Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers to common questions about BarSnap.
Photograph your bar, fridge, pantry, or anywhere else you keep ingredients, and BarSnap's AI identifies what it sees, then matches it against its cocktail library to show what you can make right now.
No — you can scan and browse as a guest, and your bar is saved on your device. Creating a free account syncs your bar across devices and saves your ratings, notes, and favourites.
A growing library of classic and modern cocktails across every major spirit — whiskey, rum, gin, vodka, tequila, brandy, and more — matched to what's actually in your bar.
BarSnap uses AI to recognize bottles, produce, and pantry items from your photos, and it does best with clear, well-lit shots with labels facing out. You'll always see what it detected before anything is added to your bar, so you can fix any mistakes.
Yes. Search for any bottle or ingredient and add it directly — no photo required — whether you're signed in or using BarSnap as a guest.
Yes, BarSnap is free to use today. Browsing the full cocktail library and adding ingredients are unlimited, and free accounts get a monthly allowance of AI scans. BarSnap Pro is an optional paid upgrade with extra features.
BarSnap Pro is an optional subscription in the BarSnap iPhone app. It adds Made For You recommendations that learn your taste, Ask BarSnap (your personal AI bartender), Create Your Own recipes, Stock the Bar (a ranked shopping list of what to buy next), multiple bars, advanced filters and an enhanced journal. Choose a monthly or yearly plan; the yearly plan includes a 7-day free trial for new subscribers. Payment is handled by the App Store, and you can cancel any time in your Apple ID settings.
No. Your photos are sent to our AI vision provider only to identify what's in them, then discarded — we keep the list of detected ingredients, not the images themselves.