Scan Your Bottles. Discover What to Pour Tonight.
Snap a photo of your bar, and our AI instantly matches you with cocktails you can make right now. Hundreds of cocktail recipes and growing. Free to start.
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Join a community of cocktail enthusiasts making better drinks with what they already own.
"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
Why Home Bar Hero
- 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, browse hundreds of recipes, and join the community free, forever. Top Shelf adds unlimited AI and saves.
Home Bar Hero by the Numbers
100s Recipes & Growing · 40 Badges to Earn · 9 Mastery Categories · Free Forever Tier
How It Works
- Snap your bottles — Take a photo, scan a barcode, or search. AI identifies every spirit, liqueur, and mixer in seconds.
- Discover what to make — Instantly see every cocktail you can craft with what you have, plus what's just one bottle away.
- Share & get toasted — Share your creations, discover community recipes, earn badges, and toast fellow bartenders.
Everything You Need. Nothing You Don't.
- Photo & barcode scanning — Snap your shelf or scan a label. AI recognizes brands and categorizes them instantly.
- 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.
- Cocktail history & stories — Every classic has an origin story. Learn the fascinating history behind your favorite drinks.
- Community & profiles — Share recipes, browse other bars, rate cocktails, and build your reputation.
- 40 badges & scoring — Collector, Mixologist, Explorer — level up across 9 categories with 5 tiers each.
What Cocktails Can I Make With What I Have?
Home Bar Hero matches your bottle collection against hundreds of community-powered recipes to show exactly what you can make tonight. Every bottle you add unlocks new cocktails. See what's ready now, what's one ingredient away, and what to buy next to unlock the most recipes.
Home Bar Essentials
Not sure where to start? Home Bar Hero helps beginners stock their bar with smart suggestions. The app shows which bottles unlock the most cocktails, so you can build a versatile home bar on any budget.
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.
Download Free on the App Store
Get Started Free on Web
Free to start. No credit card to browse.
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. There's an optional Top Shelf upgrade for power users with unlimited AI credits and unlimited saved recipes.
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.
What is the best cocktail app for home bartenders?
Home Bar Hero combines bar inventory management, smart recipe matching from hundreds of cocktails, AI-powered search, bottle scanning, community features, and gamification — all in one free app for iOS and Android.
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.
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