Comparison

MiniBrew vs Tilt Hydrometer | TILT 3

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

MiniBrew

Features
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The MiniBrew app is the home of your craft brews. Use it to find the beer you want to brew, order your ingredient packs and start brewing.

About

Tilt Hydrometer | TILT 3

This app allows you to read specific gravity and temperature from your Tilt® hydrometer and connect with the Wi-Fi® adapter. Log your data locally or to cloud solutions, and customize units for your brewing needs.

Highlights
  • Read specific gravity and temperature
  • Connect with Wi-Fi adapter
  • Log data locally
  • Log data to online spreadsheets
  • Support for multiple Tilt models
  • Change units
Features
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Use this app to read specific gravity and temperature of your Tilt® hydrometer and to connect with the new Wi-Fi® adapter Tilt Pico. In addition you can change units, log data to your phone or tablet, log data to online spreadsheets, as well as a number of other 3rd party cloud logging solutions. Don't have a Tilt hydrometer? Purchase one now at tilthydrometer.com. This app works with all devices including the original Tilt, Tilt Pro, and Tilt Pro Mini as well as all other specialty and custom Tilt hydrometers like the Tilt Float™ and Tilt Spirits™.

Screenshots

MiniBrew4 screens
Tilt Hydrometer | TILT 33 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MiniBrew at fortnightly against Tilt Hydrometer | TILT 3's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MiniBrew ships an update fortnightly, Tilt Hydrometer | TILT 3 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
MiniBrew versus Tilt Hydrometer | TILT 3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMiniBrewTilt Hydrometer | TILT 3
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings—6 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size114 MB19 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperMINIBREWBaron Brew Equipment

In-app purchases

None

MiniBrew

No in-app purchases

None

Tilt Hydrometer | TILT 3

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MiniBrew free?
MiniBrew is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tilt Hydrometer | TILT 3 free?
Tilt Hydrometer | TILT 3 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MiniBrew or Tilt Hydrometer | TILT 3 have ads?
Neither MiniBrew nor Tilt Hydrometer | TILT 3 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MiniBrew or Tilt Hydrometer | TILT 3?
MiniBrew ships an update fortnightly, and Tilt Hydrometer | TILT 3 every 2 months. Most recently, MiniBrew was updated on October 26, 2026 and Tilt Hydrometer | TILT 3 on October 24, 2026.

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