White Labs vs BrewOps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
White Labs
This app allows users to easily order brewing supplies like yeast and enzymes, access analytical lab tests, and sign up for educational classes. It features an intuitive ordering system with real-time inventory updates and a store locator for convenient access to products.
- Easy ordering system
- Real-time inventory availability
- Custom Culture Calculator
- Order history
- Store locator
- Review QC data
- Order specific yeast strains
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Quickly order yeast, enzymes, nutrients, analytical laboratory tests, educational classes and items from our gift shop through the White Labs app. Key features include: - Easy to navigate ordering system - Up-to-the-minute inventory availability across all White Labs facilities - Custom Culture Calculator for accurate pitch rates - View order history, no matter how the order was entered - Store locator shows the nearest homebrew store carrying White Labs yeast - Review QC data for almost any strain, regardless of package size - Order the specific yeast strain that you want - whether it’s not yet started, in production or in final packaging - and receive a confirmed order and ship dates
BrewOps
This platform helps craft breweries monitor their equipment with sensors. It provides real-time data to improve brewing processes and minimize downtime. Access performance insights directly from your mobile device.
- Sensor-based equipment monitoring
- Minimize equipment downtime
- Real-time performance data
- Actionable insights for brew process improvement
- User-friendly mobile interface
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Introducing BrewOps, the ultimate sensor-based platform designed specifically for craft breweries. With our rugged and easy-to-install system, you can take your brewery's performance to the next level while minimizing unexpected equipment downtime. Experience data in the palm of your hand through our user-friendly app, providing transparency while driving actionable results to continuously improve your brew process.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BrewOps at 5.0 against White Labs's 2.7. White Labs's advantage is ratings volume (9 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 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.
BrewOps holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: White Labs has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
White Labs ships an update every 4 weeks, BrewOps every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | White Labs | BrewOps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 107 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael White | Preddio Technologies Inc. |
Customer experience
White Labs
BrewOps
In-app purchases
White Labs
No in-app purchases
BrewOps
No in-app purchases
