Head to head ยท Updated 17 Oct 2026
Imbiblia vs Professional Bartender's Suite
Imbiblia ranks ahead with General weights, 8.0 to 6.1. Imbiblia is stronger on pour speed, finding, library, bar tools, pro features and upkeep; Professional Bartender's Suite on price.
Imbiblia wins all four weighting presets. In the pour test, Imbiblia models at 16 seconds per new drink against 29 for Professional Bartender's Suite.
Overall
| Weights | Imbiblia | Bartender's Suite |
|---|---|---|
| General | 8.0 | 6.1 |
| Behind the bar | 8.6 | 4.7 |
| Home bar | 7.8 | 6.6 |
| Equal weights | 8.2 | 5.5 |
Out of 10. The higher score in each row is bold.
Best for
- Imbiblia
- Bartenders, bar teams and home bartenders who mix from specs.
- 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
Imbiblia 16 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
Imbiblia15.9 s
Professional Bartender's Suite28.6 s
Touches to reach the recipe
From the phone's home screen
Imbiblia5 touches
- Open
- Search
- Type
- Type
- Pick
Professional Bartender's Suite6 touches
- Open
- Search
- Type
- Type
- Pick
- Scroll
Specs
| Imbiblia | Professional Bartender's Suite | |
|---|---|---|
| Recipes | 5,879, with 4,957 ingredients available to make them | 9,240+ ("updated to 2016") |
| Price | Free; Sipper $0.99/mo; Bartender $4.99/mo or $49.99/yr | $0.99, no in-app purchases |
| Platforms | iPhone, iPad, Mac with Apple silicon, Android | iPhone, iPad, Mac with Apple silicon |
| Updated | 30 Dec 2025 (iOS 2.4); 12 May 2024 (Android) | 24 Aug 2024 (iOS 17 support) |
| Rating | 4.7 App Store (48); 4.8 Google Play (44) | 5.0 App Store (1) |
| Privacy | No data collected | No data collected |
Where their features differ
DocumentedPartlyNot documented
| Feature | Imbiblia | Bartender's Suite |
|---|---|---|
| Unit conversion | Documented | Not documented |
| Batch scaling | Documented | Not documented |
| Dilution in batches | Documented | Not documented |
| What can I make | Not documented | Documented |
| Your own recipes | Documented | Not documented |
| Reusable house syrups | Documented | Not documented |
| Substitution ideas | Documented | Not documented |
| Flavor profiles | Documented | Not documented |
| Personal or AI suggestions | Documented | Not documented |
| Team & business accounts | Documented | Not documented |
| Private house specs | Documented | Not documented |
| Public bartender profile | Documented | Not documented |