Free forever for the essentials

Scan Your Bottles.
Discover What to Pour.

Snap a photo of your bar, and our AI instantly matches you with cocktails you can make right now — no missing ingredients, no guessing.

Free forever for the essentials. No credit card to browse. Pour your first drink in under a minute.

Download on the App Store Android Beta — Coming Soon

iOS available now. Android in beta.

Hundreds of recipes & growing AI-powered recommendations Free forever core
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Skip the $18 Cocktail

Make bar-quality drinks at home for a fraction of the cost. Hundreds of recipes at your fingertips, and growing every month.

Impress Everyone You Pour For

Earn 40 badges as you master new techniques. Share creations with a community that gets it.

A Genuinely Generous Free Tier

Scan your bar, browse hundreds of recipes, match cocktails, and join the community — free, forever. Go Top Shelf for unlimited AI and saved recipes.

100s
Recipes & Growing
40
Badges to Earn
9
Mastery Categories
Free
Forever Tier
"I've been a cocktail enthusiast for over a decade. I built this app to help people grow their bar and share their experiences. It's built by an enthusiast for others who share the same passion."

— Brett Haralson, Founder

From bottles to cocktails in three steps

From your first bottle to your hundredth recipe, we make it effortless.

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Snap your bottles

Take a photo, scan a barcode, or search. We identify every spirit, liqueur, and mixer in seconds.

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Discover what to make

Instantly see every cocktail you can craft with what you have, plus what's just one bottle away.

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Share & get toasted

Share your creations, discover community recipes, earn badges, and toast fellow bartenders.

Everything you need. Nothing you don't.

No bloat. Just the tools that make home bartending effortless.

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Photo & barcode scanning

Snap your shelf or scan a label. AI recognizes brands and categorizes them instantly.

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Smart recipe matching

We check your bar against hundreds of recipes and show exactly what you can make.

AI cocktail assistant

Ask anything. Get suggestions, extract cocktails from menu photos, discover new recipes.

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Cocktail history & stories

Every classic has an origin story. Learn the fascinating history behind your favorite drinks.

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Community & profiles

Share recipes, browse other bars, rate cocktails, and build your reputation.

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40 badges & scoring

Collector, Mixologist, Explorer — level up across 9 categories with 5 tiers each.

Frequently Asked Questions

 

Is Home Bar Hero really free?

Home Bar Hero is free to download with a genuinely generous free tier — scan your bar, browse hundreds of recipes, match cocktails, earn badges, and join the community at no cost. Power users can upgrade to Top Shelf for unlimited AI credits and unlimited saved recipes.

What cocktails can I make with what I have?

Home Bar Hero scans your bottles via photo, barcode, or manual entry, then instantly matches your inventory against hundreds of community-powered recipes to show you exactly what you can make tonight — plus what's just one bottle away.

Is there an app that scans bottles and suggests cocktails?

Yes! Home Bar Hero uses AI-powered photo recognition and barcode scanning to identify your bottles, then suggests cocktails you can make. Free to start on iOS and Android.

What are the essential bottles for a home bar?

A great starter bar includes bourbon, gin, vodka, white rum, tequila, vermouth, Angostura bitters, triple sec, and simple syrup. Home Bar Hero shows which cocktails you unlock with each bottle.

How do I track my home bar inventory?

Snap a photo of your shelf, scan barcodes, or search manually. Home Bar Hero's AI recognizes brands and spirit categories, keeping your inventory organized so you always know what you have and what you can make.

Your Next Great Cocktail Is Already on Your Shelf

Scan your bottles, unlock personalized recipes, and join a community of home bartenders — free to start.

Get started free

Free forever for the essentials. No credit card to browse. Pour your first drink in under a minute.

Download on the App Store