Comparison

Shaker vs Elixir

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

Head to head
About

Shaker

Easily track your home bar inventory, from specific brands to general categories. Instantly discover which cocktails you can make with the ingredients you have on hand, with intelligent substitute suggestions.

Highlights
  • Brand-specific inventory tracking
  • Instant cocktail availability based on inventory
  • Substitute suggestions for recipes
  • Clean and intuitive interface
  • Offline operation
  • Metric and imperial measurements
Features
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WHAT COCKTAILS CAN I MAKE RIGHT NOW?   Track your bar inventory (brand-specific), save your favorite recipes, and instantly see which drinks you’re ready to mix right now.   SMART INVENTORY TRACKING   Unlike generic recipe apps, Shaker knows your actual bar. You choose how to build and track your inventory, from broad categories like "Whiskey" to specific bottles like "Elijah Craig Small Batch Bourbon." Shaker intelligently matches recipes and will tell you if a specific spirit/brand is necessary or suggest tasteful substitutes. With Shaker, you can: - Track spirits by specific brand and type - See which cocktails become available with each new bottle you acquire - Get recommendations for viable substitutes on saved recipes   DESIGNED FOR DAILY USE   Shaker is built for speed and simplicity. No bloat, just the features you want to use: - Clean, intuitive interface organized around your saved recipes - Completely offline operation, no internet required - Metric and imperial measurements   YOUR DATA, YOUR CONTROL   Everything stays on your device. No account required, no cloud dependency, no data mining. Just a simple tool that helps you make better drinks on demand, using what you have at hand.   Download Shaker and transform your bar from a collection of bottles into a library of possibilities.

About

Elixir

Features
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Elixir is a cocktail book for the pocket — every recipe set like a page worth keeping. Seventy-five drinks, from the Negroni and the Martini to a Penicillin, a Jungle Bird, and a generous shelf of mocktails — each one laid out with the care of a well-made cookbook. A LIVING SHELF Every glass is illustrated, and the liquid inside responds to your phone — tilt it and the drink tilts with it. YOURS TO EDIT Add your own recipes, edit any of the classics, bookmark your favorites, and rearrange the deck exactly how you like it. SHARE A ROUND Hand a recipe to a friend with a QR code, AirDrop, or a message. Export your whole library as a single file and carry it between devices. NO ACCOUNT, NO NOISE Elixir keeps everything on your device. No sign-up, no ads, no tracking, no analytics. Just the drinks. Whether you're learning the classics or keeping your own mixing notes, Elixir is a calm, beautiful place to keep them. Please enjoy responsibly. Elixir is intended for adults of legal drinking age.

Screenshots

Shaker3 screens
Elixir4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Shaker at 15.1 against Elixir's 18.0. On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Shaker versus Elixir: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShakerElixir
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB1 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperBen SheppardSteven Westmoreland, LLC

In-app purchases

None

Shaker

No in-app purchases

None

Elixir

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shaker free?
Shaker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Elixir free?
Elixir is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Shaker or Elixir have ads?
Neither Shaker nor Elixir shows ads.

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