Comparison

Tap Deck vs BrewCraft Home Brewing

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

Head to head
About

Tap Deck

Manage and display your craft beer selection with this innovative system. Showcase your brews on various screens, from large TVs to mobile devices, updating inventory and tap changes in real-time. This management app requires login and integrates social features.

Highlights
  • Real-time tap and inventory updates
  • Display on TVs and mobile devices
  • Socially integrated media center
  • Product showcase for customers
  • Login-required management app
Features
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An innovative display system for your craft brews on tap. More than just a display system, it’s a social integrated, mobile aware media center that brings your product up close and personal. From any size TV display to mobile devices, get your product out to your customers as you change the taps or add to your inventory. This application is the management app for the Tap Deck Display System. Login required.

About

BrewCraft Home Brewing

Features
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BrewCraft Home Brewing Design, scale, and brew great craft beer at home with confidence. BrewCraft Home Brewing is the beautiful and easy-to-use recipe designer built for homebrewers. Whether you’re brewing your first batch or your fiftieth, create precise recipes that match your equipment and taste. Key Features: • 35 Tested Recipes – A complete cookbook featuring 35 quality recipes across popular styles including IPAs, Stouts, Porters, Belgians, Lagers, and Ales. • Smart Recipe Scaling – Instantly adjust ABV, IBU, or batch size and watch all ingredients automatically recalculate with perfect accuracy. • Flexible Units – Switch effortlessly between Imperial (gallons, pounds, °F) and Metric (liters, kilograms, °C) at any time. • Mash & Boil Timers – Built-in adjustable timers with visual hop addition alerts so you stay on schedule during your brew day. • Favorites Library – Bookmark and organize your favorite recipes for quick access. • Clear Brewing Instructions – Practical, step-by-step guidance for every recipe — exactly like a well-written homebrew kit. • Recipe Adjustments – Fine-tune ABV, bitterness, and volume on any recipe and see the ingredients update live. With a clean, modern interface and powerful brewing tools, BrewCraft Home Brewing makes it simple and enjoyable to create consistent, great-tasting beer batch after batch. Perfect for beginners and experienced homebrewers alike. Start brewing better beer today with BrewCraft Home Brewing.

Screenshots

Tap Deck4 screens
BrewCraft Home Brewing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Tap Deck at 3 against BrewCraft Home Brewing's 1. Tap Deck also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.2). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Tap Deck versus BrewCraft Home Brewing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTap DeckBrewCraft Home Brewing
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 18 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB5 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperJason NeumeierDustin Cohick

In-app purchases

None

Tap Deck

No in-app purchases

None

BrewCraft Home Brewing

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tap Deck free?
Tap Deck is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BrewCraft Home Brewing free?
BrewCraft Home Brewing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tap Deck or BrewCraft Home Brewing have ads?
Neither Tap Deck nor BrewCraft Home Brewing shows ads.

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