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8,500+ Drink Recipes vs BarGenius
BarGenius ranks ahead with General weights, 6.2 to 3.8. BarGenius is stronger in every category.
BarGenius wins all four weighting presets. In the pour test, BarGenius models at 29 seconds per new drink against 35 for 8,500+ Drink Recipes.
Overall
| Weights | 8,500+ Drinks | BarGenius |
|---|---|---|
| General | 3.8 | 6.2 |
| Behind the bar | 3.0 | 5.8 |
| Home bar | 4.0 | 6.3 |
| Equal weights | 3.4 | 6.2 |
Out of 10. The higher score in each row is bold.
Best for
- 8,500+ Drink Recipes
- Casual browsing, if you can live with the ads.
- BarGenius
- iPhone users learning specs, and bartenders building a following.
Category by category
Out of 10. The app that leads each category is highlighted.
The pour test
8,500+ Drink Recipes 35 s, BarGenius 29 s
Modeled seconds of screen work for a new Mojito
- Find the recipe
- Bring it all on screen
- First read
- Look-backs while building
8,500+ Drink Recipes35.0 s
BarGenius28.6 s
Touches to reach the recipe
From the phone's home screen
8,500+ Drink Recipes8 touches
- Open
- Ad
- Search
- Type
- Type
- Pick
- Tab
- Tab
BarGenius6 touches
- Open
- Search
- Type
- Type
- Pick
- Scroll
Specs
| 8,500+ Drink Recipes | BarGenius | |
|---|---|---|
| Recipes | 8,500+ drink and cocktail recipes | 10,000+ (earlier store listing) |
| Price | Free with ads; Diamond $7.99/mo or $49.99/yr removes ads and unlocks content | Free download; Pro $3.99/mo, $19.99/yr or $39.99 lifetime |
| Platforms | iPhone, iPad, Mac with Apple silicon | iPhone, iPad, Mac with Apple silicon |
| Updated | 14 Apr 2025 (7.4.1) | 14 Oct 2026 (4.9.11) |
| Rating | 4.7 App Store (32K) | 4.8 App Store (89) |
| Privacy | Usage and advertising data for third-party advertising, plus diagnostics for analytics; not linked to you | No data collected |
Where their features differ
DocumentedPartlyNot documented
| Feature | 8,500+ Drinks | BarGenius |
|---|---|---|
| Your own recipes | Not documented | Documented |
| Personal or AI suggestions | Not documented | Documented |
| Lessons & quizzes | Not documented | Documented |
| Private house specs | Not documented | Partly |
| Public bartender profile | Not documented | Documented |