SCS HD Pro vs BrewingCalc
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SCS HD Pro
View and control multiple security cameras and DVRs live from your iPhone. Features include PTZ control, two-way audio, and snapshot capabilities. The paid version offers recorded video playback and alarm push notifications.
- Live video viewing
- Multiple DVR monitoring
- PTZ camera control
- Two-way audio communication
- Snapshot capture
- Recorded video playback (paid)
- Alarm push notifications (paid)
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This application will allow you to: 1. VIew live video on one or multiple Security Cameras on your iPhone. You can also monitor multiple DVRs at the same or multiple locations at the same time. 2. Control your Pan Tilt Zoom Security Cameras easily from your iPhone 3. Listen to live audio (on cameras with a microphone) and perform 2 way conversations when your DVR is connected to a powered speaker 4. Create favorite groups of your most important cameras for easy viewing 5. Take snapshots of pertinent video and save directly to your iPhone 6. There is also a built in manual in the "help" section of the software ADDITIONAL FEATURES ON PAID APPLICATION: In addition to the features on our CCTVSP Lite Application, the paid version has additional features including the ability to: 1. Search and Playback Recorded Video 2. Configure settings of individual channels (cameras) 3. Utilize Alarm Push Notification
BrewingCalc
A professional toolkit for homebrewers featuring a suite of calculators for IBU, ABV, calories, and Brix. It also includes precise unit converters for volume, weight, temperature, and gravity, all without ads or subscriptions.
- IBU calculator (Glenn Tinseth)
- ABV estimation (precision table & formula)
- Calorie estimation (Real Extract method)
- Brix/Refractometer conversion
- Volume, weight, temperature, gravity converters
- Metric and US unit support
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BrewingCalc is a professional toolkit for homebrewers — clean, fast, and built for serious brewing. Whether you're calculating bitterness, estimating ABV, or converting between metric and US units, BrewingCalc gives you all the tools you need in one place. CALCULATORS INCLUDED • IBU (Glenn Tinseth) — Calculate International Bitterness Units for up to 5 hop additions. Enter hop weight, alpha acid %, boil time, batch volume, and wort gravity. Get per-hop and total IBU. • ABV Table — Determine alcohol by volume using a precision 60-point specific gravity interpolation table. Supports both Plato and SG inputs. • ABV Formula — Temperature-corrected ABV calculation using a polynomial formula. Accounts for measurement temperature of both original and final gravity readings. • Calories — Estimate total and per-100ml calories from original gravity, final gravity, and batch volume. Uses the Real Extract (RE) method. • Brix / Refractometer — Convert refractometer readings to gravity and ABV. Two modes: enter original and final Brix, or work backwards from current gravity and corrected Brix. Includes wort correction factor support. • Unit Converters — Four precision converters: – Volume: litres, millilitres, decalitres, US/UK gallons, fl oz, pints – Weight: kilograms, grams, pounds, ounces – Temperature: Celsius, Fahrenheit, Kelvin – Gravity: Plato ↔ Specific Gravity DESIGNED FOR BREWERS All formulas follow established brewing science — Glenn Tinseth's IBU model, the Real Extract calorie method, and standard Brix correction. No ads, no subscriptions, no account required. Works great on both iPhone and iPad.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SCS HD Pro at 5.0 against BrewingCalc's 3.5. SCS HD Pro also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 73%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 26.0). BrewingCalc's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 8 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SCS HD Pro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of SCS HD Pro's written reviews are positive against 73% of BrewingCalc's.
SCS HD Pro ships an update every 8 months, BrewingCalc every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SCS HD Pro | BrewingCalc |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 3.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 72.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 258 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | CCTV Security Pros | Ilia Khokhlov |
Customer experience
SCS HD Pro
BrewingCalc
In-app purchases
SCS HD Pro
No in-app purchases
BrewingCalc
No in-app purchases
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