Comparison

Brewfather vs BrewBuddy

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

Head to head
About

Brewfather

This app helps homebrewers design recipes, track batches, and manage ingredients with a powerful, intuitive interface. It offers extensive tools for calculations, fermentation monitoring, and integration with brewing devices. Access a vast recipe library and sync across multiple devices, even offline.

Highlights
  • Recipe designer
  • Batch tracking
  • Ingredient inventory
  • Fermentation charts
  • Recipe library
  • Brew timer
  • Device integrations
Features
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Powerful and easy to use tool for your brewing needs. Easily create and manage your recipes. Keep track of all the details in your batches and your ingredients inventory. Brewfather is made from the ground up to give you the best recipe design and brewing experience on both desktop and mobile devices. With a modern design that is easy to use. Get your recipes done in no time! With automatic synchronization between all your devices and offline support. Combining a powerful recipe designer with intuitive batch tracking and inventory management to make your brew-day easier. Integrated with many popular devices to aid your brewing. Explore the recipe library with hundreds of quality recipes. Features: * Powerful, intuitive and easy to use interface with dark mode support * Multi-device support - one app everywhere - always! * Offline support, auto-saving, and automatic synchronization * Fully-featured and easy to use recipe designer * Complete batch tracking - log every step of your brew * Fermentation chart * Recipe library with hundreds of quality recipes available for you * Brew timer with alarms and notifications for your brew day! * Profiles for your equipment, mash schedule, fermentation steps, and water * Highly customizable equipment profile to suit any brewing system * Large customizable ingredients database with thousands of ingredients * Inventory stock & cost tracking * Multiple style guidelines (BJCP, Brewers Association, Norbrygg, SHBF, DØDL) * Supports custom style guidelines * Print your recipe or batch to PDF * Import and export BeerXML * Metric and US/Imperial units * Scale recipes up/down * Easily share recipes * Estimate your Final Gravity based on many variables * Calculate every important detail of your recipes and batches * Easy to use yeast amount and yeast starter calculator * Integrated water adjustment calculator with mash pH * Strike temperature calculation * Proper calculation of hop-stand bitterness And many more tools and features to help your brewing. Integrations: * Remote logging from Tilt, RAPT Cloud, iSpindel, Brewpiless, MyBrewbot, Plaato Airlock, Plaato Keg, Floaty, Brewbrain and Custom Stream * Webhook support * Brewtools Cloud integration * Recipe sending to Brewtools brewers * Full SmartPID two-way integration, for brew-day and fermentation control * Programmable API for custom integrations Happy brewing! --- Brewfather is free to use, with an optional Premium subscription to unlock premium features and unlimited recipes/batches. New accounts get 30 days of free Premium access. Brewfather Premium: * Unlimited number of recipes * Unlimited number of batches * Import and export features * Integrate with devices * Create your public profile and add recipes to the recipe library * Ingredient cost tracking * Custom style guidelines * Ability to restore deleted recipes and batches * Add manual readings for the fermentation chart Your payment will be charged to your iTunes Account once you confirm your purchase. Your iTunes account will be charged again when your subscription automatically renews at the end of your current subscription period unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours prior to end of the current period. Any unused portion of a trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. You can manage or turn off auto-renew in your Apple ID account settings any time after purchase. --- Privacy Policy: https://docs.brewfather.app/legal/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://docs.brewfather.app/legal/tos Got any questions? Get in touch at hello@brewfather.app

About

BrewBuddy

Features
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Simple tools for homebrewers: Effortlessly correct your hydrometer readings for temperature variations, calculate the perfect amount of priming sugar for carbonation, make quick specific gravity (SG) adjustments mid-brew to stay on track, or estimate your final alcohol by volume (ABV) with precision. Whether you're a beginner crafting your first batch or a seasoned brewer fine-tuning recipes, this app streamlines the math so you can focus on the fun of fermentation. All calculations are done offline, with no data saved whatsoever. No tracking, 3rd party libraries or any other nonsense used. It does exactly what it says on the tin, and nothing more.

Screenshots

Brewfather4 screens
BrewBuddy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BrewBuddy at none against Brewfather's 4. Brewfather's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months) and chart position (#101 vs unranked). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Brewfather sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. BrewBuddy asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brewfather ships an update monthly, BrewBuddy every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Brewfather versus BrewBuddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrewfatherBrewBuddy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (756 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews93.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings756 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
Best chart rank#101 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.416.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB6 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperWarpkode ASErik Terwan

Bugs and requests

Brewfather

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Share button not working as expected
  • App freezing or crashing on certain devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • More Australian malt and ingredient options
  • Automated fermentation temperature monitoring and alerts
  • Improved recipe sharing and collaboration features

BrewBuddy

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Brewfather

Subscriptions4
  • Premium$2.991 Month
  • Premium Plus$4.991 Month
  • Premium$29.991 Year
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  • Premium Plus$49.991 Year
None

BrewBuddy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Brewfather free?
Brewfather is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BrewBuddy free?
BrewBuddy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Brewfather or BrewBuddy have ads?
Neither Brewfather nor BrewBuddy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Brewfather or BrewBuddy?
Brewfather ships an update monthly, and BrewBuddy every 6 months. Most recently, Brewfather was updated on November 7, 2026 and BrewBuddy on November 3, 2026.

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