Head to head ยท Updated 17 Oct 2026
BarGenius vs Imbiblia
Imbiblia ranks ahead with General weights, 8.0 to 6.2. BarGenius is stronger on upkeep; Imbiblia on pour speed, finding, bar tools, pro features and price.
Imbiblia wins all four weighting presets. In the pour test, Imbiblia models at 16 seconds per new drink against 29 for BarGenius.
Overall
| Weights | BarGenius | Imbiblia |
|---|---|---|
| General | 6.2 | 8.0 |
| Behind the bar | 5.8 | 8.6 |
| Home bar | 6.3 | 7.8 |
| Equal weights | 6.2 | 8.2 |
Out of 10. The higher score in each row is bold.
Category by category
Out of 10. The app that leads each category is highlighted.
The pour test
BarGenius 29 s, Imbiblia 16 s
Modeled seconds of screen work for a new Mojito
- Find the recipe
- Bring it all on screen
- First read
- Look-backs while building
BarGenius28.6 s
Imbiblia15.9 s
Touches to reach the recipe
From the phone's home screen
BarGenius6 touches
- Open
- Search
- Type
- Type
- Pick
- Scroll
Imbiblia5 touches
- Open
- Search
- Type
- Type
- Pick
Specs
| BarGenius | Imbiblia | |
|---|---|---|
| Recipes | 10,000+ (earlier store listing) | 5,879, with 4,957 ingredients available to make them |
| Price | Free download; Pro $3.99/mo, $19.99/yr or $39.99 lifetime | Free; Sipper $0.99/mo; Bartender $4.99/mo or $49.99/yr |
| Platforms | iPhone, iPad, Mac with Apple silicon | iPhone, iPad, Mac with Apple silicon, Android |
| Updated | 14 Oct 2026 (4.9.11) | 30 Dec 2025 (iOS 2.4); 12 May 2024 (Android) |
| Rating | 4.8 App Store (89) | 4.7 App Store (48); 4.8 Google Play (44) |
| Privacy | No data collected | No data collected |
Where their features differ
DocumentedPartlyNot documented
| Feature | BarGenius | Imbiblia |
|---|---|---|
| Unit conversion | Not documented | Documented |
| Batch scaling | Not documented | Documented |
| Dilution in batches | Not documented | Documented |
| What can I make | Partly | Not documented |
| Reusable house syrups | Not documented | Documented |
| Substitution ideas | Not documented | Documented |
| Flavor profiles | Not documented | Documented |
| Lessons & quizzes | Documented | Partly |
| Team & business accounts | Not documented | Documented |
| Private house specs | Partly | Documented |