Brewer's Mate vs Build a Beer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Brewer's Mate
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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.
Build a Beer
This AI-powered app assists homebrewers in creating custom beer recipes. It helps generate accurate clone recipes or develop original ones with appropriate ingredients and styles. Explore ingredients and discover new beer styles to brew.
- AI-assisted recipe generation
- Clone brew recipe accuracy
- Custom recipe creation
- Ingredient exploration
- New beer style discovery
- Easy-to-use recipe format
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Expand your beer-brewing creativity with Build-a-Beer. Our AI assistant will guide you to create accurate clone brew recipes, or bring your brewing ideas to life with stylistically accurate recipes with appropriate ingredients. Explore ingredients, play with recipes in an easy-to-use format, and discover new beer styles to brew! Terms of Use: This app uses Apple’s standard End User License Agreement (EULA). https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Brewer's Mate at none against Build a Beer's 2. Build a Beer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 35 months). On price and device support 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. Build a Beer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Brewer's Mate asks for nothing beyond the download.
Brewer's Mate ships an update every 35 months, Build a Beer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Brewer's Mate | Build a Beer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 35 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Heathen Bob | David Vanfleet |
In-app purchases
Brewer's Mate
No in-app purchases
Build a Beer
- Premium (Monthly)$0.991 Month
- Premium (Yearly)$9.991 Year
Questions
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