Comparison

Calcohol vs TSPROF SharpNote

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

TSPROF SharpNote

Log your knife sharpening sessions, track angles, stones, and finishes. Capture and share photos of your results with a community of enthusiasts. Perfect for experiments and maintaining sharpness.

Highlights
  • Log sharpening sessions
  • Track angles and stones
  • Record finishing supplies
  • Save sharpness data
  • Capture and share photos
  • Join sharpening community
Features
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The TSPROF Sharpener’s Registry is a useful tool for keeping a log of all sharpened knives for repeated sharpening or experiments with sharpness retention, level of sharpness and surface processing quality. With the Sharpener's Registry you can save information about the angle, sharpening and finishing stones, and polishing supplies. Take pictures of the results and share them with the sharpening community.

Screenshots

Calcohol4 screens
TSPROF SharpNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: TSPROF SharpNote at 100% against Calcohol's 63%. TSPROF SharpNote also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Calcohol's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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. Calcohol sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TSPROF SharpNote asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Calcohol ships an update every 2 months, TSPROF SharpNote every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Calcohol versus TSPROF SharpNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalcoholTSPROF SharpNote
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (190 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings190 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB8 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperDenis OrlovPROFIL, OOO

Customer experience

Calcohol

All ratings190 ratings
Positive92.1%
Neutral4.2%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews64 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral9.4%
Negative28.1%

TSPROF SharpNote

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Calcohol

One-time1
  • Full Version$0.99
None

TSPROF SharpNote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Calcohol free?
Calcohol is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TSPROF SharpNote free?
TSPROF SharpNote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Calcohol or TSPROF SharpNote have ads?
Neither Calcohol nor TSPROF SharpNote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Calcohol or TSPROF SharpNote?
Calcohol ships an update every 2 months, and TSPROF SharpNote every 8 months. Most recently, Calcohol was updated on October 17, 2026 and TSPROF SharpNote on September 26, 2026.

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