8,500+ Drink Recipes vs Bartender School
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
8,500+ Drink Recipes
Access over 8,500 free drink and cocktail recipes. Discover what goes into your favorite beverages, save money by mixing them yourself, and easily find new creations. Explore by category, search for specific drinks, or try a random suggestion.
- Over 8,500 drink recipes
- Add favorite recipes
- Browse indexed list
- Search for recipes
- Jump to drink category
- Find random drinks
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Yes. You heard it right. Free. Over 8,500 Drink & Cocktail recipes at the tap of your fingertips. Now you know what bartenders are putting into your expensive drinks. Drink & Cocktail Recipes databases typically cost hundreds to thousands of dollars. We're giving it away to you for free. Features: * Add favorite drink recipes to your favorites list * Browse through all of the drinks easily through an indexed list * Use the search bar to easily find a specific recipe * Jump to a drink category and find related drinks * Or take a little risk and find yourself a random drink. We now offer an Inspiration Portal Subscription Service. Become a Diamond Member today to get Diamond level support, all unlocked content, and all ads removed. Subscription Terms: Monthly subscription after free trial is $4.99 and automatically renews unless turned off in Account Settings at least 24 hours before current period ends. Payment is charged to your iTunes account. Unused portion of free trial is forfeited after purchase. Annual Membership is $29.99 without Free Trial, but 50% Discount off original monthly price. Terms: https://m1.kappboom.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://m1.kappboom.com/privacy
Bartender School
Learn to mix popular cocktails with this app that memorizes ingredients and provides quizzes on bar tools, glassware, and more. Master bartending essentials and impress with your skills.
- Cocktail ingredient memorization
- Quizzes on bar tools
- Learn about glassware
- Garnish and liqueur knowledge
- Beer type information
- Cocktail challenge preparation
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Memorize the ingredients of the world’s most popular cocktails. Learn the art of bartending with step-by-step lessons, visual guides, quizzes, and interactive practice. Learn ingredients, measurements, and garnishes through a cocktail memorization game. Progress through increasingly challenging levels as you build your knowledge of popular drinks and timeless classics. LEARN THE ART OF BARTENDING Explore 25 lessons covering bar tools, glassware, spirits, liqueurs, garnishes, and mixing techniques. Build practical knowledge of bar setup, speed bartending, batch cocktails, safety, food pairings, and opening and closing procedures. PUT YOUR KNOWLEDGE INTO PRACTICE Test your cocktail memory, practice pouring accuracy, match cocktails with food, and complete quizzes. Work through the lessons and earn your Bartender School completion certificate. Whether you’re preparing for your first bartending job or want to make better cocktails at home, start with the recipes everyone orders—and build your skills from there. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Bartender School at none against 8,500+ Drink Recipes's shown. Bartender School also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months). 8,500+ Drink Recipes's advantage is review sentiment (78% vs 44%) and ratings volume (32K vs 1.3K). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. 8,500+ Drink Recipes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Bartender School sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for 8,500+ Drink Recipes against 4.8 for Bartender School. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 8,500+ Drink Recipes has 32K ratings behind it against 1.3K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of 8,500+ Drink Recipes's written reviews are positive against 44% of Bartender School's.
8,500+ Drink Recipes ships an update every 6 months, Bartender School monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 8,500+ Drink Recipes | Bartender School |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (32K ratings) | 4.8 (1.3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.1% of reviews — better | 44.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 32K — better | 1.3K |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #195 | #102 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 101 MB | 424 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Webworks | Henrique Bersani |
Customer experience
8,500+ Drink Recipes
Bartender School
User reviews
8,500+ Drink Recipes
From 32K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Comprehensive list of drink recipes
- 🔍 Ability to search by ingredients
- 🎲 Random drink feature
- 📚 Useful for bartenders and home mixologists
Room to improve
- 🔒 Many recipes locked behind subscription
- 🐛 Crashes and stability issues
- 🔍 Inconsistent search functionality
- 💰 Expensive subscription model
- 🤔 Misleading 'free' claims
Bartender School
From 1.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🤖 Easy and effective cocktail memorization
- 🎓 Helpful for getting a bartending job
- 🎮 Fun and engaging learning experience
Room to improve
- 💰 Expensive subscription at $50/month
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes and bugs
- ❌ Unreliable certificate delivery
Bugs and requests
8,500+ Drink Recipes
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes when searching for certain drinks
- Incorrect or missing ingredients in recipes
- Navigation issues and UI problems
Requested features
4 requests- Allow users to edit and save custom recipes
- Add metric measurements alongside imperial
- Improve search to include partial matches
- Provide an ad-supported free version
Bartender School
Reported bugs
2 issues- App crashing after level 1
- Subscription issues causing account lockout
Requested features
2 requests- Wine training module
- Ability to report issues and errors
In-app purchases
8,500+ Drink Recipes
- Diamond Monthly3 Days trial$7.991 Month
- Diamond Yearly$49.991 Year
Bartender School
- Student Subscription$19.991 Month
- Cocktail Memorizer Access$9.99
- Lifetime Membership$199.00
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