Every cocktail app paywalls your own notes
“I would rather have just paid $5 once.” — real buyer, https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cocktail-flow-drink-recipes/id486811622
The frustration with cocktail apps is rarely the recipes — it's that they paywall basic ones, won't let you add your own bottles, and turn a quick note into a chore until you quit logging. The home-bar tool worth keeping is the opposite: it stores your recipes, knows your inventory, and asks for almost nothing to log a drink.
Two features do the heavy lifting. An inventory of what's actually on your shelf turns 'what can I even make?' into a real answer. And a low-friction tasting log — rate it, one note, done — means you'll still be logging in two weeks, which is where the value compounds: you can finally repeat the drink you nailed last month.
Drink Recipes Studio is a one-file, offline home bar: your recipes, your bottle inventory, a fast tasting log, and a batch calculator for a crowd. Bought once, your data stays yours, no Pro tier hiding the basics.
Drink Recipes Studio — one file, offline, yours forever.
No account, no subscription. One purchase, personalized with your name, works without internet.
Common questions
- Is there a cocktail app that isn't a subscription?Yes — Drink Recipes Studio is a one-time purchase with no Pro tier; every recipe and feature is included for a single payment.
- Can I add my own bottles and recipes?Yes — you build your own bottle inventory and add unlimited custom recipes; nothing is limited to a pre-approved catalog.
- Can it scale a recipe for a party?The batch calculator multiplies any recipe to the number of servings you need, so you can pre-batch for a crowd.