The 17 best drinking apps for crafting the perfect night out - or on the couch
Bar Roulette takes you to a mystery bar near you
Next Glass scans beer and wine bottles to help you find your favorite drink.
With over 23,000 bottles tested and in its system, Next Glass is a powerful tool for predicting whether you'll like that case of beer or new brand of wine. Once you tell the app what drinks you like, you can scan the label of the bottle and you'll see a personalized score and the nutritional information, including the alcohol by volume.
Mixtura tells you all the great cocktails you can make based on the ingredients you have on hand
Mixtura is a drink recipe app with a clever tweak. You enter whatever alcohol and mixers you have in your cabinet and the app will tell you what drinks you can make. Perfect for when you want to try something new but you don't want to go to the store.
Cost: Free
Get it for iOS.
Drizly will deliver booze to you on your couch
Happy lets you create your own happy hour for you and your friends — on demand
Price Per Pint shows you how much your favorite beer costs at different bars around you
Flaviar gives you an amazing visualization of what drinks you've never had before tastes like
Flaviar is billed as the IMDB for whisky and other spirits — with a database of 10,000 bottles. The app provides the essential information you need to make an informed decision, but the real innovation is their "Flavour Spiral," a funky way Flaviar tries to "visualize" the flavors for you. Think of it as an infographic for your tastebuds.
Cost: Free
Get it for iOS.
Swig is for sharing photos of your coolest drinks
Glassful tells you what wines you'll love based on a simple quiz
Glassful is a subscription service that delivers you 3 bottles of wine for $54 every month. But the twist is that it's both newbie-friendly and customizable. It achieves this by giving you a simple quiz at the start to begin to understand what flavors you enjoy.
Cost: $54 per month
Get it at the website.
BottlesTonight gets you cheaper VIP and bottle service
Lush is the sleekest recipe app around
Lush is a simple and stylish drink-mixing app. It only does one thing: show you how to make whatever drink you want. But it does it very well.
Cost: $1.99
Get it for iOS.
Highball helps you create and share beautiful cocktail recipes
Highball is an app for collecting and sharing drink recipes. You choose the ingredients, description, and image for each recipe — then you can share your new finds or cocktail innovations with your friends. And the interface is undeniably pretty.
Cost: Free
Get it for iOS.
Happy Hour Finder gets you all the best happy hour deals in your city
GetDrunkNotFat is for when you wants the alcohol but not the calories
OnTheBar keeps you up to date on your favorite bartenders
OnTheBar is an app that serves primarily to connect you to your favorite bartenders. On the app, bartenders can notify you when they're working, create and share drink recipes, and let people know what's going on at the bar. The goal: "get treated like a regular everywhere."
Cost: Free
Blood Alcohol Calculator lets you know when you should or shouldn't be driving
Nobody should drink and drive. Thankfully Blood Alcohol Calculator can help you make sure you're OK to drive or figure out if you need to call a cab. The app measures your approximate BAC based on what and how much you've been drinking, your weight, and how long you've been hitting the bottle. Just remember, if you've forgotten the exact number of drinks you've had, it's always better to just call a cab and play it safe.
Cost: Free
Get it for Android.
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