Brew Cloud vs Build a Beer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Recipe design and calculation
- 12+ homebrew calculators
- Extensive ingredient library
- Custom ingredient editor
- Recipe sharing and import/export
- Cloud-based syncing
- Fermentation tracking
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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.
Build a Beer
This AI-powered app assists homebrewers in creating custom beer recipes. It helps generate accurate clone recipes or develop original ones with appropriate ingredients and styles. Explore ingredients and discover new beer styles to brew.
- AI-assisted recipe generation
- Clone brew recipe accuracy
- Custom recipe creation
- Ingredient exploration
- New beer style discovery
- Easy-to-use recipe format
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Expand your beer-brewing creativity with Build-a-Beer. Our AI assistant will guide you to create accurate clone brew recipes, or bring your brewing ideas to life with stylistically accurate recipes with appropriate ingredients. Explore ingredients, play with recipes in an easy-to-use format, and discover new beer styles to brew! Terms of Use: This app uses Apple’s standard End User License Agreement (EULA). https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Build a Beer at 5.0 against Brew Cloud's 4.6. Brew Cloud's advantage is ratings volume (352 vs 3) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). 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. Brew Cloud sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Build a Beer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Build a Beer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brew Cloud has 352 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Brew Cloud ships an update weekly, Build a Beer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and July 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Brew Cloud | Build a Beer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (352 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 54.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 352 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Avocado Toast Co. | David Vanfleet |
Customer experience
Brew Cloud
Build a Beer
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
Build a Beer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Brew Cloud
- Remove Ads$2.99
Build a Beer
- Premium (Monthly)$0.991 Month
- Premium (Yearly)$9.991 Year
Questions
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