Comparison

Brew Cloud vs BeerCrafter

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

Head to head
About

Brew Cloud

Design and calculate homebrew recipes with ease using a comprehensive suite of tools. Access over 12 calculators for stats like ABV, IBU, and water chemistry, and manage a vast library of ingredients. Share and discover recipes within the community.

Highlights
  • Recipe design and calculation
  • 12+ homebrew calculators
  • Extensive ingredient library
  • Custom ingredient editor
  • Recipe sharing and import/export
  • Cloud-based syncing
  • Fermentation tracking
Features
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Brew Cloud is a homebrewing app for iPhone and iPad that brings beer recipe design, brewing calculators, and a digital brew log into one place. Plan your next homebrew, calculate recipe targets, and track each batch from brew day through fermentation. DESIGN YOUR BEER RECIPES Build recipes with fermentables, hops, yeast, mash steps, and other additions. Adjust ingredients and batch size, review estimated original gravity (OG), final gravity (FG), alcohol by volume (ABV), bitterness (IBU), and color (SRM), and scale a recipe for your next batch. Choose from the built-in ingredient library or create custom ingredients with the Ingredients Editor. Keep recipe notes so you can refine a favorite IPA, stout, lager, or other beer style. 12 BREWING CALCULATORS Keep practical homebrew calculations close at hand: - ABV, ABW, calorie and carbohydrate estimates - Original gravity, final gravity, and alcohol calculations - IBU bitterness and SRM color - Mash and sparge water - Water chemistry and yeast pitch rate - Priming sugar for bottling - Hydrometer temperature adjustment and Brix-to-gravity conversion - All-grain-to-extract and dry/liquid malt extract conversions TRACK BATCHES AND FERMENTATION Create batches from your recipes and keep a brewing log. Record gravity and temperature readings, view fermentation graphs, and save notes to compare results over time. Brew-day instructions and timers help you follow your process. SAVE, SHARE, AND DISCOVER Save recipes to your account and sync them across devices. Import and export BeerXML files to share recipes with other homebrewers. Browse community recipes for inspiration and consult the included BJCP beer style guidelines. MADE FOR YOUR BREW DAY Use US or metric units, switch between light and Dark Mode, and work on iPhone or iPad. Keep your recipe builder, brewing calculations, batch records, and notes together wherever you brew. Brew Cloud includes ads, with an optional in-app purchase to remove them. Questions or ideas? Contact support@thebrewcloud.com.

About

BeerCrafter

This app serves as a comprehensive guide for home brewers, offering detailed information on beer styles, brewing techniques, and over 50 popular beer recipes. It also includes a brewer's diary feature that can be synced across Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Detailed beer style information
  • Brewing theory and methods
  • Over 50 popular beer recipes
  • Brewer's diary
  • iCloud sync across Apple devices
Features
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The Beer Crafter app is created as a home brewer's assistant. Here you will find detailed information about beer styles, brewing theory, methods of its preparation, as well as more than 50 recipes for popular beers. You can also keep a brewer's diary and sync it with other Apple devices using iCloud.

Screenshots

Brew Cloud4 screens
BeerCrafter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: BeerCrafter at none against Brew Cloud's shown. Brew Cloud's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Brew Cloud sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and BeerCrafter sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brew Cloud ships an update weekly, BeerCrafter every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Brew Cloud versus BeerCrafter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrew CloudBeerCrafter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (352 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews54.2% of reviews57.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings352 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB11 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperAvocado Toast Co.Vladimir Kostin

Customer experience

Brew Cloud

All ratings352 ratings
Positive90.1%
Neutral5.1%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive54.2%
Neutral20.8%
Negative25.0%

BeerCrafter

Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%

Bugs and requests

Brew Cloud

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • App crashes when adjusting OG
  • App crashes when selecting stats circles
  • Lost years of recipes
  • Missing strike water volumes
  • Inconsistent units (metric/imperial)
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  • White screen when selecting brew method
  • Inaccurate calculations

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add wine and mead types
  • Printing recipes
  • Scaling option
  • Convert recipes between IMP and Metric
  • Add water chemistry feature
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  • More additions of ingredients
  • Keep style ABV, IBU, etc. values alongside calculated values

BeerCrafter

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Brew Cloud

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
5 purchases

BeerCrafter

One-time5
  • Small Donation$0.99
  • Medium Donation$1.99
  • Large Donation$4.99
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  • Royal Donation$9.99
  • Divine Donation$99.99

Questions

Is Brew Cloud free?
Brew Cloud is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BeerCrafter free?
BeerCrafter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Brew Cloud or BeerCrafter have ads?
Brew Cloud shows ads; BeerCrafter does not.
Which is updated more often, Brew Cloud or BeerCrafter?
Brew Cloud ships an update weekly, and BeerCrafter every 2 months. Most recently, Brew Cloud was updated on October 4, 2026 and BeerCrafter on September 25, 2026.

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