Mead Maker vs BrewBatch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Mead Maker
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Mead Maker helps home meadmakers track fermentation from primary to aging with gravity logging, nutrient schedules, and ABV calculation. FEATURES: โข Gravity logging โ Track OG, FG, and readings over time โข ABV calculator โ Automatic alcohol calculation from gravity โข TOSNA nutrient schedule โ Auto-calculate Fermaid-O additions (Pro) โข 1/3 sugar break detection โ Know when to add final nutrients (Pro) โข Phase tracking โ Primary, Secondary, Bottling, Aging stages โข Batch management โ Track unlimited mead batches โข Mead styles โ Traditional, Melomel, Cyser, Pyment, Metheglin, Braggot, Bochet โข Yeast library โ Common mead yeasts with nitrogen requirements โข Temperature log โ Monitor fermentation temperature โข Stuck fermentation alert โ Detect stalled fermentation early (Pro) โข Aging reminders โ 6-month, 1-year notifications โข Tasting notes โ Rate and track flavor development โข Photo log โ Document clarity and color changes โข Gravity chart โ Visualize fermentation progress (Pro) โข 100% offline โ No account required Perfect for: โข Home meadmakers โข Honey wine brewers โข Hydromel & session mead โข Fruit mead (melomel) makers โข Traditional mead brewing โข Cyser and pyment fermentation WHY MEAD MAKER? โข TOSNA made easy โ No spreadsheet calculations โข Track multiple batches โ Manage concurrent ferments โข Works offline โ No internet or account needed โข Free forever โ Basic features always free From pitching yeast to aging. Brew better mead. Made by QuickSeed Labs
BrewBatch
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Your brew days deserve better than a notes app. BrewBatch is a field book for homebrewers: every batch logged with its recipe, volumes, gravity curve, and story, plus the math every brew actually needs. Log a batch in a minute: name, style, batch number, brew day, volumes into the fermenter, grain bill, hops, yeast, and recipe notes. From there the app keeps the record while you keep brewing. WHAT SHIPS - Batch log: recipe, style, targets, and volumes in liters or US gallons - Gravity readings with automatic ABV and apparent attenuation, drawn as a fermentation curve - Fermentation timeline with reminders: dry hop, gravity check, bottling day, first taste - Bottling and kegging notes with target carbonation and a priming sugar suggestion for your exact volume - Taste ratings over time: watch a batch condition, peak, and fade - Brew-again shortlist: star the recipes worth repeating, ranked by how their tastings held up - Brewer's toolbox: ABV calculator, priming sugar calculator, hydrometer temperature correction, Plato and gravity converter - Brew Sheet PDF: one printable page per batch with the recipe, gravity log, timeline, packaging, and tastings - Syncs across iPhone, iPad, and Mac with iCloud FREE VS LIFETIME Free is the full workflow for your first 3 batches: readings, reminders, tastings, charts, and every calculator. The Lifetime Unlock (one payment, no subscription) removes the batch limit and opens the Brew Sheet PDF export. Buy once, keep it forever, on all your devices. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no ads, no tracking. Your brew log lives on your device and in your private iCloud; we run no servers and cannot see your data. Made in Montreal by InnovaLabWorks.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: BrewBatch at none against Mead Maker's shown. BrewBatch also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). Mead Maker's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Mead Maker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and BrewBatch sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Mead Maker ships an update every 2 months, BrewBatch every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mead Maker | BrewBatch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 days โ better |
| Ads | Yes | No โ better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 โ better | 18.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | MyQuietSpot Inc. | InnovaLabWorks |
In-app purchases
Mead Maker
- Mead Maker Pro$14.99
BrewBatch
- BrewBatch Lifetime$2.99









