Ferment Lab vs Crockwise

Ferment Lab is the batch tracker home fermenters have needed for years. Log every jar, vessel, and crock — with pH readings, photos, tasting notes, and scheduled check-ins — and let on-device AI tell you if your ferment is on track. AI pH Safety Advisor Log your pH readings as your batch develops. Ferment Lab analyzes your acidification curve against culture-specific safety profiles (kimchi, kombucha, brine pickles, and cheese all behave differently) and tells you: on track, watch it, or discard. No guessing. No forum searching at midnight. Built for every ferment except bread Kimchi. Kombucha. Kefir. Hard and soft cheese. Hot sauce. Pickles. Sauerkraut. Vinegar. Miso. Tempeh. Wine and cider. Each culture gets the right schedule, right safety thresholds, and right guidance. Sourdough? That's Crumb — a separate app for bread bakers. What you track Salt %, temperature, vessel size, pH readings over time, tasting ratings, and a full photo journal. The batch detail screen is the most organized fermentation log you've ever had. Designed for the counter Live Activities keep your next check-in on your lock screen. Widgets show all active batches at a glance. Siri shortcuts log a pH reading without unlocking your phone. All data stays on your device or syncs privately via iCloud. No accounts. No server. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://brainrash.com/apps/ferment-lab/privacy

Your jars, your kitchen, zero guesswork. Crockwise keeps every ferment on your counter in check: the salt, the timing and that nagging "is this still okay?" SALT IT RIGHT • Sauerkraut, brine pickles, kimchi, kombucha, milk kefir and miso • Turn the scale dial, slide the salt ruler, get exact grams • Color zones show when a jar is under-salted, classic or extra slow • Kimchi paste, kombucha sugar and starter, kefir grains: all measured for you KNOW WHEN IT'S READY • Every jar gets its own clock, from first bubbles to ripe • Room temperature moves the forecast: warm days speed it up, cold days slow it down • Drag the thermometer and see how every ready date shifts • See at a glance when a jar is too cold or too warm for its kind NORMAL OR SPOILED? • Tap where you see it: surface, brine, veggies, bottom or smell • Flat and white, or raised and fuzzy? One question sorts it out • 34 signs, each marked Normal, Watch it or Discard • Plain advice on what to do, from "skim it off" to "toss it" A JOURNAL FOR EVERY JAR • Hold the lid to burp a gassy jar and feel the hiss • Log tastes, notes and Guide checks on one timeline • Move jars to the fridge, finish them, or brew the same recipe again • See your record: jars made, batches that turned out, favorite ferments PERFECT FOR • Nervous first-timers with their very first jar • Weekly kombucha and daily kefir rhythms • Miso makers who think in months