Brew Cloud vs Bash Baking
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.
Bash Baking
Organize your recipes, generate instant grocery lists, and plan baking sessions effortlessly. This assistant helps manage your favorite recipes and makes baking stress-free for any occasion.
- Organize recipes for baking sessions
- Generate instant grocery lists
- Build and store recipe collection
- Upload and store recipes
- Search recipes by ingredients or type
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Bake smarter, plan better, and enjoy every step of the process with Bash! Bash is your ultimate baking companion—helping you organize recipes, generate instant grocery lists, and make every baking session effortless. Whether you're preparing for a school bake sale, a birthday surprise, or just a weekend treat, Bash keeps your baking organized and stress-free. Why you'll love Bash: Plan your perfect bake – Create bashes to organize recipes for any baking session. Instant grocery lists – Add recipes to a bash and automatically generate a shopping list. Build your recipe collection – Save and organize your favorite recipes all in one place. Upload & store recipes – Snap a picture or add written recipes to keep them handy. Find what you need fast – Search your collection by ingredients, occasion, or type of bake. A bash is more than just a baking session—it’s a way to keep track of your best creations, plan ahead, and ensure you never forget an ingredient. Whether you're an experienced baker or just getting started, Bash makes baking fun, simple, and perfectly organized. Ready to bake without the hassle?
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Verdict
Brew Cloud and Bash Baking both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Bash Baking's written reviews are positive against 54% of Brew Cloud's. Bash Baking also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Brew Cloud's advantage is ratings volume (352 vs 2). On price, rating, 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. Brew Cloud sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Bash Baking asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Brew Cloud against 4.5 for Bash Baking. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brew Cloud has 352 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 54% of Brew Cloud's written reviews are positive against 100% of Bash Baking's.
| Parameter | Brew Cloud | Bash Baking |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (352 ratings) — better | 4.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 54.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 352 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Avocado Toast Co. | Jody Oakley |
Customer experience
Brew Cloud
Bash Baking
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
Bash Baking
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Brew Cloud
- Remove Ads$2.99
Bash Baking
No in-app purchases





