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How they differ
Mixel sorts 2,600+ recipes by what you can make now and adds an AI bartender. Cocktail Flow presents recipes with step-by-step guides and sells seasonal packages.
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Stirred Art recommends by your taste and works at a bar too: photograph the menu and each drink is scored for you.
Stirred Art learns what you like from drinks you rate, then scores any bar menu you photograph against your taste. It keeps a map of the bars you have visited and tells you what the bottles on your shelf can make.
Side by side
| Stirred Art | Mixel | Cocktail Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built for | people who order the same three cocktails and want to branch out, at bars and at home | home bartenders who want to know what they can make from their bottles | people who want well-presented recipes with step-by-step guides |
| Where it runs | iPhone and iPad, with the taste model running on the device | iPhone and iPad, and Android | iPhone and iPad, on iOS 26 or later |
| What it does | builds a taste profile from drinks you rate, scores a photographed menu, and logs drinks and bar visits on a map | 2,600+ recipes filtered by what is in your bar, with an AI bartender for custom recipes | recipes browsed by base spirit, type, strength and colour |
| At home | add your bottles and see what you can make tonight and what to buy next | a home bar inventory that sorts recipes by what you can make now | a cabinet of ingredients that shows what you can make |
| How you pay | a Drinks & Spirits Pro upgrade | a premium subscription, plus recipe packs sold one at a time | a one-month or one-year subscription, plus seasonal recipe packages |
What Mixel is
Mixel answers one question: "What cocktails can you make right now?" You tell it what is in your bar and it shows every drink you can mix from more than 2,600 recipes, with each ingredient drawn in pixel art and an AI bartender called Bart for custom recipes.
What Cocktail Flow is
Cocktail Flow presents cocktail recipes with step-by-step guides. You mark the ingredients you have in a cabinet and see what you can make, and browse by base spirit, type, strength and colour.
Questions
Which is better, Mixel or Cocktail Flow?
Mixel sorts 2,600+ recipes by what you can make now and adds an AI bartender. Cocktail Flow presents recipes with step-by-step guides and sells seasonal packages. Stirred Art recommends by your taste and works at a bar too: photograph the menu and each drink is scored for you.
What is the difference between Mixel and Cocktail Flow?
Mixel is built for home bartenders who want to know what they can make from their bottles. Cocktail Flow is built for people who want well-presented recipes with step-by-step guides.
Is there an alternative to both Mixel and Cocktail Flow?
Yes. Stirred Art is built for people who order the same three cocktails and want to branch out, at bars and at home. Stirred Art recommends by your taste and works at a bar too: photograph the menu and each drink is scored for you.
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We make Stirred Art. What we say about Mixel and Cocktail Flow comes from their own pages, read on 11 November 2026: Mixel on the App Store, mixelcocktails.com, Cocktail Flow on the App Store. Spotted a mistake? Write to support@stirred.art. Each name belongs to its owner, and Stirred Art is not affiliated with either.