Cocktails Made Easy App Reviews

Such a good app, great UI, easy to use and some really usefull features, tho I really wish theyd bring out the full diffords guide soon!!!

Wow. I love the diffordsguide books but this application is going to leave them gathering dust. Fantastic! Easily the best and handiest bar tending app out there!

Crashes on iOs 5.0 after 1 minute of use. Too expensive for non-working app

I downloaded this app after reading a great review about it online… The first drink I searched for (ice pick) returned zero results… Horrible navigation, horrible UX (user experience)... there are plenty of free apps that put this app to shame... there were no reviews, so I took one for the team…

Im a bit of a cocktail nerd - I mix drinks while wearing a leopard print fez for an internet comedy show called Tiki Bar TV. On my shelf of cocktail books youll find a large shelf dedicated to Difford; I loved his "Sauceguides", I subscribed to his magazine, and even have an autographed copy of Cocktails Vol. 5 (thank YOU very much). Simons books blend masterful mixology with absolutely gorgeous graphic design. When friends of mine decide to delve into the world of mixology, I always, without fail, steer them toward something from the Simon Difford collection. This app has the same classy design and fantastic cocktails as Simons books. The writing is clean and witty. The drinks? Delicious. The ability to randomly "shake" a cocktail based on what you have in your bar RIGHT NOW is fantastic. And the little checklist so you can click off the ingredients as you pop them in your Boston shaker? Cmon. Pure genius. Hell, after enjoying a few cocktails, I sometimes myself have have forgotten to add that 1/2 ounce of simple syrup when needed or, on occasion, mistakenly added a double dose of Curacao. Dreadfully embarrassing. Now with my handy iPhone checklist? Never again! 2.99 for this app is an absolute bargain! Difford is the real deal. Scoop this app today and go fix yourself something fantastic to drink. You deserve it. Cheers, Kevin. (AKA Johnny Johnny, Tiki Bar TV).

This is an attractive and easy to use bartending application. It has a solid collection of recipes that tends toward classic cocktails, variations on classics and tested modern recipes. I was surprised not to see any recipes containing calvados or applejack.

Very nice interface, however, I was very surprised and disapointed to find that some very basic drinks were absent from their database, i.e., Black or White Russian, and the Mai Tai. Hopefully, these and other conspicuous omissions will be added in future updates.

for people like me a very useful and well done app. a bit buggy. i had to re-install several times. first time i added a drink to favorites, the drinks contents disappeared and when i attempted to open the drink, the app crashed. another time after adding a drink to favorites, the app refused to open. its also one of the slower apps to open. they have their own ratings for drinks and if you attempt to rate the drink the same number of points as their rating, it wont take. either you have to rate above or below their rating to have your rating appear (colored green as opposed to theirs in white). they also might consider adding to the cabinet of alcohol you have, their mixing elements to create my bar list. all and all a great app that needs some work.

Very good start. Really needs to add the ability to store my own recipies. And yes, its kinda buggy...too many crashes to home screen...

Pros: The ability to set which liquors I currently have really sets this app apart from all the other cocktail apps. This app was clearly designed for the average home consumer and not a bartender with a fully stocked bar at their disposal. The shake for random drinks feature is fun. All the recipes and pictures included are high quality. Definitely worth $3. Cons: The app has some serious crash bugs. If I star a recipe the app will always crash when loading. I had to remove the app and re-install to get it to run again. I cant set which "essentials" I currently have (limes, syrups, etc.) just like I can with the liquors.

Well done app, however I purchased solely to customize drink recipies based on the contents of my liquor cabinet. Unfortunately the "Cabinet" feature on this app is lacking as major types of liquor are not found as choices. ex: there is no "whiskey" in addition there is no way to include what mixers you own. A second panel with mixers ie: "orange juice", or more obscure (and less likely to be in my fridge) ingredients like "fresh berries" and "mint leaves" as are requred for some of these drinks would be nice. As it stands I get a solid list of drinks I could possibly make .... after a trip to the corner market. If they include more liquor types and mixers for the "My cabinet" section this app would get 5 stars.

Extremely limited choice of boozes and mixers. Not worth it.

I can not get this application to run under the new IPhone 3.0 software, click on the icon comes up to the splash screen, then dies. I have rebooted the phone, reloaded the app, all to no avail. Help with a version that works as good under 3.0 as it did under 2.0!

Doesnt currently seem to work on the iPhone 3GS - pops up the splash screen and then quits. Bummer. (Gave 1 star because I had to choose something...)

Reloaded 2x and still will not work. Everytime that I click app front page, nothing happens and then I am returned to the main iPhone page. Poor performance for a $2.99 app imo.

I loved this app but whats the deal with not testing it with 3.0. Please fix this now and Ill change my rating

Now working with new iPhone os. I really like this app...the preloaded ratings are pretty accurate. Loads of interesting drinks based on a small number of base liquor. I love the "thumbtack" feature, which prevents iPhone from dimming or sleeping while you are preparing a drink.

After searching through many cocktail related apps, I decided to go with Cocktails Made Easy for my mixed drink needs. Unfortunately, the app does not start due to some type of bug, causing it to crash before the initial loading time ends. Im using the 3G with the new 3.0 update. Please fix this soon. For the moment, buyer beware. -- 7/6/09 New update has fixed the innitial crash bug and the program works quite nicely. Doesnt have all the drinks one would expect but isnt aimed for mass market appeal. Instead, they focus on tried and true classics with an excellent UI. Some faults or improvements: Does not provide the option to add your own cocktails. Would like to see the options for the average user reviews (.5 - 5.0 scale). The search feature doesnt seem available when holding the phone horizontally. A quality app overall.

Nicely done. This app makes it very easy to maintain a handy go-to list of favorite cocktails (including your own modifications!) for any occasion. Previously I was using the builtin Notes application, which fell short in many ways, not the least of which is that it didnt bootstrap me with 500 rated recipes to choose from. There are a few tiny interface tweaks I could complain about (it would be nice if the star indicator wasnt quite so subtle, and its not totally clear how to reset a search), but these are pretty minor. I think the apps biggest shortcoming is that while you can edit existing cocktails, you cant add your own. Do you like a Negroni? A Sazerac? A 1794 or a Liberal? Well, you wont find them in this app, nor can you add them to your favorites list. Which means, unfortunately, that some cocktails will still have to reside in Notes. All in all though, theres no doubt in my mind that this app is worth the price I paid. To the developers, I beg of you, please dont make me use Notes anymore! :) You have a great app, and with that one change I think youll be able to trounce any and all cocktail competition in the app store. UPDATE: Please update this for the iPad!!!

Great application until I updated to OS 4. Now all it seems good for is displaying the title screen and crashing. Please update!