or Bourboneur have ads?
Neither Make Me A Cocktail nor Bourboneur shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Make Me A Cocktail or Bourboneur?
Make Me A Cocktail ships an update every 9 days, and Bourboneur every 6 weeks. Most recently, Make Me A Cocktail was updated on September 26, 2026 and Bourboneur on September 24, 2026.

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