ABV Calculator vs Calcohol
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ABV Calculator
Easily calculate the Alcohol by Volume (ABV) of your homebrew. Input your Original Gravity (OG) and Final Gravity (FG) to get an instant ABV reading using a standard formula. Perfect for brewers to track their creations.
- Calculate ABV from OG and FG
- Uses standard brewing formula
- Simple and quick input
- Supports homebrewers
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Finding the ABV (Alcohol by Volume) in your home brew is an important part of the whole brewing experience. With ABV Calculator you can quickly and easily calculate the ABV in your brew. Simply enter the OG (Original Gravity) and the FG (Final Gravity) and find the calculated ABV. The equation used in this app is (OG-FG) x 131.25 = ABV Happy brewing!
Calcohol
This app provides a comprehensive suite of tools for liquor makers, offering calculations for dilution, contraction, mixing, heating, boiling, and distillation. It also includes a notebook for recipes and iCloud sync, with support for various measurement systems.
- Alcohol strength calculations (dilution, contraction)
- Mixture calculations by volume and mass
- Heating and temperature management tools
- Boiling point and distillation calculations
- Mash and spirit making calculators
- Notebook with iCloud sync
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Here is a functions list: • Notebook - save notes, recipes and so on with iCloud sync (for iOS 13 and later) • Dilution – calculating require water volume, to decrease alcohol strength to desired • Contraction – calculating require volume of higher ABV solution, to increase available alcohol strength to desired • Mixing Alcohol by Volume – calculating mixture of two alcohol solutions by given their volume • Mixing Alcohol by Mass – calculating mixture of two alcohol solutions by given their weight • Weight to Volume - calculate volume of liquid by its weight • Gravity Change – calculating alcohol per volume, based on gravity change in SG, Plato and Brix • Water Temperature Mix – calculating overall temperature after mixing two solutions • Chilling Water – calculating volume of cold water, to chill hot one • Electric Heating Power – calculating required electrical current, voltage and % of max heater power, to get desired power from particular electric heater • Heating Time – calculating heating time by given liquid volume • Heating Power - heating source power calculation, which is applied to increase liquid temperature • Boiling – calculating boiling point by given pressure. With iPhone 6 and later version (except SE), atmospheric pressure can be read from build-in barometer • Hydrometer Reading Correction – correction reading hydrometer value depending on temperature • Mash Maker – calculate mash parameters, such as water, yeast requirements, alcohol amount prediction. All calculation based on specified ingredients list, its amount and desired total volume of mash • Strike Water – calculate required temperature for strike water, to get target mash temperature • Spirit Maker – this feature will help you to mix strong alcohol, water and sugar, to make liquor with specific proportion of that ingredients • Distillation Cut – calculate each fraction volume • Drip Speed – calculate time to collect specific volume • Theoretical Plates – calculate plates equivalent of your column extender Can be configured to calculate volumes in metric, UK or US imperial systems
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Calcohol at 4.7 against ABV Calculator's 3.4. Calcohol also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 31 months). ABV Calculator's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, review sentiment, device support and iOS requirement 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. Calcohol sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ABV Calculator asks for nothing beyond the download.
Calcohol holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Calcohol has 204 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of ABV Calculator's written reviews are positive against 63% of Calcohol's.
ABV Calculator ships an update every 31 months, Calcohol every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ABV Calculator | Calcohol |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (15 ratings) | 4.7 (204 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 56.3% of reviews | 62.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 | 204 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 31 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Aksel Dybdal | Denis Orlov |
Customer experience
ABV Calculator
Calcohol
In-app purchases
ABV Calculator
No in-app purchases
Calcohol
- Full Version$0.99
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