Comparison

Fermento vs Crockwise

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

Head to head
About

Fermento

Track and manage all your fermentation projects, from sourdough and cheese to kombucha and pickles. Features smart timelines, custom reminders, and helpful calculators for precise results. Includes advanced logging and export options for professional use.

Highlights
  • Unlimited fermentation batches
  • Customizable timelines and milestones
  • Smart reminders for tasks
  • pH, salt %, and weight tracking
  • Culture management
  • HACCP decision-tree builder
  • Recipe scaling calculators
Features
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Fermento keeps pickles, sourdough, cheeses, kombucha, charcuterie and more on schedule with smart timelines, reminders, calculators and exportable logs—for beginners and pros. Projects & timelines - Unlimited batches with custom milestones and photo notes - pH, salt %, weight and observations—timestamped in one place - Smart reminders for feeds, flips, checks and cures Culture management - Starters, SCOBY hotels and kefir grains—health, feeds and lineage together HACCP (for pros) - Decision-tree builder for hazards and CCPs - Monitoring/verification logs with corrective actions - Export tidy PDFs for audits and compliance Calculators & scaling - Hydration, salt %, inoculation ratios and timing helpers - Instant scaling and saved methods Insights - Compare batches, spot trends and review pH/tempo curves - Equipment notes and calibration history (keep sensors honest) Why Fermento? Made by fermentation obsessives. Private, focused and practical—whether it's your first kimchi or a full curing chamber. Terms of Use: https://drobinin.com/apps/terms/fermento/

About

Crockwise

Features
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Your jars, your kitchen, zero guesswork. Crockwise keeps every ferment on your counter in check: the salt, the timing and that nagging "is this still okay?" SALT IT RIGHT • Sauerkraut, brine pickles, kimchi, kombucha, milk kefir and miso • Turn the scale dial, slide the salt ruler, get exact grams • Color zones show when a jar is under-salted, classic or extra slow • Kimchi paste, kombucha sugar and starter, kefir grains: all measured for you KNOW WHEN IT'S READY • Every jar gets its own clock, from first bubbles to ripe • Room temperature moves the forecast: warm days speed it up, cold days slow it down • Drag the thermometer and see how every ready date shifts • See at a glance when a jar is too cold or too warm for its kind NORMAL OR SPOILED? • Tap where you see it: surface, brine, veggies, bottom or smell • Flat and white, or raised and fuzzy? One question sorts it out • 34 signs, each marked Normal, Watch it or Discard • Plain advice on what to do, from "skim it off" to "toss it" A JOURNAL FOR EVERY JAR • Hold the lid to burp a gassy jar and feel the hiss • Log tastes, notes and Guide checks on one timeline • Move jars to the fridge, finish them, or brew the same recipe again • See your record: jars made, batches that turned out, favorite ferments PERFECT FOR • Nervous first-timers with their very first jar • Weekly kombucha and daily kefir rhythms • Miso makers who think in months

Screenshots

Fermento4 screens
Crockwise4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Crockwise at none against Fermento's 4. On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Fermento sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Crockwise asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Fermento versus Crockwise: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFermentoCrockwise
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size111 MB7 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperDrobinin LimitedAvery Gilmore

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Fermento

Subscriptions4
  • Fermentation Tracker Unlimited$3.997 Days
  • Culture & Probiotic Pro$7.991 Month
  • Fermentation Tracker Unlimited3 Days trial$59.991 Year
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  • HACCP Safety Compliance Pro$179.991 Year
None

Crockwise

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fermento free?
Fermento is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Crockwise free?
Crockwise is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Fermento or Crockwise have ads?
Neither Fermento nor Crockwise shows ads.

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