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How they differ
Be a Bartender! is a light serving game last updated in 2020. Nimble Strong is a story-driven course with 70 cocktails and a printable certificate.
Or pick Behind the Bar
Behind the Bar is a third option: short shifts with exact measures, guests who review each drink, and a certificate anyone can verify by link.
Behind the Bar is a bartender game that teaches. Guests sit down and order, and you pick the glass, add ice, measure, shake or stir, strain, garnish and serve before their patience runs out. Every drink is a classic recipe with exact measures.
Side by side
| Behind the Bar | Be a Bartender! | Nimble Strong | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built for | people who want to learn classic cocktails by doing, with real measures | casual players who want a light bar game with classic recipes | players who want a story-driven game that doubles as a course |
| Where it runs | iPhone and iPad, offline, with the same course playable in a browser | iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch, last updated in October 2020 | iPhone and iPad |
| How you learn | serve guests through short shifts, each teaching one skill, while the recipe card fades as you improve | serve guests night by night and unlock cocktails as the days pass | a story with a curriculum of 70 cocktails, pour counts and mixology theory |
| What you end with | a certificate with your name for each shift you pass, which anyone can verify by link | a recipe book of the classics you unlocked | a customised, printable bartender's certificate |
What Be a Bartender! is
Be a Bartender! is a game from Pernod Ricard Europe. You serve drinks to unpredictable guests through hectic nights, unlock new cocktails as the days pass, and keep a recipe book of classics to make at home.
What Nimble Strong is
Nimble Strong is a video game that teaches you how to mix cocktails. It has a story and a curriculum of 70 cocktails, and it ends with a printable bartender's certificate.
Questions
Which is better, Be a Bartender! or Nimble Strong?
Be a Bartender! is a light serving game last updated in 2020. Nimble Strong is a story-driven course with 70 cocktails and a printable certificate. Behind the Bar is a third option: short shifts with exact measures, guests who review each drink, and a certificate anyone can verify by link.
What is the difference between Be a Bartender! and Nimble Strong?
Be a Bartender! is built for casual players who want a light bar game with classic recipes. Nimble Strong is built for players who want a story-driven game that doubles as a course.
Is there an alternative to both Be a Bartender! and Nimble Strong?
Yes. Behind the Bar is built for people who want to learn classic cocktails by doing, with real measures. Behind the Bar is a third option: short shifts with exact measures, guests who review each drink, and a certificate anyone can verify by link.
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We make Behind the Bar. What we say about Be a Bartender! and Nimble Strong comes from their own pages, read on 11 November 2026: Be a Bartender! on the App Store, Nimble Strong on the App Store. Spotted a mistake? Write to support@stirred.art. Each name belongs to its owner, and Behind the Bar is not affiliated with either.