Brew Day Toolbox vs iGulu
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Brew Day Toolbox
This app provides comprehensive tools for brewing beer, including calculators for ABV, recipe scaling, and priming sugar. It also features a beer scorer to help improve brews and a timer to manage the brewing process. Keep track of your brewing to-do list and manage ingredients efficiently.
- Brewing calculators (ABV, recipe scaling, priming sugar)
- Beer scoring system
- Brewing to-do list management
- Brewing timer
- Ingredient management
- Mash monitoring
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Brew Day Toolbox gives you all the tools you need to brew great beer. This comprehensive app not only provides you with all the calculators but also has a great beer scorer so you can keep on improving your beers. With this app, you'll be able to keep on top of your brewing to-do list to ensure that you don't miss out on an essential step in the brewing process. The app also has a timer to help you ensure that everything goes to plan. The toolbox also contains many calculators including: * ABV calculator * Recipe scaling Calculator * Priming Sugar Calculator * Alternate hops * Gravity and Volume Calculator * SRM Beer Colour * Mash Monitor * Scale wort volume for target gravity * Calculate your mash efficiency * Ingredients management, ensure you are always ready for a brew day. * and more
iGulu
Brew fresh beer at home with intelligent equipment control and custom recipes. Share your creations and connect with other enthusiasts. Purchase brewing kits and ingredients easily.
- Remote equipment control
- Real-time brewing status monitoring
- Customizable brewing processes and recipes
- Homebrewers' community platform
- Direct purchase of equipment and ingredients
- Membership program for brewers
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IGulu APP is an app designed specifically for fresh beer enthusiasts, providing you with a solution for brewing fresh beer at home. Equipment: Remote control of the Aigulu intelligent beer brewing equipment, enabling fresh beer brewing anytime and anywhere, real-time monitoring of beer brewing status, and creating a professional home beer brewing workshop. Craftsmanship: Design a unique beer brewing process, paired with a unique recipe, to brew fresh beer exclusively for you. At the same time, we provide a platform for home brewed beer enthusiasts to share the joy of home brewing. Mall: One click purchase of Aigulu intelligent beer brewing equipment and carefully designed professional ingredient packages, convenient and fast to start a fresh beer home brewing journey. Membership: Join the Love Gulu membership and witness the growth journey of every family brewer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Brew Day Toolbox at none against iGulu's shown. Brew Day Toolbox also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). iGulu's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
Brew Day Toolbox ships an update every 4 months, iGulu weekly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Brew Day Toolbox | iGulu |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.7 (45 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 45 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Daniel Amos | iGulu (Shanghai) Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Brew Day Toolbox
iGulu
Bugs and requests
Brew Day Toolbox
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
iGulu
Reported bugs
20 issues- UI not easy to use
- Features don't work
- Buttons too small
- Constantly loses sync with hardware
- App drops out frequently
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- Won't show progress or history
- Can't log in
- App not working in South Australia
- Says logged in on another device
- Can't check brew status on new iPhone
- Won't log in
- Can't see progress while brewing
- Can't see when brew finishes
- Last update broke iPhone app
- iPhone app won't get past load screen
- Doesn't login half the time
- Doesn't connect to iGulu
- Pressure graph stays at 0
- Slight synchronization delay
- Delayed temperature alerts during fermentation
Requested features
10 requests- Show exact brewing process and finish time
- Tell me exactly where the brewing process is
- Tell me how close until it is ready to pour
- Pause the machine instead of stopping it
- Swipe to go to other pages
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- Fix delayed temperature alerts during fermentation
- Tutorials or advanced video guides
- Kombucha, Bottling, and Speaking modes
- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
In-app purchases
Brew Day Toolbox
No in-app purchases
iGulu
No in-app purchases
