Head to head ยท Updated 17 Oct 2026
Cocktails Guru vs Professional Bartender's Suite
Cocktails Guru ranks ahead with General weights, 7.7 to 6.1. Cocktails Guru is stronger on pour speed, finding, library, bar tools, pro features and upkeep; Professional Bartender's Suite on price.
Cocktails Guru wins all four weighting presets. Both model at 29 seconds in the pour test, because nothing public separates their layouts.
Overall
| Weights | Cocktails Guru | Bartender's Suite |
|---|---|---|
| General | 7.7 | 6.1 |
| Behind the bar | 6.6 | 4.7 |
| Home bar | 8.0 | 6.6 |
| Equal weights | 7.3 | 5.5 |
Out of 10. The higher score in each row is bold.
Best for
- Cocktails Guru
- Home bartenders who want the most drinks for free.
- Professional Bartender's Suite
- A one-time-purchase reference for classic and older drinks.
Category by category
Out of 10. The app that leads each category is highlighted.
The pour test
Cocktails Guru 29 s, Professional Bartender's Suite 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
Cocktails Guru28.6 s
Professional Bartender's Suite28.6 s
Touches to reach the recipe
From the phone's home screen
Cocktails Guru6 touches
- Open
- Search
- Type
- Type
- Pick
- Scroll
Professional Bartender's Suite6 touches
- Open
- Search
- Type
- Type
- Pick
- Scroll
Specs
| Cocktails Guru | Professional Bartender's Suite | |
|---|---|---|
| Recipes | Nearly 20,000 (website, App Store and Google Play) | 9,240+ ("updated to 2016") |
| Price | Free; Premium $2.99/mo or $19.99/yr; sponsor placements | $0.99, no in-app purchases |
| Platforms | iPhone, iPad, Mac with Apple silicon, Android, web | iPhone, iPad, Mac with Apple silicon |
| Updated | 10 Sep 2026 (iOS 3.5.1); 24 Aug 2026 (Android) | 24 Aug 2024 (iOS 17 support) |
| Rating | 4.6 from 9,000+ ratings across the app stores, per its website; 4.8 from 22 on the current iOS app | 5.0 App Store (1) |
| Privacy | Contact info, identifiers, usage and diagnostics, not linked to you | No data collected |
Where their features differ
DocumentedPartlyNot documented
| Feature | Cocktails Guru | Bartender's Suite |
|---|---|---|
| Shopping list | Documented | Not documented |
| Your own recipes | Documented | Not documented |
| Flavor profiles | Documented | Not documented |
| Personal or AI suggestions | Documented | Not documented |
| ABV & calories | Documented | Not documented |
| Lessons & quizzes | Documented | Partly |
| Private house specs | Partly | Not documented |
| Public bartender profile | Partly | Not documented |