Comparison

PourChoice vs BrewCraft Home Brewing

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

Head to head
About

PourChoice

Instantly identify beers from any menu using your phone's camera. Discover highly-rated craft beers and track your personal preferences with private notes and ratings. Bookmark beers to try later and contribute to a growing community database.

Highlights
  • Camera-based beer menu scanning
  • Community beer ratings
  • Personal beer ratings and notes
  • Bookmark beers to try
  • My Beers list
  • Add new beers to database
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PourChoice turns your phone's camera into a beer menu expert. Point it at any tap list, bottle menu, or beer board and watch the beers appear instantly, ranked by community ratings so you always know what to order. How it works: - Open the app, point your camera at a beer menu, and PourChoice automatically reads and identifies the beers using your camera. - Each beer is ranked by community ratings pulled from our database of thousands of craft beers. - No typing, no searching - just point and see what's worth ordering. Rate your beers: - Tap any beer to add your own personal rating. - Your ratings sync privately across all your devices via iCloud and help you remember what you loved (and what you didn't). - Add personal notes to any beer - your notes are stored privately and never shared. Bookmark beers to try: - See something interesting but not ready to order yet? Bookmark it with one tap and find it later in your My Beers list. My Beers: - All your rated beers and bookmarks in one place, sorted by your rating or grouped by style. - See your rating alongside the community rating to see where your taste lines up. Stay connected: - Get occasional reminders to rate your beers. - Send feedback or feature requests right from the app. - Your ratings contribute to community averages, making PourChoice better for everyone. Search and improve the database: - No menu in front of you? Search our database anytime to look up a beer, add a rating, or bookmark something for later. - Found something not in the database? Add it directly to the database in one step so it scans for everyone in the future. Free to use: - Scan any beer menu - Community ratings on every beer - 10 free personal ratings - Bookmark beers to try later - Personal notes on any beer - My Beers list PourChoice Pro: Upgrade once for unlimited personal ratings and the ability to share your beer list with friends. No subscription, ever.

About

BrewCraft Home Brewing

Features
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BrewCraft Home Brewing Design, scale, and brew great craft beer at home with confidence. BrewCraft Home Brewing is the beautiful and easy-to-use recipe designer built for homebrewers. Whether you’re brewing your first batch or your fiftieth, create precise recipes that match your equipment and taste. Key Features: • 35 Tested Recipes – A complete cookbook featuring 35 quality recipes across popular styles including IPAs, Stouts, Porters, Belgians, Lagers, and Ales. • Smart Recipe Scaling – Instantly adjust ABV, IBU, or batch size and watch all ingredients automatically recalculate with perfect accuracy. • Flexible Units – Switch effortlessly between Imperial (gallons, pounds, °F) and Metric (liters, kilograms, °C) at any time. • Mash & Boil Timers – Built-in adjustable timers with visual hop addition alerts so you stay on schedule during your brew day. • Favorites Library – Bookmark and organize your favorite recipes for quick access. • Clear Brewing Instructions – Practical, step-by-step guidance for every recipe — exactly like a well-written homebrew kit. • Recipe Adjustments – Fine-tune ABV, bitterness, and volume on any recipe and see the ingredients update live. With a clean, modern interface and powerful brewing tools, BrewCraft Home Brewing makes it simple and enjoyable to create consistent, great-tasting beer batch after batch. Perfect for beginners and experienced homebrewers alike. Start brewing better beer today with BrewCraft Home Brewing.

Screenshots

PourChoice4 screens
BrewCraft Home Brewing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BrewCraft Home Brewing at none against PourChoice's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. PourChoice sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BrewCraft Home Brewing asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
PourChoice versus BrewCraft Home Brewing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPourChoiceBrewCraft Home Brewing
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB5 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperBenjamin HolderDustin Cohick

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PourChoice

One-time1
  • PourChoice Pro$1.99
None

BrewCraft Home Brewing

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PourChoice free?
PourChoice is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BrewCraft Home Brewing free?
BrewCraft Home Brewing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PourChoice or BrewCraft Home Brewing have ads?
Neither PourChoice nor BrewCraft Home Brewing shows ads.

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