Review · Updated 17 Oct 2026
Imbiblia
Fastest in our modeled pour test, and the only app here with business accounts for bar teams.
8.0out of 10 with General weights · 1st of 5
| Weights | Score | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| General | 8.0 | 1st |
| Behind the bar | 8.6 | 1st |
| Home bar | 7.8 | 2nd |
| Equal weights | 8.2 | 1st |
In short
Imbiblia is a cocktail recipe app for iPhone, iPad, Android and Apple-silicon Macs that shows each recipe as a single visual card. As of 17 October 2026 it has 5,879 recipes and 4,957 ingredients available to make them. Its website documents batch scaling, unit conversion, flavor-based search and business accounts for bar teams. It is free to download, with paid plans from $0.99 a month.
Best for bartenders, bar teams and home bartenders who mix from specs.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Each recipe is one card. Its release notes describe icons for the method, glass and garnish, BCBusiness (2021) a visual of the ratios, and the developer a pie chart for them. In our timing model a new drink takes 16 seconds of screen work, against 29 to 35 in the others.
- The only app here that documents batch scaling with dilution, unit conversion (oz, ml, cl, cups, liters) and house syrups you can reuse inside other recipes.
- Business accounts connect staff, shared menus and private recipes.
- Flavor search and substitution ideas from per-ingredient flavor profiles.
- No ads, and no data collected on either store.
Cons
- Few ratings: 92 across both stores.
- The method is drawn as icons, which new users have to learn.
- The Android app was last updated in May 2024.
- A 681 KB download suggests recipes load online. Offline use isn't documented.
- Paid plans run from $0.99 a month (Sipper) to $4.99 a month or $49.99 a year (Bartender). Its release notes say Sipper is for people who don't need a personal recipe book, but no public page lists what each plan unlocks.
Scores by category
Out of 10. The tick marks the best score among the five apps. What goes into each category
- This app
- Best of the five
The pour test
Imbiblia models at 16 seconds for a new Mojito, the fastest of the five
Modeled seconds from the phone's home screen to the garnish, pouring excluded
- Find the recipe
- Bring it all on screen
- First read
- Look-backs while building
Show the numbers
| App | Find the recipe | Bring it all on screen | First read | Look-backs while building | Total | Touches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imbiblia | 4.4 s | 0.0 s | 5.5 s | 6.0 s | 15.9 s | 5 |
| BarGenius | 4.4 s | 1.7 s | 14.9 s | 7.7 s | 28.6 s | 6 |
| Cocktails Guru | 4.4 s | 1.7 s | 14.9 s | 7.7 s | 28.6 s | 6 |
| Bartender's Suite | 4.4 s | 1.7 s | 14.9 s | 7.7 s | 28.6 s | 6 |
| 8,500+ Drinks | 6.0 s | 3.4 s | 16.2 s | 9.4 s | 35.0 s | 8 |
In the model, finding the recipe takes 4.4 s, the first read 5.5 s and look-backs while building 6.0 s. The whole recipe fits on one screen, so nothing needs a scroll or a tab.
Touches to reach the recipe
From the phone's home screen, with predictive search after two letters
- Open
- Search
- Type
- Type
- Pick
Filled circles are touches beyond the ones every app needs.
Features
Features the developer names publicly, in a store listing, release notes, its website or a launch post. Anything not described there counts as not documented, even if users mention it.
Bar tools 9.5 of 13
- DocumentedUnit conversion
- DocumentedBatch scaling
- DocumentedDilution in batches
- Not documentedWhat can I make
- Not documentedShopping list
- DocumentedYour own recipes
- DocumentedReusable house syrups
- DocumentedSubstitution ideas
- DocumentedFlavor profiles
- DocumentedPersonal or AI suggestions
- DocumentedFavorites & lists
- Not documentedABV & calories
- PartlyLessons & quizzes
Pro features 3 of 3
- DocumentedTeam & business accounts
- DocumentedPrivate house specs
- DocumentedPublic bartender profile
Specs
- Recipes
- 5,879, with 4,957 ingredients available to make them
- Price
- Free; Sipper $0.99/mo; Bartender $4.99/mo or $49.99/yr
- Platforms
- iPhone, iPad, Mac with Apple silicon, Android
- Updated
- 30 Dec 2025 (iOS 2.4); 12 May 2024 (Android)
- Rating
- 4.7 App Store (48); 4.8 Google Play (44)
- Privacy
- No data collected
Sources
Pages consulted between 15 and 16 October 2026.