Comparison

Cocktailarium vs Guest Bar Shift

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

Head to head
About

Cocktailarium

Discover and learn to craft cocktails with a vast recipe library and personalized bar inventory. Explore curated collections, create your own drink lists, and get ingredient suggestions based on what you have on hand.

Highlights
  • Extensive recipe library (350+)
  • Search by name, ingredient, mood, and tags
  • Personalized 'My Bar' inventory tracking
  • Ingredient-based recipe suggestions
  • Shopping list creation
  • Curated cocktail collections
  • Bilingual (English/Spanish)
Features
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Our app offers you a way to learn, discover and enjoy the world of craft cocktails. Here are some of our features, completely for free: - Lesson guide that will teach you how to make cocktails. You can get started even if you don't have any experience or specific bartending tools! - Over 350 recipes which can be searched for based by name, ingredient, "mood", glassware, and more. You can also search by tags which can include anything from "3 ingredients", "bittersweet", "Whiskey", or even "Disco". - A "My Bar" section which allows you to keep track of all the bottles and ingredients you have. The app will be able to tell you what you can make based on the ingredients you have in stock. Additionally, it offers a shopping list section so you know what to get on your next trip to the store. - Create and sort a drink collection to keep track of drinks you want to try. - Curated collections so that you can try new cocktails based on a particular theme. These themes range from "Exploring Tequila", to "By the Pool" and more. - Available in English and Spanish. - Dark and Light Theme. If you've ever wanted to learn how to make cocktails, or if you have a hard time coming up with what to drink next, then give Cocktailarium a try!

About

Guest Bar Shift

Features
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Guest Bar Shift connects bars and bartenders to organize guest shifts! Organizing these shifts has always been super difficult, even for industry veterans! But now it's easy with GBS! Find shifts while traveling! Find bartenders to fill in shifts!

Screenshots

Cocktailarium4 screens
Guest Bar Shift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Cocktailarium at Free against Guest Bar Shift's $0.99. Cocktailarium also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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

Cocktailarium is free to download; Guest Bar Shift costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Cocktailarium versus Guest Bar Shift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCocktailariumGuest Bar Shift
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.8 (18 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings18 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB0 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperGiancarlo PigatiJean-Marc Dykes

In-app purchases

None

Cocktailarium

No in-app purchases

None

Guest Bar Shift

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cocktailarium free?
Cocktailarium is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Guest Bar Shift free?
Guest Bar Shift costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cocktailarium or Guest Bar Shift have ads?
Neither Cocktailarium nor Guest Bar Shift shows ads.

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