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Comparison
Mixel vs Cocktail Party
The two home-bar apps people compare most answer the same question: what can I make with what I have?
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How they differ
Mixel has the larger library, an AI bartender and recipe packs, on a subscription. Cocktail Party is a paid download with curated recipes and substitutions.
Or pick Stirred Art
Both are built for the home bar. Stirred Art also learns your taste, scores bar menus and keeps a map of the bars you visit.
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 Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 a simple recipe app for the home bar, bought once |
| Where it runs | iPhone and iPad, with the taste model running on the device | iPhone and iPad, and Android | iPhone and iPad |
| 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 | curated recipes from classics to modern drinks, with ingredient substitutions |
| 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 | check off what you have and see what you can make |
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 Party is
Cocktail Party shows "all the tasty drinks you can make from the stuff you've got". You check off ingredients and it lists what you can make now, with sensible substitutions such as rye for bourbon. It is bought once, with no adverts.
Questions
Which is better, Mixel or Cocktail Party?
Mixel has the larger library, an AI bartender and recipe packs, on a subscription. Cocktail Party is a paid download with curated recipes and substitutions. Both are built for the home bar. Stirred Art also learns your taste, scores bar menus and keeps a map of the bars you visit.
What is the difference between Mixel and Cocktail Party?
Mixel is built for home bartenders who want to know what they can make from their bottles. Cocktail Party is built for people who want a simple recipe app for the home bar, bought once.
Is there an alternative to both Mixel and Cocktail Party?
Yes. Stirred Art is built for people who order the same three cocktails and want to branch out, at bars and at home. Both are built for the home bar. Stirred Art also learns your taste, scores bar menus and keeps a map of the bars you visit.
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We make Stirred Art. What we say about Mixel and Cocktail Party comes from their own pages, read on 11 November 2026: Mixel on the App Store, mixelcocktails.com, Cocktail Party 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.