Comparison

Chaser 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

Chaser

Easily manage your favorite cocktail recipes with smart import from text or photos. Organize your collection with tags, search by various criteria, and share with friends. Enjoy a private, ad-free experience with on-device AI processing.

Highlights
  • Smart recipe import via text or photos
  • Manual recipe entry
  • Organize with tags
  • Search by name, ingredient, or instructions
  • Export and share recipes
  • On-device AI processing
  • Ad-free and no account required
Features
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Chaser is your personal cocktail recipe companion, combining elegant simplicity with the power of Apple Intelligence to keep track of your favorite drinks (both new and old!) SMART RECIPE IMPORT • Save time by automatically parsing recipes from text or photos using Apple Intelligence • Add recipes by hand if you want to sweat the details • Get inspired with included sample recipes ORGANIZE YOUR COLLECTION • Keep your favorites organized with tags • Search by name, ingredient, instructions, or tags • Sync across devices with iCloud or by exporting and importing your own files SHARE WITH FRIENDS • Easily export recipes or entire collections PRIVACY FIRST • No ads, no extra tracking • No account required • Apple Intelligence processing stays on-device • Export or back up your library to a file at any time Perfect for home bartenders, cocktail enthusiasts, and anyone who wants to keep their favorite drink recipes organized and accessible. Chaser doesn't cost anything to use, and there are no usage limits, but if you find you love the app and want to support it you unlock alternate icons for some of your favorite cocktails, unlock original recipes and classic cocktail formulas, or just leave a tip! Apple Intelligence features require iPhone 15 Pro or later, or iPad with M1 chip or later.

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

Chaser4 screens
Dashed Cocktail Notebook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Chaser at 5.0 against Dashed Cocktail Notebook's 4.0. Dashed Cocktail Notebook's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). 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. Chaser sells 3 one-off in-app purchases 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

Chaser holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Chaser versus Dashed Cocktail Notebook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChaserDashed Cocktail Notebook
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequency—Every 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB23 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperAndrew WhippleMemento Amari LLC

Customer experience

Chaser

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Dashed Cocktail Notebook

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

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Chaser

One-time3
  • Bonus Recipes$0.99
  • Tip the Developer$0.99
  • Custom Icons$0.99
2 purchases

Dashed Cocktail Notebook

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

Questions

Is Chaser free?
Chaser 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, Chaser or Dashed Cocktail Notebook?
Chaser is rated higher. Chaser averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Dashed Cocktail Notebook averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Chaser or Dashed Cocktail Notebook have ads?
Neither Chaser nor Dashed Cocktail Notebook shows ads.

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