Comparison

Picket List vs Brew Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Picket List

This app simplifies the creation of work schedules and duty rosters for managers and teams. It automatically assigns individuals to time slots and allows for on-the-fly adjustments, recalculating times instantly. Supports various duty configurations for continuous coverage.

Highlights
  • Automated member assignment to time slots
  • Squad management for groups
  • Save and reuse custom rosters
  • On-the-fly member addition/removal
  • Automatic time recalculation
  • Editable start and end times
  • Single and double staggered duty options
Features
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Picket List is a time scheduling tool for shift managers, defence force members or anyone looking to easily manage a period of work amongst multiple people. For defence members: writing up the picket, guard duty or overwatch list has never been easier with Picket List assigning members to time slots automatically! Keep track of your groups of people in 'Squads', save, modify and re-use them. For shift managers: Easily assign people to a period of work - possible uses are for security company managers or anyone that needs to easily break down a time period and allot some of that time to different people. You can add and remove members from the list on the fly, even switch their positions and watch the times recalculate for you! The start and end times of the picket are editable as you see fit, no need to start the list all over again. Choose between single staggered for sequential duty, or double staggered for 'always on' duty.

About

Brew Tracker

This app helps home brewers track all essential details of their beer-making process, from start to finish. Record brew dates, ingredients, fermentation, bottling, and tasting notes. It includes an ABV calculator and calendar integration for a comprehensive brewing log.

Highlights
  • Track brew start dates and details
  • Record fermentation and aging periods
  • Log bottling and sample tasting notes
  • Archive brews with ratings and reviews
  • Calculate ABV percentage
  • Save brew dates to calendar
  • Export brew data to CSV
Features
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Improve your home brew beer with Brew Tracker. Simple, free and easy to use. Made for tracking all the important information about your home brew beer. If your like me and can barely remember which day you put your last home brew on, let alone the ingredients that were used. Well Brew Tracker is for you. Simply fill in information on each of your brewing days. Then success or failure you will all ways have all the key information on hand. Whether you're a meticulous home brewer looking to record every detail of your home brews or a casual home brewer looking to record merely your brew dates. Brew Tracker enables you to record as much or as little brew info as you please. For each of your home brewing days the following fields are available: Start Brew: Fields: Number, Name, Start Date, Type, Size, Recipe, Brewer Comments/Notes. Days brew has spent fermenting. Bottle Brew: Fields: Bottle Date, Bottle Count, Brewer Comments/Notes. Days brew has spent aging in bottles or kegs. Sample Brew: Fields: Sample Notes, Ready Status. Record your thoughts on your home brew beer as you drink it. Review Brew: Fields: Rating, Review Archive brews by giving them a rating and review. Additional Features: ABV% Calculator: Calculate the alcohol content (ABV - Alcohol by volume) for each of your home brews. Calendar: Save brew dates to your calendar. Second Ferment: Save second ferment date, any additives and comments. As this is an optional step in the home brewing process by default it is not enabled, but if you would like to see this step available simply enable it in settings. Back up: Export your brew list into a CSV file. In case you need to move devices take your brews with you. A home brewing app made by a home brewer for people who like to keep it simple.

Screenshots

Picket List3 screens
Brew Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Brew Tracker at Free against Picket List's $0.99. Brew Tracker also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 29 months) and review sentiment (88% vs 71%). Picket List's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On 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

Brew Tracker is free to download; Picket List costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Picket List ships an update every 29 months, Brew Tracker every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Picket List versus Brew Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPicket ListBrew Tracker
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating—4.5 (45 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.6% of reviews87.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—45 — better
Update frequencyEvery 29 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB14 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSawtell Software Pty LtdCallum Hill

Customer experience

Picket List

Written reviews17 reviews
Positive70.6%
Neutral5.9%
Negative23.5%

Brew Tracker

All ratings45 ratings
Positive91.1%
Neutral6.7%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews91 reviews
Positive87.9%
Neutral8.8%
Negative3.3%

In-app purchases

None

Picket List

No in-app purchases

None

Brew Tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Picket List free?
Picket List costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Brew Tracker free?
Brew Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Picket List or Brew Tracker have ads?
Brew Tracker shows ads; Picket List does not.
Which is updated more often, Picket List or Brew Tracker?
Picket List ships an update every 29 months, and Brew Tracker every 2 months. Most recently, Picket List was updated on October 7, 2026 and Brew Tracker on October 4, 2026.

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