Comparison

PerfectDraft vs Doughmatics

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

Head to head
About

PerfectDraft

Enhance your home beer enjoyment with exclusive promotions, early access to new products, and machine management. Track orders, get keg tips, and discover more ways to maximize your beer experience.

Highlights
  • Exclusive promotions
  • New launch notifications
  • Machine management
  • Order tracking
  • Keg tips
  • Access to beer selection
Features
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Download the PerfectDraft app for the ultimate beer experience. Gain exclusive access to promotions, be the first to know about new launches, manage your machine, keep track of your orders, get tips on how to get the most out of your kegs and much more.

About

Doughmatics

Features
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Doughmatics turns baker's percentages into a tool you actually reach for at the counter — not a spreadsheet you dread opening. Pick a dough type — Neapolitan or New York pizza, sourdough bread, focaccia, ciabatta, baguette, sandwich bread, wholemeal, or your own custom blend — and a fermentation method: direct, poolish, biga or sourdough. Doughmatics works out the rest. BUILT ON REAL BAKER'S MATH Every ingredient is calculated as a percentage of total flour weight, the way professional bakers actually write recipes. Adjust hydration, salt, fat and sugar with live sliders and watch every gram update instantly, whether you're working from a target ball weight or a total batch size. SCHEDULE-AWARE LEAVENING Set your bulk proof time and temperature, add a cold proof stage, and Doughmatics can size your yeast or starter automatically to match — so a same-day dough and a three-day cold ferment start from the same recipe, not two different calculations. MULTI-FLOUR BLENDS Mix two or more flours in whatever ratio you like — Doughmatics keeps every blend summing to 100% as you adjust, so you never do that arithmetic by hand. YOUR RECIPE BOOK Save any dough you calculate, favourite the ones you bake often, duplicate one to try a variation, and keep notes alongside each recipe — the hydration you actually used, how the oven ran, what you'd change next time. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No account, no sign-in, no ads, no tracking. Your recipes live on your device. Turn on iCloud backup if you want them synced across your own devices — that's the only place they ever go. Grams or ounces, light or dark — Doughmatics is built for the counter, not the desk.

Screenshots

PerfectDraft4 screens
Doughmatics4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Doughmatics at every 9 days against PerfectDraft's every 3 weeks. PerfectDraft's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PerfectDraft ships an update every 3 weeks, Doughmatics every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PerfectDraft versus Doughmatics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPerfectDraftDoughmatics
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (31 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews67.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings31 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB4 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperPerfectDraftCRAIG EDWARD DAVEY

Bugs and requests

PerfectDraft

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App frequently disconnects from machine
  • Incorrect keg level/remaining volume display
  • Login/password issues in app
  • Scheduled cooling not working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more international/local beer options
  • Improve app stability and connectivity
  • Provide better keg inventory visibility
  • Implement multi-machine management in app
  • Add more temperature control options

Doughmatics

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PerfectDraft

No in-app purchases

None

Doughmatics

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PerfectDraft free?
PerfectDraft is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Doughmatics free?
Doughmatics is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PerfectDraft or Doughmatics have ads?
Neither PerfectDraft nor Doughmatics shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PerfectDraft or Doughmatics?
PerfectDraft ships an update every 3 weeks, and Doughmatics every 9 days. Most recently, PerfectDraft was updated on November 7, 2026 and Doughmatics on October 31, 2026.

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