BrewVision vs Prison City Brewing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BrewVision
This app assists brewers by providing a dashboard for sensor monitoring and alarm settings. It allows users to manage recipes, view real-time temperature data with alerts, and log brew day information with export options.
- Sensor dashboard
- Real-time temperature monitoring
- Customizable alarms
- Recipe management
- Data logging and graphing
- CSV export
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The patent pending Blichmann Engineering™ BrewVision® application is taking brewing to the next level. This interactive product is designed to assist you throughout your brew day. Operations of the application include: Dashboard: View all sensors and global alarm settings on one screen Monitor: Never miss target temps or hop additions again! Observe current temp and adjust targets. The in-app alarm notifies you before reaching target, when out of range, and for boil additions. Recipes: Have all of your recipes at your fingertips! Download recipes directly from BeerSmith™ cloud of manually enter to sync with you brew day. Graphing: Don’t rely on just your memory to remember you brew day! Graphing and data logging capabilities with option to export to a CSV file. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Prison City Brewing
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Download the Prison City app for access to our memberships & special perks! With the Prison City Brewing app you will find: - On Tap - Locations - Memberships - Rewards - Messages & Announcements - Punch Cards - Events - Shop Merch Stay connected to Prison City Brewing! Check out what we have on tap, see what events we have coming up, join one of our memberships, and receive exclusive offers & special perks all in one place!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: BrewVision at 8.0 against Prison City Brewing's 15.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BrewVision | Prison City Brewing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Erin Hamrick | Prison City Brewing |
In-app purchases
BrewVision
No in-app purchases
Prison City Brewing
No in-app purchases
Questions
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