Comparison

Fermentation 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

Fermentation Tracker

Track and organize all your home fermentation projects, from kombucha to pickles. Log details, set timers, and analyze progress with charts and calculators. Save favorite recipes and export your data.

Highlights
  • Track various ferment types
  • Customizable batch stages and durations
  • Live timers with Lock Screen integration
  • Log temperature, pH, and tasting notes
  • Brine, ABV, and Baker's Math calculators
  • Create reusable batch templates
  • Export data as CSV
Features
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Your ferments deserve better than sticky notes. Meet Fermenty: a thoughtfully designed fermentation tracker for home fermenters, from your first jar to your next great batch. Keep kombucha, sourdough, kimchi, yogurt, beer, wine, mead, pickles, and hot sauce organized in one place. TRACK YOUR WAY Choose a popular ferment type or create your own. Record salt percentages, start a batch now or schedule it for later, and plan multiple stages with target durations. Pause, resume, or duplicate a batch whenever you need to. TIMERS AT A GLANCE Follow batch progress with live timers. Live Activities bring your timer to the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island on supported devices. CAPTURE EVERY DETAIL • Log temperature in °C or °F and track pH readings. • Spot changes over time with temperature and pH charts. • Add photos, observations, and batch notes. • Record tasting notes and rate results from 1 to 10. • See readings, photos, notes, and stage changes together on a chronological timeline. REMINDERS THAT FIT YOUR ROUTINE Set recurring check-ins daily, every few days, or weekly. Add advance alerts before a stage is due to finish. THREE HANDY CALCULATORS • Brine: calculate salt amounts and brine concentration. • ABV: estimate alcohol by volume from original and final gravity readings. • Baker's Math: work out hydration, water amounts, and ingredient weights using baker's percentages. SAVE YOUR FAVORITES Turn your preferred batch setups into reusable templates, complete with stages and settings, so your next batch is quick to start. EXPORT YOUR RECORDS Export a single batch or your full ferment history as CSV for sharing, analysis, or your own records. MADE FOR EVERYDAY FERMENTING Enjoy a clean interface, light and dark modes, and nine app languages. Your fermentation records are stored on your device. START FREE. MAKE ROOM WITH PRO. Use every tracking feature with one running or scheduled batch at a time, with no limits on logging. Paused and completed batches don't count toward this limit. Upgrade to Fermenty Pro for unlimited running and scheduled batches. Subscriptions support continued development and help keep Fermenty ad-free. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION • Payment is charged to your Apple Account at purchase confirmation. • Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the current period ends. • Manage or cancel your subscription in your account settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/fermenty-privacy-policy/home By using this app, you agree to Apple's standard Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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

Fermentation Tracker4 screens
Bubbles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Fermentation Tracker at monthly against Bubbles's every 3 months. Bubbles's advantage is iOS requirement (15.3 vs 18.0). On price, ads, 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. Fermentation Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fermentation Tracker ships an update monthly, Bubbles every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Fermentation Tracker versus Bubbles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFermentation TrackerBubbles
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB95 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMASON QULIZADAMANTAS LATKAUSKAS

Customer experience

Fermentation Tracker

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bubbles

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

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Fermentation Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Fermenty Pro - Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Fermenty Pro – Yearly$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Fermenty Pro – Lifetime$34.99
2 purchases

Bubbles

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

Questions

Is Fermentation Tracker free?
Fermentation Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bubbles free?
Bubbles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Fermentation Tracker or Bubbles have ads?
Neither Fermentation Tracker nor Bubbles shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fermentation Tracker or Bubbles?
Fermentation Tracker ships an update monthly, and Bubbles every 3 months. Most recently, Fermentation Tracker was updated on November 5, 2026 and Bubbles on October 31, 2026.

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