Comparison

Brew Tracker vs NRSC

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

Head to head
About

Brew Tracker

This app helps home brewers track all essential details of their beer-making process, from start to finish. Record brew dates, ingredients, fermentation, bottling, and tasting notes. It includes an ABV calculator and calendar integration for a comprehensive brewing log.

Highlights
  • Track brew start dates and details
  • Record fermentation and aging periods
  • Log bottling and sample tasting notes
  • Archive brews with ratings and reviews
  • Calculate ABV percentage
  • Save brew dates to calendar
  • Export brew data to CSV
Features
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Improve your home brew beer with Brew Tracker. Simple, free and easy to use. Made for tracking all the important information about your home brew beer. If your like me and can barely remember which day you put your last home brew on, let alone the ingredients that were used. Well Brew Tracker is for you. Simply fill in information on each of your brewing days. Then success or failure you will all ways have all the key information on hand. Whether you're a meticulous home brewer looking to record every detail of your home brews or a casual home brewer looking to record merely your brew dates. Brew Tracker enables you to record as much or as little brew info as you please. For each of your home brewing days the following fields are available: Start Brew: Fields: Number, Name, Start Date, Type, Size, Recipe, Brewer Comments/Notes. Days brew has spent fermenting. Bottle Brew: Fields: Bottle Date, Bottle Count, Brewer Comments/Notes. Days brew has spent aging in bottles or kegs. Sample Brew: Fields: Sample Notes, Ready Status. Record your thoughts on your home brew beer as you drink it. Review Brew: Fields: Rating, Review Archive brews by giving them a rating and review. Additional Features: ABV% Calculator: Calculate the alcohol content (ABV - Alcohol by volume) for each of your home brews. Calendar: Save brew dates to your calendar. Second Ferment: Save second ferment date, any additives and comments. As this is an optional step in the home brewing process by default it is not enabled, but if you would like to see this step available simply enable it in settings. Back up: Export your brew list into a CSV file. In case you need to move devices take your brews with you. A home brewing app made by a home brewer for people who like to keep it simple.

About

NRSC

Features
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The NRSC app allows you to submit expense claims whilst you're in the field, uploading your work expenses. Your agency will receive the claim directly and will be able to review and make decisions on your claim, and you can track the process from the app.

Screenshots

Brew Tracker4 screens
NRSC3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: NRSC at none against Brew Tracker's shown. NRSC also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Brew Tracker's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, 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

Brew Tracker ships an update every 2 months, NRSC every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Brew Tracker versus NRSC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrew TrackerNRSC
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (45 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews87.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings45 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB123 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperCallum HillEMT Solutions

In-app purchases

None

Brew Tracker

No in-app purchases

None

NRSC

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Brew Tracker free?
Brew Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NRSC free?
NRSC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Brew Tracker or NRSC have ads?
Brew Tracker shows ads; NRSC does not.
Which is updated more often, Brew Tracker or NRSC?
Brew Tracker ships an update every 2 months, and NRSC every 3 weeks. Most recently, Brew Tracker was updated on October 13, 2026 and NRSC on September 22, 2026.

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