# Soapmaking Friend – Soap Calc — user reviews > 22 indexed App Store user reviews of Soapmaking Friend by Brewer's Friend, rated 4.63/5 from 86 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/soapmaking-friend-soap-calc/id1633932803/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/soapmaking-friend-soap-calc/id1633932803.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 69 · 4★ 3 · 3★ 3 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 5 ## Newest reviews (6 of 22) ### 5/5 — Really useful! *2023-10-26* If you are starting out on your soap making journey, this app will help you save recipes and batch descriptions on the go. Getting great result is all about good record keeping and Soapmaking Friend is the app you need. ### 5/5 — HP made so easy *2023-10-25, version 1.3.9* Excellent calculator. It even calculates extra lye for citric acid. ### 5/5 — top notch! *2023-10-25, version 1.3.9* this has become my go to app for all things soap making her use so making friend and Soapmakers forum for 95% of my Soapmaking questions. So making friend is an excellent tool as it enables me to put in additives indicating proper amounts knowing they will always be calculated properly. It is well worth every penny and more. ### 5/5 — Great app *2023-10-24, version 1.3.9* I only use this app for my recipes. You can add and change so many different stats in the app. I love that you can save your favorite recipes too. Great app! Never lets me down. ### 5/5 — Amazing, easy to use *2023-07-01, version 1.3.0* Every expert suggests going to Soapcalc but I found that really hard to use. This app is amazing for a beginner like me because it’s much more intuitive and makes adjustments to get the desired lather and condition really easy. Love it! ### 5/5 — Soapmaking suite *2022-12-05, version 1.0.8* Great tool to handle soap calculations and create soap recipes. Track batches. Track inventory and do cost analysis. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Reset my recipe *2025-10-03, version 1.7.6* Not user friendly, I switched out of the tab after finishing my recipe and it completely reset everything but the name and notes ### 1/5 — Subscription model.. *2024-07-07, version 1.5.7* Have to setup an account just to learn that the app is a pay monthly.. A one off fee is fine and I likely would have bought the app just to see how useful it was but no chance I am signing up to a subscription for a saponification calculator. ### 1/5 — Terrible customer resource *2024-04-15, version 1.5.3* This app does not work with the user very easily. Calculations are not completed and saved, nor can I print. I paid for a service that I am not receiving. I would not recommend this app to new beginners. ### 2/5 — Crashes *2025-01-22, version 1.6.8* Crashed twice just putting in numbers ### 3/5 — Not working correctly *2025-10-23, version 1.7.8* All of a sudden it will not let me save my pictures which are jpeg. It’s a good program but I’d like to have my pictures with the recipes. ### 4/5 — Comes in very handy. However… *2024-10-22* I love this app, it comes in so handy to have a mobile soap calculator on the go. However, after this last update I have had problems with the calculator not allowing me to input the oil weight. It will let me do it once and then one I go to results is reverts back to 100g and it does not allow me to change if I want to see grams or ounces. ### 5/5 — Just about everything a soap maker could need ❣️ *2026-06-24, version 1.7.12* Live it. Love it! Everything neede uk make soap and record if. Love the supplies aspect that helps to work out the cost of soaps too - very up helpful. Love how recipe are separate from a made batch do I can record everything. Especially in the UK which is so strict and detail required to make and sell soaps in the uk. Program developers have gone as fab job and the listen to our needs too. Thank you HKA (NKALKA ) ### 5/5 — Fave Soap Calculator *2026-05-25, version 1.7.12* This is my favorite soap calculator. I do not use another one. ### 5/5 — Soap Friend *2026-04-07, version 1.7.11* This is the best and most practical soap making calculator I have found. To me, it beats the others because if its simplicity and the results so far have been great. ### 5/5 — User friendly *2026-01-25, version 1.7.11* Easy to use and my soaps always come out perfect. ## Most praised reviews (6 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Fantastic app *2025-12-11, version 1.7.11* Great app that allows me to build up my formulas, share them with the community and enrich our own knowledge. Plus I keep track of my inventary. Great app indeed ### 5/5 — Hmmm *2025-10-24, version 1.7.8* I wish I could say I fully love this app being that I paid for it. At times not everything shows up ie fragrance weight. Many times the liquid and lye are also absent in the formula even though I indicated it on the recipe. Today, I keep getting errors when I want to edit my recipes. Needs improvement guys. ### 5/5 — Soapmaking friend *2025-01-05, version 1.6.7* This calculator, to me is probably the best I’ve ever used. So many seem good until used. Soapmaking friend calculator is easy to use for me and glad I found it! ### 5/5 — Love this app *2024-05-26, version 1.5.6* I absolutely love x999 this app!! I never write app reviews but I just had to for this one. Thank you for your labor of love, this app makes everything SO EASY. Thank you!!! 14/10 stars!! ### 5/5 — Everything a soap maker needs *2023-12-04, version 1.4.3* This is such a comprehensive tool for soap makers new to advanced. Great job. ### 5/5 — Perfect app for soapmaking *2023-11-23* Handles everything I need for my soapmaking hobby and business. Recipe builder, inventory, cost analysis and more. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-22.*