Comparison

Brewer's Mate vs Brew Kettle

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

Head to head
About

Brewer's Mate

Features
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Brewer's Mate combines a handy selection of brewing calculators with an extensive guide to hops, making it the go to app for all home brewers.

About

Brew Kettle

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Homebrewing beer can be a tricky business. Boiling your wort for the desired amount of time for your hop schedule, and also ending up at the correct specific gravity can be difficult. Most homebrewers don't worry about it, and usually end up compromising on their post-boil gravity or volume. Brew Kettle lets you hit your numbers every time. Brew Kettle tracks your actively boiling wort in real-time. It knows what is going on in your kettle simply by tracking the boil time and getting updated volume measurements from the brewer. If your kettle does not have a sight-glass, a calibrated mash paddle or spoon is enough to get an accurate volume during the boil. Once you start taking volume measurements, the app is able to tell you valuable information in real-time, like: current gravity; current volume; expected ETA to reach your desired final gravity; what your final gravity will actually be if you continue boiling for the desired boil time With this information at hand and updated in real-time, you can decide turn the heat up or down to ensure you boil for the right amount of time, and end up at the correct gravity and volume.

Screenshots

Brewer's Mate4 screens
Brew Kettle3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Brew Kettle at none against Brewer's Mate's shown. Brew Kettle also leads on iOS requirement (16.2 vs 18.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Brewer's Mate versus Brew Kettle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrewer's MateBrew Kettle
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 35 monthsโ€”
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.016.2 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size13 MB2 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperHeathen BobJustin Berstler

In-app purchases

None

Brewer's Mate

No in-app purchases

None

Brew Kettle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Brewer's Mate free?
Brewer's Mate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Brew Kettle free?
Brew Kettle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Brewer's Mate or Brew Kettle have ads?
Brewer's Mate shows ads; Brew Kettle does not.

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