Comparison

Kombucha Brew Tracker vs Bubbles

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

Head to head
About

Kombucha Brew Tracker

This app helps home brewers meticulously track their kombucha fermentation process. It offers smart timers for both primary and secondary fermentation, allows for detailed batch logging, and provides reminders for bottling and refrigeration. Document your brews, experiment with flavors, and monitor your cultures with ease.

Highlights
  • F1 & F2 fermentation timers
  • Batch splitting and tracking
  • Multiple culture type support
  • Bottling and refrigeration reminders
  • Unlimited batch management
  • Flavor and photo logging
  • Brew history and stats
Features
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Kombucha Brew Tracker helps home brewers manage fermentation timing with smart timers and batch logging. FEATURES: • F1 & F2 timers – Track first and second fermentation with countdown timers • F2 batch splitting – Create multiple F2 bottles from a single F1 batch and track each one individually • Culture type selection – Choose your culture type when starting a batch: SCOBY, Jun, Water Kefir, and more • Bottling reminders – Get notified when it's time to bottle or refrigerate • Batch management – Track unlimited batches simultaneously • Reactivate batches – Restart completed batches from the same phase with one tap • Flavor logging – Record F2 flavor combinations for each batch • Photo log – Document SCOBY health and batch progress • Brew history – Review all past batches and successful recipes • Stats & streaks – See brewing patterns and total batch counts • 100% offline – No account required, data stays on device Perfect for: • Home kombucha brewers • Continuous brew setups • F2 flavor experimentation • SCOBY health tracking • Batch rotation schedules WHY KOMBUCHA BREW TRACKER? • Simple – Start a timer in 3 seconds • Multi-batch – Track multiple brews at once • No account – Works offline, no signup • Free – Basic features free forever Never miss a bottling day. Brew better kombucha.

About

Bubbles

Track your home fermentation projects with recipes, reminders, and notes. This app helps you manage sauerkraut, kimchi, kombucha, and more, with options to create your own recipes and store your progress.

Highlights
  • Fermentation recipes
  • Custom recipe creation
  • Batch notes and photos
  • Ferment archive
  • Guides on fermentation
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Bubbles keeps track of your home fermentation. Pick a recipe, follow the steps, and get a reminder when it's time to burp, taste, or move the jar to the fridge. - Recipes for sauerkraut, kimchi, kombucha, sourdough starter, tepache and more - Write your own recipes, or import one from a website link or pasted text (Premium) - Add notes and photos to each batch, and look back at finished ferments in the archive - Back up your ferments, recipes and photos and restore them on a new phone (backup with Premium, restoring is free) - Guides on salt, acidity, temperature, mold vs kahm yeast, cleaning and storage Made in Europe Bubbles is built by a small team in Europe and designed around GDPR principles. You don't need an account, and the app works offline. Your data stays on your device unless you turn on cloud backup, which stores it on our servers in the EU. We never sell data. Privacy Policy: https://bubblesferment.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use (EULA): https://bubblesferment.com/terms-of-service

Screenshots

Kombucha Brew Tracker4 screens
Bubbles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bubbles at 5.0 against Kombucha Brew Tracker's 4.0. Bubbles also leads on ads (none vs shown). Kombucha Brew Tracker's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 3 months). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Kombucha Brew Tracker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Bubbles sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bubbles holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kombucha Brew Tracker ships an update every 11 days, Bubbles every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Kombucha Brew Tracker versus Bubbles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKombucha Brew TrackerBubbles
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.3
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB95 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMyQuietSpot Inc.MANTAS LATKAUSKAS

Customer experience

Kombucha Brew Tracker

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bubbles

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Kombucha Brew Tracker

One-time1
  • Unlock Pro$9.99
2 purchases

Bubbles

Subscriptions2
  • Bubbles Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Bubbles Premium Annual1 Month trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Kombucha Brew Tracker free?
Kombucha Brew Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bubbles free?
Bubbles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Kombucha Brew Tracker or Bubbles?
Bubbles is rated higher. Kombucha Brew Tracker averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Bubbles averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Kombucha Brew Tracker or Bubbles have ads?
Kombucha Brew Tracker shows ads; Bubbles does not.
Which is updated more often, Kombucha Brew Tracker or Bubbles?
Kombucha Brew Tracker ships an update every 11 days, and Bubbles every 3 months. Most recently, Kombucha Brew Tracker was updated on November 5, 2026 and Bubbles on October 31, 2026.

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