Comparison

Alchemy Cocktails vs Dashed Cocktail Notebook

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

Head to head
About

Alchemy Cocktails

Discover and craft a curated selection of cocktails with detailed instructions and ingredient tracking. Customize recipes, get smart substitutions, and share your creations. Ideal for home bar enthusiasts looking to perfect their drink-making skills.

Highlights
  • Curated cocktail recipes
  • Ingredient tracking (My Bar)
  • Custom recipe creation
  • Smart ingredient substitutions
  • Party Mode for iPad
  • Recipe customization and sharing
Features
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78 cocktails. Every one handpicked, tested, and worth making. Most cocktail apps give you thousands of recipes and leave you scrolling. Alchemy takes the opposite approach: a curated collection of classics, modern favorites, and original recipes, each presented with clean steps, rich photography, and just the details you need. WHAT'S IN YOUR BAR? Tell Alchemy what bottles and ingredients you have on hand, and it shows you exactly what you can make. No more browsing recipes only to find you're missing a key ingredient. My Bar keeps track of your stock and updates your options automatically. PARTY MODE (iPAD) Hosting friends? Select up to 6 cocktails and turn your iPad into a full-screen cocktail menu your guests can browse. No other cocktail app does this. Designed for the kitchen counter or the bar cart - it keeps recipes visible and easy to follow without interrupting the evening. MAKE EVERY RECIPE YOUR OWN Take any recipe and make it yours. Prefer your Margarita with mezcal? Like your Old Fashioned with maple syrup? Save your twist alongside the original. Add entirely new recipes from scratch to build a personal collection that reflects how you actually drink and entertain. SMART SUBSTITUTIONS Real home bars are rarely perfect. When you're missing an ingredient, Alchemy suggests sensible alternatives so you can still make a great drink with what you have. FEATURES - 44 classic cocktails free, 34 more with Pro - My Bar: track your ingredients, see what you can make - Party Mode: full-screen cocktail menu on iPad - Fork classics to create your own versions - Add custom recipes from scratch - Smart ingredient substitutions - Rate, filter, and search by flavor, spirit, or style - iCloud sync across iPhone and iPad - Voice search and Siri integration - Light and dark mode - No ads. No clutter. No account required. FREE VS. PRO The free version includes 44 classic cocktail recipes with full instructions, custom recipe creation, up to 5 favorites, and a preview of My Bar. Upgrade to Pro for 34 additional recipes (modern classics, bartender favorites, originals), unlimited favorites, full My Bar access, smart substitutions, recipe sharing, bulk import, and Party Mode on iPad. $29.99/year or $4.99/month. New handpicked recipes added over time and included with subscription. Alchemy is not about trends or gimmicks. It's about making better drinks, more confidently, one pour at a time. The submission did not include all the required information for apps offering auto-renewable subscriptions. The following information needs to be included within the app: - A functional link to the Terms of Use (EULA) - A functional link to the privacy policy You can use SubscriptionStoreView to easily include all of the required information in the app's purchase flow. The following information needs to be included in the App Store metadata: Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Dashed Cocktail Notebook

This app helps you save and organize cocktail recipes from various online sources. It intelligently extracts ingredients and instructions, allowing you to build a personal library and track your home bar inventory.

Highlights
  • Smart recipe import from web links
  • Organize recipes into custom collections
  • Track home bar inventory
  • Tag recipes by available ingredients
  • Private and secure recipe library
  • Edit imported recipes and add notes
Features
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A cocktail recipe keeper for people who keep losing cocktail recipes. Dashed turns the links and screenshots scattered across your phone into a clean, searchable library of cocktails you actually want to make. ----------------------------------------- HOW IT WORKS ----------------------------------------- 1. You find a cocktail somewhere — a blog post, a bartender's Instagram reel, tik tok, reddit, a recipe site. 2. You share the link to Dashed using the iOS share sheet. 3. Dashed reads the page, pulls out the recipe, and saves it to your private library. Ingredients with proper measurements. Instructions in order. Attribution to whoever wrote it down. 4. You can edit anything, add personal notes, group recipes into collections, mark what you've tried. ----------------------------------------- WHAT MAKES IT GOOD ----------------------------------------- - Smart import. Cocktail recipes in the wild are messy — embedded in long blog intros, buried in Instagram captions, sometimes just a photo of a menu. Dashed handles the mess. - My Bar. Tell Dashed what's on your shelf. Every recipe in your library gets a tag: you can make this one, you're missing two ingredients, or you're one substitution away. - Collections. Group recipes your way. Summer Drinks. Tiki Night. Things You Bookmarked Last December. Whatever taxonomy lives in your head, Dashed will hold. - Private by default. Your library lives on your phone. Dashed isn't a social network, doesn't republish your recipes, and never reads from your library to serve other users. - Honest about its limits. Sometimes an extraction comes out messy. You can edit it. Sometimes a brand isn't in our catalog. You can add it. ----------------------------------------- FREE & SUBSCRIPTION ----------------------------------------- Dashed is free to install and use. The free tier includes 30 recipes in your library and 30 bottles in your bar so you can really put the app through its paces. A Dashed subscription unlocks unlimited imports, server backup, plus features added throughout the subscription. Subscription auto-renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage in your iPhone's Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. ----------------------------------------- WHO IT'S FOR ----------------------------------------- Home bartenders. Cocktail nerds. People who keep meaning to actually make that drink they saw on Instagram three months ago. Industry pros who want a personal reference library that isn't a Notes-app graveyard. ----------------------------------------- Built with care by Memento Amari LLC. Made for iOS 17+. Privacy Policy: https://dashedapp.com/privacy.html Terms of Service: https://dashedapp.com/terms.html Support: hello@dashedapp.com

Screenshots

Alchemy Cocktails4 screens
Dashed Cocktail Notebook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Alchemy Cocktails at 5.0 against Dashed Cocktail Notebook's 4.0. Alchemy Cocktails also leads on chart position (#200 vs unranked). Dashed Cocktail Notebook's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.2). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Alchemy Cocktails sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Dashed Cocktail Notebook sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Alchemy Cocktails holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Alchemy Cocktails versus Dashed Cocktail Notebook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlchemy CocktailsDashed Cocktail Notebook
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequency—Every 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
Best chart rank#200 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.218.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB23 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperPaul de HallMemento Amari LLC

Customer experience

Alchemy Cocktails

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Dashed Cocktail Notebook

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Alchemy Cocktails

Subscriptions2
  • Alchemy Cocktails Pro$4.991 Month
  • Alchemy Cocktails Pro$29.991 Year
2 purchases

Dashed Cocktail Notebook

Subscriptions2
  • Backbar$4.991 Year
  • Top Shelf$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Alchemy Cocktails free?
Alchemy Cocktails is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dashed Cocktail Notebook free?
Dashed Cocktail Notebook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Alchemy Cocktails or Dashed Cocktail Notebook?
Alchemy Cocktails is rated higher. Alchemy Cocktails averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Dashed Cocktail Notebook averages 4.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Alchemy Cocktails or Dashed Cocktail Notebook have ads?
Neither Alchemy Cocktails nor Dashed Cocktail Notebook shows ads.

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