Drink Spinner vs Cocktail Copilot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Drink Spinner
Discover and randomly select nearby drinking establishments. Tailor your search by distance and bar characteristics to uncover interesting local venues using Google Maps integration.
- Randomly pick drinking spots
- Customize search distance
- Filter bar characteristics
- Google Maps integration
- Discover local venues
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Find and randomly pick places to get a drink near you! Customize the distance and characteristics about the bars you want, and let the app leverage the Google maps api to find some cool spots nearby. Recommended to run on iPhones only.
Cocktail Copilot
Discover over 400 cocktail recipes, from classic to modern variations. Get step-by-step instructions, batch any quantity, and find drinks based on ingredients and flavor preferences. Create and save your own custom cocktails.
- Over 400 cocktail recipes
- Step-by-step instructions
- Filter by ingredients and flavors
- Batch cocktail quantity calculation
- Syrup and infusion preparation guides
- Create and save custom cocktails
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MEET COCKTAIL COPILOT The cocktail app for modern bartenders. EVERY COCKTAIL YOU'LL NEED Over 400 historically accurate recipes, with modern variations. STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS Build orders, tips & tricks you'll need. Make the perfect Ramos Gin Fizz every time. EASY BARTENDER'S CHOICE "I'd like a refreshing, tropical tiki-style cocktail with pineapple, coconut and fernet" - we've all been there. Put down the Fernet Branca you were about to add to that Piña Colada, you monster. With the power to filter cocktails by ingredients & flavor preferences, you can discover the Brancolada, a perfect match in seconds! BATCH ANY QUANTITY COCKTAIL We'll take care of the math, so you can focus on the podcast. NO GUESSWORK PREP We'll walk you through detailed instructions for any necessary syrups, tinctures, and infusions. ADD FAVORITES Create your own cocktails, riff on existing recipes, or add new favorites all in one place.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Cocktail Copilot at every 5 months against Drink Spinner's every 28 months. Cocktail Copilot also leads on ratings volume (42 vs 1). Drink Spinner's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Drink Spinner against 5.0 for Cocktail Copilot. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cocktail Copilot has 42 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Drink Spinner ships an update every 28 months, Cocktail Copilot every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Drink Spinner | Cocktail Copilot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (42 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 42 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 28 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Jonathan McDonnell | James Menkal |
Customer experience
Drink Spinner
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In-app purchases
Drink Spinner
No in-app purchases
Cocktail Copilot
No in-app purchases
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