Built for inflight service

Version 19 · Current FAQ

Take food & drink orders.
Skip the scribbled notes.

Tap a seat, add drinks, food, or a free-form note, prepare everything in the galley, then deliver from a cabin view that matches the direction you’re walking. Once installed, it works without an internet connection.

Open Cabin Drinks

No account. No passenger names. Orders stay on your device.

Cabin Drinks Premium seat map with active beverage orders — Take orders by seat

Cabin Drinks galley preparation list with seats and drink modifiers — Prepare everything in the galley

Take

Choose First Class or Premium, tap a seat, then add drinks, First Class food choices, or a passenger-specific service note.

Prepare

See food tallies, seat notes, and complete galley instructions grouped by seat, including quantities and modifiers.

Deliver

Follow the cabin-shaped map in your walking direction and confirm each food-and-beverage order as it is delivered.

New in Version 19

Glance down. Know exactly where to go.

Delivery now mirrors the physical cabin and the direction you’re walking. From the forward galley, F stays on your left, A stays on your right, and each row appears in service order.

✓ First Class & Premium✓ Front or rear first✓ Notes stay with the seat

Your leftAisleYour right

Row 1

1FCoca-ColaIce

1APolar SeltzerStandard

1DMimosaSparkling Wine · Orange Juice

1CSeat noteExtra time

First Class setup

Scan a menu instead of typing it in.

Take a photo of the printed First Class menu and AI reads the food item names for you. Fix anything that’s off, set today’s loaded quantity, remove what doesn’t belong, and add anything it missed—nothing goes on the menu until you confirm.

See how it works

Improved by crew feedback

Built around how service actually happens.

Requests from working crew continue to make Cabin Drinks quicker to navigate, clearer in the galley, and more dependable when the cabin goes offline.

Seat-by-seat notes Save unusual requests or service reminders even when no drink is ordered.

Cabin-shaped delivery Orders stay on the correct side of the aisle for the direction you’re walking.

First Class food tally Load today’s choices, assign seats, and watch inventory update.

Complete modifiers Creamers, sweeteners, ice, citrus, doubles, and coffee additions stay with the order.

Multiple drinks per seat Keep every beverage, quantity, and custom mixed drink together.

Airplane-mode ready A strengthened offline launch keeps the installed app available inflight.

Crew reaction

The galley is talking.

Cabin Drinks began as one flight attendant’s workaround. Within days, crew members were downloading it, trying it inflight, and helping shape what came next.

Anonymous crew member
“I’ve used this every flight since learning about it — it’s chef’s kiss.”

Anonymous crew member
“Game changer!”

Anonymous crew member
“This is what I’ve been wanting for so long. It would make our job so much easier.”

Anonymous crew member
“This is genius!”

Anonymous crew member
“Can’t wait to use it tonight.”

Anonymous crew member
“Downloading now! This is so cool.”

Anonymous crew member
“Thank you for putting something functional together for us to use.”

Install on your phone

Ready for airplane mode

Tap the button and Cabin Drinks will show only the instructions for your device. Once its files are safely stored, you’ll see an Offline Ready confirmation.

Cabin DrinksFast access · Full screen · Works offline

Install, then launch once while online

✓ No App Store✓ No account✓ Automatic updates

Quick start

From seat map to service

Select the aircraft, cabin, and walking direction. In First Class, set up today’s food inventory.

Tap a seat and add each requested food item, drink, or service note.

Use Common Drinks or Build Your Own for mixed combinations.

Open Prepare for galley totals, then Deliver when you return to the cabin.

FROM ONE FLIGHT ATTENDANT TO ANOTHER

Hi, I’m Zach.

…but if we’ve worked a flight together, you probably know me as Elio.

Cabin Drinks started as something I built for myself to make beverage and meal service a little less chaotic.

Thanks to ideas from other crew members, it’s grown into a tool that’s constantly evolving to make our jobs a little easier.

When I’m not flying, you’ll usually find me behind a camera covering sporting events around the world.

Follow along @dayabay Photography hizach.com

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Grab a Layover Larry pin.

Cabin Drinks stays free, with no ads and no account required. If you’d like to help keep it that way, Layover Larry is an enamel pin shaped like the ice mallet you already reach for during drink service — made by the same person building this app. His travel companion, Roxie the Carry-On, is along for the ride too.

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Layover Larry enamel pin, shaped like a teal ice mallet

Built one flight at a time

Version History

See how Cabin Drinks grew from a simple seat-and-drink pad into a complete offline service companion.

Version 19Seat Notes & Cabin DeliveryCurrent

The service flow now handles the requests that do not fit neatly on a beverage menu—and the delivery screen looks like the cabin in front of you.

Free-form notes saved to any First Class or Premium seat
Notes remain visible in Prepare and Deliver
Delivery is grouped by row and split across a visible aisle
The layout follows the same walking direction selected on the seat map
“Your left · Aisle · Your right” orientation for faster glances

View previous versionsVersions 18–1

Version 18Cabin Side LabelsSeptember 2026

A clearer two-sided delivery map with an unmistakable aisle and cabin-side guidance.

Version 17Notes & Delivery LayoutSeptember 2026

Introduced seat notes and replaced the linear delivery list with row-by-row First Class and Premium maps.

Version 16Accurate Mixed-Drink NamesSeptember 2026

Custom drink labels now follow the actual spirit and mixer selected—including sparkling wine combinations.

Version 15Scan the First Class MenuJuly 2026

Photograph a printed menu, review the detected items, and confirm loaded quantities before service.

Version 14Easy Install & UpdatesJuly 2026

A guided, device-aware installation and a clearer guarantee that Cabin Drinks is ready to fly.

One prominent install action with iPhone-specific guidance
Offline Ready status confirms required files are stored
Automatic update checks on launch, reconnect, and return to the app
New versions activate cleanly while saved orders remain on the device

Version 13 Fresh Flight Reset July 2026

A clearer reset and a smoother First Class food setup on iPhone.

New Clear All option removes orders, reservations, and the loaded food menu
Clear Orders remains available when the same food menu should be reused
Visible version badge inside the app
Food inputs no longer trigger unwanted iPhone zoom
Larger, more responsive meal quantity controls

Version 12 Faster Service July 2026

Less hunting, less horizontal scrolling, and stronger offline reliability.

Juice & Water and Coffee & Teas moved to the front
Larger, scroll-free category grid
Coffee additions for Irish cream and hazelnut espresso vodka
Improved iPhone food-quantity controls and Home Screen offline launch
Common mixed-drink editors moved directly beneath their recipes

Version 11 First Class Food July 2026

Replace the paper meal tally with a live, flight-specific inventory.

Custom food menu and loaded quantities for First Class
Reserve food by seat with automatic remaining counts
Sold-out protection plus food tallies in Prepare and Deliver

Version 10 Redeye Ready July 2026

A calmer, clearer experience for overnight service.

Dark mode with a remembered sun/moon setting
Drink orders and modifiers are more prominent in Delivery
“Tap when delivered” guidance is intentionally quieter

Version 9 Correct Cabin View July 2026

The reversed map now matches what crew actually see while walking the aisle.

Forward view remains ABC · DEF
Reverse view displays FED · CBA
First Class reverse view displays FD · CA

Version 8 Delivery Confidence July 2026

Airplane control reverses the row sequence
Delivery cards show creams, sugars, and every modifier
More complete handoff details before marking a seat delivered

Version 7 Coffee & Tea Polish July 2026

Cleaner Jasmine Green Tea label and coffee-specific modifiers
Dairy or oat milk with quantities
Sugar or sweetener with quantities
Clear Orders moved to the top of the main screen

Version 6 Ready to Share July 2026

New public landing page and installation guide
Quick-start instructions and help
Share, email contact, and feedback options

Version 5 Mixed Drinks July 2026

Build Your Own mixed-drink workflow
Bloody Mary quick build
Lemon, lime, and grapefruit citrus packets

Version 4 First Class July 2026

First Class and Premium cabin switcher
Rows 1–4 with AC · DF seating
Repeated taps add quantities, including double spirits

Version 3 Multiple Drinks July 2026

More than one drink per seat
Dairy and oat milk choices
Cream and sugar quantities
Existing saved orders migrated to the new format

Version 2 Public & Offline July 2026

Installable offline web app at drinks.hizach.com
Aircraft selection and premium exit-row layouts
Branded onboard beverage menu

Version 1 First Prototype July 2026

Tap a seat, then choose a drink
Prepare and Deliver views
Orders stored locally on the device

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Questions or feedback?

Cabin Drinks was created by Zach as an independent crew tool. Tell me what would make it more useful on your flights.

zach@hizach.com