Comparison

Beer Styles vs Brewing Calculator

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • BJCP Style Guidelines
  • Vital stats (OG, FG, IBU, SRM, ABV)
  • Aroma, appearance, flavor, mouthfeel descriptions
  • Visual representation of stats
  • Easy comparison of beer styles
Features
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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.

About

Brewing Calculator

Features
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Brewing Calculator is your essential companion for homebrewing and craft beer making. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced brewer, this app provides all the calculations you need to brew the perfect beer. GRAVITY UNIT CONVERTER Convert between Specific Gravity (SG), Plato, and Brix instantly. Essential for recipe development and brew day calculations. ALCOHOL CALCULATOR Calculate ABV (Alcohol by Volume) and attenuation from your original and final gravity readings. Supports both hydrometer and refractometer measurements with wort correction factor. CARBONATION CALCULATOR Determine the exact amount of priming sugar needed for bottle conditioning. Supports table sugar, corn sugar, and DME. Includes carbonation guidelines for different beer styles. YEAST CALCULATOR Calculate yeast cell requirements based on batch size, gravity, and beer style (ale or lager). Supports dry yeast, liquid yeast packs, slurry, and starter calculations with viability adjustments. IBU CALCULATOR Estimate bitterness using both Tinseth and Rager formulas. Add multiple hop additions with different alpha acids, weights, and boil times. Supports pellets and whole hops. GRAVITY CORRECTION Three tools in one: • Add Extract: Calculate how much malt extract or sugar to add to reach target gravity • Add Water: Determine dilution water needed to lower gravity • Evaporation: Predict gravity after boil-off KEY FEATURES • Clean, intuitive interface designed for brew day • Support for metric and imperial units • Customizable default units (save your preferences) • Works completely offline • No ads, no subscriptions • Regular updates with new features Perfect for homebrewers, craft beer enthusiasts, and professional brewers who want quick, accurate calculations at their fingertips. Download now and take your brewing to the next level!

Screenshots

Beer Styles4 screens
Brewing Calculator3 screens

Verdict

The call

Beer Styles and Brewing Calculator are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Beer Styles versus Brewing Calculator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeer StylesBrewing Calculator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (29 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews96.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings29 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB1 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperMatias KorhonenBartosz Lampart

In-app purchases

None

Beer Styles

No in-app purchases

None

Brewing Calculator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Beer Styles free?
Beer Styles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Brewing Calculator free?
Brewing Calculator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Beer Styles or Brewing Calculator have ads?
Neither Beer Styles nor Brewing Calculator shows ads.

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