Comparison

BrewSmart vs BrewPilot

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

Head to head
About

BrewSmart

This app helps you calculate coffee ratios, guides you through brewing, and logs your results. It offers precise measurements and personalized adjustments for your next brew. Enjoy a seamless coffee preparation experience with its intuitive interface and helpful features.

Highlights
  • Instant ratio calculation
  • Guided pour-over timer
  • Brew journal with ratings
  • Dial-in assistant for taste adjustments
  • Apple Watch brew coach
  • Home screen widgets
  • Lock screen live activity
Features
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BrewSmart is your complete coffee brewing companion. Calculate the ratio, get coached through every pour, log the cup, then dial in the next one. Share the winner as a link that opens right in a friend's BrewSmart. All in one fast, focused app. No ads. No subscriptions. Adjust water, coffee, or ratio and the other two update instantly. Perfect for pour over (V60, Chemex, Kalita), AeroPress, French press, moka pot, drip, and espresso, whether you're dialing in a new single-origin or scaling up a batch. THE BREWING LOOP 1. Calculate. Tap or swipe water, coffee, or ratio; the others recalculate instantly. No keyboard, no guessing. Precise to 0.1 g. 2. Brew. Turn any recipe into a guided, step-by-step pour with target weights, timing cues, and a live countdown to your next pour. 3. Log. Save every brew to your journal with a rating, notes, grind, and temperature. Edit any detail later. 4. Dial in. Tell BrewSmart how the cup tasted (too sour or bitter, weak or strong) and get a specific adjustment for your next brew. FEATURES Brew Calculator Tap or swipe water, coffee, or ratio; the other two recalculate instantly. Pour Guide Turn any recipe into a step-by-step guided brew with target weights and timing cues. Start from the built-in pour schedule, or build your own pours with a bloom and custom targets. A live countdown ticks down to your next pour. Or keep it simple with the plain timer. Clip Recipes from the Web Found a brew guide online? Paste the link and BrewSmart reads the recipe off the page: coffee, water, temperature, and every pour. Review it before anything is saved. A daily limit applies. Share Recipes by Link Send any recipe as a link. It unfurls with a preview in the chat, and whoever taps it sees the pour schedule, grind, and temperature, then saves and brews it. An attached coffee travels with it, so they can make your exact cup. No BrewSmart? The link opens as a web page. Coffees share the same way, alone or with their recipes. Prefer a picture? Any recipe or brew log becomes a clean, themed card. Coffee Library Keep every coffee you brew: roaster, origin, process, varietals, roast level and roast date, plus your own tasting notes. Attach a coffee to recipes and logged brews, then look back at every cup you made with it. Dial-In Assistant Brewed something off? Mark the taste (sour, bitter, weak, or strong) and BrewSmart recommends exactly what to change next time: grind, dose, ratio, temperature, or time. Apply it with one tap. Brew Journal Log every cup with a rating, tasting notes, grind, water temperature, and the coffee you brewed with. Add brews by hand or straight from the timer, and edit any detail later. Recipe Collection Browse a hand-picked collection of recipes (classics like the 4:6 Method, hot and iced) right from the recipes screen, and save any of them into your app. Apple Watch Brew Coach Start a guided brew from your wrist and follow the pour coach with haptic cues for every pour. No need to touch your phone mid-brew. Real-time sync keeps your watch and iPhone together. Home Screen Widgets Jump straight to your ratio or timer. Lock Screen Live Activity Keep your pour timer and next-pour countdown on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. Siri & Shortcuts Ask Siri to calculate your ratio or start a brew timer hands-free. Recipe Management Save your favorite water, coffee, and ratio combinations, plus grind and temperature, as named recipes. Attach a coffee, load any setup with one tap, then edit, rename, or delete anytime. Grams or Ounces, °C or °F Switch weight between grams and ounces and temperature between °C and °F, across the app, widgets, and Apple Watch. Clean & Focused No ads. No subscriptions. Light and dark mode. Optimized for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. Whether you're calibrating your V60, dialing in espresso, or just making a better cup every morning, BrewSmart takes you from ratio to perfect brew, and remembers what worked.

About

BrewPilot

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BrewPilot helps specialty coffee lovers dial in better cups — and repeat the ones that worked. Use guided brew timers, ratio calculators, grind-size notes, coffee recipes, bean tracking, and a private brew log to understand what changed and what actually tasted better. GUIDED BREW TIMER Follow step-by-step brew timers for V60, AeroPress, Chemex, French Press, Clever Dripper, Kalita Wave, Espresso, Cold Brew, Moka Pot, and Turkish coffee. BrewPilot guides each step with timing, water amounts, haptic feedback, and auto-advance. RATIO CALCULATOR Choose your method, coffee dose, and brew ratio. BrewPilot calculates the water you need instantly, with support for grams, ounces, and tablespoons. BREW LOG Rate every brew, add tasting notes, track what worked, and save great brews as recipes. Stop guessing and build a history of your best cups. CUSTOM RECIPES Create your own brew timer recipes with custom steps, water amounts, timing, and notes. Load any recipe into the timer with one tap. GRIND SIZE NOTES Track grind settings for each method and adjust them to match your grinder. Perfect for dialing in V60, AeroPress, Chemex, espresso, and more. COFFEE COLLECTION Keep track of the beans you have at home. Add roaster, origin, roast level, tasting notes, and ratings so you always know what to brew next. ICED COFFEE MODE BrewPilot can split your water between hot brew water and ice, helping you make stronger iced coffee without watering it down. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account needed. BrewPilot works offline and syncs privately across your devices with iCloud. BREWPILOT PRO Pro unlocks unlimited brew log, custom recipes, coffee collection, CSV export, and the full dial-in toolkit. SUBSCRIPTION INFO • Pro Monthly: $1.99/month • Pro Yearly: $9.99/year • Pro Lifetime: $19.99 one-time purchase • Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase • Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • You can manage and cancel subscriptions in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions • Terms of Use: https://docs-two-blush-91.vercel.app/terms.html • Privacy Policy: https://docs-two-blush-91.vercel.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

BrewSmart4 screens
BrewPilot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: BrewSmart at every 5 days against BrewPilot's monthly. BrewPilot's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, 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

Both are free to download. BrewSmart sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and BrewPilot sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BrewSmart ships an update every 5 days, BrewPilot monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
BrewSmart versus BrewPilot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrewSmartBrewPilot
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKEN TOMINAGAAlex Galkin

In-app purchases

3 purchases

BrewSmart

One-time3
  • Small Tip$1.99
  • Medium Tip$4.99
  • Large Tip$9.99
3 purchases

BrewPilot

Subscriptions2
  • BrewPilot Pro$1.991 Month
  • BrewPilot Pro$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • BrewPilot Pro Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is BrewSmart free?
BrewSmart is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BrewPilot free?
BrewPilot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BrewSmart or BrewPilot have ads?
Neither BrewSmart nor BrewPilot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BrewSmart or BrewPilot?
BrewSmart ships an update every 5 days, and BrewPilot monthly. Most recently, BrewSmart was updated on October 24, 2026 and BrewPilot on October 11, 2026.

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