Beer Styles vs Homebrew Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Beer Styles
Access comprehensive beer style guidelines with vital statistics like gravity, bitterness, color, and alcohol content. Visual representations of key stats help users easily understand differences between styles.
- BJCP Style Guidelines
- Vital stats (OG, FG, IBU, SRM, ABV)
- Aroma, appearance, flavor, mouthfeel descriptions
- Visual representation of stats
- Easy comparison of beer styles
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The guidelines include vital stats such as OG (original gravity), FG (final gravity), IBU (bitterness), SRM (colour), and ABV readings as well as descriptions for aroma, appearance, flavour, and mouth feel. In Beer Styles all the vital stats have been given a visual representation to make it easier to fathom the differences in styles.
Homebrew Timer
This app assists beer brewers by sending timely notifications for adding ingredients during the boiling process. It offers a comprehensive list of ingredients, custom additions, and the ability to save and import recipes.
- Brew day notifications
- Extensive ingredient list
- Custom ingredient additions
- Save and import recipes
- Background notifications
- Apple Watch integration
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Homebrew Timer is a brew day app for beer brewers – it pushes notifications to your iPhone or iPad when it's time to add ingredients while your wort is boiling. Select from an extensive list of hops, spices, fruits, herbs, and adjuncts included in the app, or easily add your own custom ingredients. Recipes are saved to your iPhone so they are ready to go next time you brew your favorite beer. Create and save recipes. Import recipes via beerXML files from your favorite homebrew recipe development software. Once started, Homebrew Timer will show the time remaining to add each ingredient and will push a notification to your device's screen Notifications work while app is in the background or closed. Notifications will appear on your Apple Watch if it is set up to mirror notifications for Homebrew Timer. Tap the “?” button on any screen for instructions. Let Homebrew Timer keep track of your brew day so you don't have to while you make great beer. Cheers!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Beer Styles at Free against Homebrew Timer's $2.99. Beer Styles also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.0) and review sentiment (96% vs 67%). On ads, in-app purchases, 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
Beer Styles is free to download; Homebrew Timer costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Beer Styles holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 29 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of Beer Styles's written reviews are positive against 67% of Homebrew Timer's.
Beer Styles ships an update every 6 weeks, Homebrew Timer every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Beer Styles | Homebrew Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (29 ratings) — better | 4.0 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 96.3% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Matias Korhonen | Mary Ann Burt |
Customer experience
Beer Styles
Homebrew Timer
In-app purchases
Beer Styles
No in-app purchases
Homebrew Timer
No in-app purchases
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