Comparison

PintWise vs BBQ Timer

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

Head to head
About

PintWise

Catalog craft beers you've tasted by taking photos, recording details like brewery and rating, and sharing with friends. Search your personal database to recall past favorites and avoid repeat disappointments.

Highlights
  • Catalog craft beers
  • Record tasting details
  • Take beer photos
  • Searchable beer database
  • Share ratings with friends
  • iCloud syncing
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Remember every beer worth remembering. PintWise is a personal catalog for the craft beers you've tasted — snap a photo, rate it, and never again stand in the beer aisle wondering if you liked the one with the cool label. This app grew out of sharing some great (and some not so great) beers over the years with friends and family. After giving and receiving tons of recommendations, it became impossible to remember them all — so PintWise was born. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Photograph each beer and log the name, brewery, style, price, and where you bought it • Rate in half-stars, mark whether you'd buy it again, and write tasting notes while it's fresh • Credit collaborating breweries on collab brews • Search your whole catalog in seconds, right there in the aisle • Share any beer as a beautiful card straight to your friends SEE YOUR TASTE TAKE SHAPE Statistics reveal your top styles, your favorite breweries, your average rating, and your highest-rated pour. At the end of the year, Your Year in Beer wraps it all into a recap worth sharing. YOURS, EVERYWHERE Your catalog syncs across your devices with iCloud, so replacing a phone never means losing a single beer. Export the whole thing — photos included — to a plain backup file any time. No lock-in. PintWise is free for your first 5 beers. Unlimited beers, backup restore, and everything above are part of PintWise Pro. Built by one person, on nights and weekends, for people who take their beer seriously and themselves less so. Cheers. Privacy Policy: https://www.zeynatech.com/pintwise/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

BBQ Timer

Features
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BBQ Timer – Grill Perfectly, Every Time Tired of overcooked meat or guessing when to flip? BBQ Timer makes grilling simple. Select your meat type and thickness, and get precise flip and finish notifications. No stress. No guesswork. Just great BBQ. Why You’ll Love It Smart Timers Preset grill times for beef, chicken, pork, sausage, fish, and more. BBQ Timer calculates exact flip and finish alerts for each. Customizable Settings Like steak rare or sausage extra crispy? Adjust times per meat type and thickness to match your style. Multiple Timers Track several meats at once – each with its own countdown and alerts. Clear Notifications Know exactly when to flip or remove food, even if your phone is locked or the app’s in the background. Outdoor-Friendly Design Bold, easy-to-read interface built for sunny backyards and smoky BBQ pits. Grill better every time – download BBQ Timer now and take the guesswork out of BBQ

Screenshots

PintWise4 screens
BBQ Timer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BBQ Timer at none against PintWise's 2. BBQ Timer also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). PintWise's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 9 months). On price, ads 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. PintWise sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.00 per month. BBQ Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PintWise ships an update every 2 weeks, BBQ Timer every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PintWise versus BBQ Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPintWiseBBQ Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB35 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperZeyna Technologies, LLCLIMAKILO GmbH

In-app purchases

2 purchases

PintWise

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$1.001 Month
  • Annual Subscription$10.001 Year
None

BBQ Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PintWise free?
PintWise is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BBQ Timer free?
BBQ Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PintWise or BBQ Timer have ads?
Neither PintWise nor BBQ Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PintWise or BBQ Timer?
PintWise ships an update every 2 weeks, and BBQ Timer every 9 months. Most recently, PintWise was updated on September 26, 2026 and BBQ Timer on October 2, 2026.

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