Cocktail Lab vs Elixir
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cocktail Lab
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Your personal cocktail assistant. Add the ingredients you already have and instantly see which cocktails you can make, plus smart suggestions for drinks that are only 1 to 3 ingredients away. FEATURES - Explore 440+ cocktail recipes with clear, step-by-step instructions - Build your bar by selecting the ingredients you have at home - Discover cocktails you can make right now based on your ingredients - Get “Almost There” suggestions for drinks missing just 1 to 3 ingredients - Create a shopping list for anything you’re missing - Save your favorite cocktails for quick access - Keep track of the cocktails you’ve made - Use Surprise Me to pick a random cocktail from your available recipes - Choose between light mode and dark mode - Available in 8 languages: English, Türkçe, Deutsch, Español, Français, Português, Italiano, Русский Whether you’re an experienced home bartender or just getting started, Cocktail Lab helps you make more with what’s already in your bar.
Elixir
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Cocktail Lab 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Cocktail Lab | Elixir |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Daily | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Sertac Guralp | Steven Westmoreland, LLC |
In-app purchases
Cocktail Lab
No in-app purchases
Elixir
No in-app purchases








