Homebrew Timer vs Tilt Hydrometer | TILT 3
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Homebrew Timer
This app assists beer brewers by sending timely notifications for adding ingredients during the boiling process. It offers a comprehensive list of ingredients, custom additions, and the ability to save and import recipes.
- Brew day notifications
- Extensive ingredient list
- Custom ingredient additions
- Save and import recipes
- Background notifications
- Apple Watch integration
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Homebrew Timer is a brew day app for beer brewers – it pushes notifications to your iPhone or iPad when it's time to add ingredients while your wort is boiling. Select from an extensive list of hops, spices, fruits, herbs, and adjuncts included in the app, or easily add your own custom ingredients. Recipes are saved to your iPhone so they are ready to go next time you brew your favorite beer. Create and save recipes. Import recipes via beerXML files from your favorite homebrew recipe development software. Once started, Homebrew Timer will show the time remaining to add each ingredient and will push a notification to your device's screen Notifications work while app is in the background or closed. Notifications will appear on your Apple Watch if it is set up to mirror notifications for Homebrew Timer. Tap the “?” button on any screen for instructions. Let Homebrew Timer keep track of your brew day so you don't have to while you make great beer. Cheers!
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.
- 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
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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™.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Tilt Hydrometer | TILT 3 at Free against Homebrew Timer's $2.99. Tilt Hydrometer | TILT 3 also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). Homebrew Timer's advantage is rating (4.0 vs 3.0) and review sentiment (67% vs 50%). On ratings volume, 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
Tilt Hydrometer | TILT 3 is free to download; Homebrew Timer costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Homebrew Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Homebrew Timer's written reviews are positive against 50% of Tilt Hydrometer | TILT 3's.
Homebrew Timer ships an update every 7 months, Tilt Hydrometer | TILT 3 every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Homebrew Timer | Tilt Hydrometer | TILT 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (8 ratings) — better | 3.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Mary Ann Burt | Baron Brew Equipment |
Customer experience
Homebrew Timer
Tilt Hydrometer | TILT 3
In-app purchases
Homebrew Timer
No in-app purchases
Tilt Hydrometer | TILT 3
No in-app purchases
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