The Bartender App vs CabinetAI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Bartender App
Discover cocktails you can make with ingredients you already have at home. This app provides step-by-step recipes to help you create delicious drinks.
- Ingredient-based cocktail discovery
- Step-by-step recipe guides
- Home bar inventory management
- Discover new drink recipes
- Easy-to-follow instructions
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Add your home bar ingredients to discover cocktails you can make right now, with simple step-by-step recipes!
CabinetAI
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CabinetAI is your personal home bar manager powered by AI. Track every bottle in your collection with level indicators, categories, and upc support. Never forget what you have or how much is left. Ask the AI bartender what cocktails you can make tonight based on exactly what's in your bar. Get personalized recipe suggestions, classic cocktail guides, and creative ideas tailored to your inventory. FEATURES - Inventory tracking — add bottles, track levels from Full to Empty - AI cocktail chat — get recipe suggestions based on what you actually have - Recipe saving — save your favorite cocktails and builds - Shopping list — sync low stock items automatically Perfect for home bartenders, cocktail enthusiasts, and anyone who wants to make the most of their spirits collection. Bar+ subscription includes unlimited AI chat and recipe saving. 7-day free trial included. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Bartender App at none against CabinetAI's 1. On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. CabinetAI sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. The Bartender App asks for nothing beyond the download.
The Bartender App ships an update every 5 days, CabinetAI every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Bartender App | CabinetAI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 139 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Keaton MacLeod | Tyler Cebulla |
In-app purchases
The Bartender App
No in-app purchases
CabinetAI
- Bar+$2.991 Month
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