Comparison

The Craft IQ vs OnlyDrams

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

Head to head
About

The Craft IQ

This app helps you easily create, manage, and batch cocktail recipes. It converts measurements, calculates ingredient quantities for any party size or business need, and helps with purchasing and conversions.

Highlights
  • Recipe creation and management
  • Automatic pour size conversion
  • Batch cocktail calculation by guest count
  • Batch cocktail calculation by batch size
  • Ingredient purchasing and shopping list
  • Unit and garnish conversion
  • Cocktail library with editable recipes
Features
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Why Craft IQ? Make your life easier, Craft IQ does the math. This is the tool that will streamline recipes for your industry or party needs. How is works Input your recipes into the easy to use template, choose your pour size and let Craft IQ do the work. Add dilution, garnishes, and floats, all aspects of drink building are covered. Head to the Batching section and find your exact measurements based on your party size or business needs. My Craft Create, construct, and compose your cocktail recipe compendium. Converts pours such as dashes, bar spoons, and rinses into exact ounce measurements. Calculates the precise total ounces in a cocktail, including small integers such as a bar spoon, egg white, and splashes. Share recipes between friends or a full bar program with colleagues. Batching Batch cocktails in three different avenues: ○ Based on guest count - Using your own recipe or one from our library, calculate the amount of every item needed for your guest count or party size, garnishes included. ○ Based on batch size - Calculates the amount of every item in a recipe needed to fill your par levels or container size, anywhere from 375ml bottles to multiple gallons. ○ Based on your main ingredient - Craft IQ will batch your recipe to fully optimize the recipe’s main ingredient and will calculate the quantity needed for the remainder of the items in the recipe. Calculates dilution rate based upon the shake intensity level desired. Predictively purchase for business needs. Purchase ingredients based on batch size needed, or enter your average weekly sales. Craft IQ will let you know how many bottles of any size to order. The Shopping list calculates the number of bottles needed to fulfill your par or guest count, based on your batch, and If the bottle size needed is not available, Craft IQ can convert your list to any bottle size available in real time. Conversion Conversions include a standard unit measuring tool, such as milliliters to ounces, cups to gallon, or liters to ounces. Discover practical bar conversions. Convert any number of 1.75 Liter bottles to 750ml bottles, or gallons to 1 liter bottles, or 375 ml bottles to gallons. All unit sizes can be converted. Includes a garnish conversion tool. Giving an average and accurate count of produce required, determined either by type of garnish or what is required for the specific number of cocktails desired. Craft IQ Library An ever evolving list of classic and modern cocktails for you to discover. Batch any cocktails within the Craft IQ Library for your party or business. Edit and add to your list of cocktails. Share edited drinks with your friends and colleagues. Back Bar Create your own liquor inventory within the back bar. Calculate cost of goods based upon bottle size. Utilize for either personal or professional use. Terms of use : https://thecraftiq.com/terms-and-conditions/ Privacy Policy: https://thecraftiq.com/privacy-policy/

About

OnlyDrams

Manage your spirits collection with this app. Browse bottles, track pricing, get recommendations from your collection, and scan barcodes for instant information before you buy. It aims to be your all-in-one solution for managing your liquor inventory.

Highlights
  • Manage spirits collection
  • Browse thousands of bottles
  • Real-time pricing information
  • Personalized pour picker
  • Barcode scanner for liquor stores
  • Community-driven insights
Features
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OnlyDrams is a community built app helping you manage your collection of spirits no matter the size or your experience - Browse thousands of bottles, add to your collection, and let others know what you are thinking about what you're sipping on. - Get real time pricing information aggregated from hundreds of sources confirmed by the distilleries themselves. - Not sure what to pour? We got you covered with our pour picker that searches your collection to pick what is right for you in the moment. - Scan any barcode in a liquor store to see what you should be paying and find out more before you buy. With hundreds of features in the making, gone are the days of opening multiple apps to get the job done. OnlyDrams aims to be the last spirits app you'll ever need. EULA: https://onlydrams.app/terms

Screenshots

The Craft IQ4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: The Craft IQ at none against OnlyDrams's shown. OnlyDrams's advantage is ratings volume (11K vs 4) and chart position (#18 vs unranked). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. The Craft IQ sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and OnlyDrams sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 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 — 5.0 for The Craft IQ against 4.9 for OnlyDrams. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OnlyDrams has 11K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Craft IQ ships an update every 3 weeks, OnlyDrams fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
The Craft IQ versus OnlyDrams: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Craft IQOnlyDrams
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better4.9 (11K ratings)
Positive reviews—64.7% of reviews
Number of ratings411K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#18 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.114.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB193 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperShaun PrevattOnlyDrams, LLC

Customer experience

The Craft IQ

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

OnlyDrams

All ratings7,989 ratings
Positive97.7%
Neutral1.5%
Negative0.8%
Written reviews201 reviews
Positive64.7%
Neutral8.5%
Negative26.9%

Bugs and requests

The Craft IQ

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

OnlyDrams

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Duplicate bottle entries in collection
  • Inaccurate bottle counts and rarity information
  • Inability to delete bottles from collection
  • Login and password reset functionality not working

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add personal notes for bottles
  • Ability to manually add bottles not in database
  • Filter collection by open/unopened bottles
  • Show secondary market value for bottles

In-app purchases

6 purchases

The Craft IQ

Subscriptions6
  • Premium Version$1.991 Month
  • Bar Program$29.991 Month
  • Restaurant Program$99.991 Month
Show 3 more
  • Catering$199.991 Month
  • Corporate$449.991 Month
  • Corporate Tier 2$899.991 Month
10 purchases

OnlyDrams

Subscriptions10
  • Bronze Support Tier$0.991 Month
  • Silver Support Tier$2.991 Month
  • Gold Support Tier$4.991 Month
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  • OnlyDrams Elite$4.991 Month
  • Platinum Support Tier$9.991 Month
  • Bronze Support Tier$9.991 Year
  • Silver Support Tier$29.991 Year
  • OnlyDrams Elite7 Days trial$49.901 Year
  • Gold Support Tier$49.991 Year
  • Platinum Support Tier$99.991 Year

Questions

Is The Craft IQ free?
The Craft IQ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is OnlyDrams free?
OnlyDrams is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, The Craft IQ or OnlyDrams?
The Craft IQ is rated higher. The Craft IQ averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while OnlyDrams averages 4.9 from 11K ratings.
Do The Craft IQ or OnlyDrams have ads?
OnlyDrams shows ads; The Craft IQ does not.
Which is updated more often, The Craft IQ or OnlyDrams?
The Craft IQ ships an update every 3 weeks, and OnlyDrams fortnightly. Most recently, The Craft IQ was updated on October 30, 2026 and OnlyDrams on November 2, 2026.

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