Cocktails vs BarBuddy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cocktails
Discover and craft a wide variety of cocktails with expert recipes, ingredient-based suggestions, and step-by-step guides. Learn essential bartending techniques, proper glassware, and garnish ideas to impress at home.
- Extensive cocktail recipe library
- Search and filter by spirit, flavor, or occasion
- Ingredient-based cocktail suggestions
- Step-by-step instructions and photos
- Bartending techniques and glassware guide
- Personalized favorite recipe saving
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Find a cocktail for your home bar and follow its recipe, ingredients and preparation steps. Explore classic drinks and collections, search by name or base spirit, and save favorites for later. • Browse free recipes and preview Premium cocktails. • Unlock Premium quantities and preparation with a subscription. • Explore the autumn classics collection, made without a shaker. • Choose an English, French, German or Portuguese interface. The autumn collection is available in all four languages. Other recipes may appear in English where translations are unavailable. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
BarBuddy
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BarBuddy – Dein digitaler Barkeeper Alle deine Cocktailrezepte an einem Ort – schnell, einfach & professionell! BarBuddy ist die perfekte App für Barkeeper, Restaurants und Cocktail-Liebhaber. Speichere deine eigenen Rezepte, strukturiere sie in Kategorien und greife blitzschnell auf die richtigen Anleitungen zu. Schluss mit dem Blättern in Katalogen – mit BarBuddy hast du immer alles im Blick! Features: - Eigene Cocktails hinzufügen – Mit Bild, Zutaten, Anleitung & Notizen - Individuelle Kategorien – Organisiere deine Drinks nach Bedarf - Farbcodierung – Weise jedem Cocktail eine Farbe zu für bessere Übersicht - Schneller Zugriff – Ein Fingertipp genügt, um das Rezept anzuzeigen - Optimiert für Tablets & Smartphones – Perfekt für die Bar oder den Service Ob Profi oder Hobby-Barkeeper – mit BarBuddy hast du dein digitales Cocktailbuch immer griffbereit!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BarBuddy at none against Cocktails's 2. Cocktails's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Cocktails sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. BarBuddy asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cocktails ships an update every 3 weeks, BarBuddy every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cocktails | BarBuddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Dmytro Husiev | SwipeStyle GmbH |
In-app purchases
Cocktails
- Access to all features monthly14 Days trial$2.991 Month
- 1 Year Access for all features$24.991 Year
BarBuddy
No in-app purchases
