BrewingCalc vs ABV Calculator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BrewingCalc
A professional toolkit for homebrewers featuring a suite of calculators for IBU, ABV, calories, and Brix. It also includes precise unit converters for volume, weight, temperature, and gravity, all without ads or subscriptions.
- IBU calculator (Glenn Tinseth)
- ABV estimation (precision table & formula)
- Calorie estimation (Real Extract method)
- Brix/Refractometer conversion
- Volume, weight, temperature, gravity converters
- Metric and US unit support
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BrewingCalc is a professional toolkit for homebrewers — clean, fast, and built for serious brewing. Whether you're calculating bitterness, estimating ABV, or converting between metric and US units, BrewingCalc gives you all the tools you need in one place. CALCULATORS INCLUDED • IBU (Glenn Tinseth) — Calculate International Bitterness Units for up to 5 hop additions. Enter hop weight, alpha acid %, boil time, batch volume, and wort gravity. Get per-hop and total IBU. • ABV Table — Determine alcohol by volume using a precision 60-point specific gravity interpolation table. Supports both Plato and SG inputs. • ABV Formula — Temperature-corrected ABV calculation using a polynomial formula. Accounts for measurement temperature of both original and final gravity readings. • Calories — Estimate total and per-100ml calories from original gravity, final gravity, and batch volume. Uses the Real Extract (RE) method. • Brix / Refractometer — Convert refractometer readings to gravity and ABV. Two modes: enter original and final Brix, or work backwards from current gravity and corrected Brix. Includes wort correction factor support. • Unit Converters — Four precision converters: – Volume: litres, millilitres, decalitres, US/UK gallons, fl oz, pints – Weight: kilograms, grams, pounds, ounces – Temperature: Celsius, Fahrenheit, Kelvin – Gravity: Plato ↔ Specific Gravity DESIGNED FOR BREWERS All formulas follow established brewing science — Glenn Tinseth's IBU model, the Real Extract calorie method, and standard Brix correction. No ads, no subscriptions, no account required. Works great on both iPhone and iPad.
ABV Calculator
Easily calculate the Alcohol by Volume (ABV) of your homebrew. Input your Original Gravity (OG) and Final Gravity (FG) to get an instant ABV reading using a standard formula. Perfect for brewers to track their creations.
- Calculate ABV from OG and FG
- Uses standard brewing formula
- Simple and quick input
- Supports homebrewers
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Finding the ABV (Alcohol by Volume) in your home brew is an important part of the whole brewing experience. With ABV Calculator you can quickly and easily calculate the ABV in your brew. Simply enter the OG (Original Gravity) and the FG (Final Gravity) and find the calculated ABV. The equation used in this app is (OG-FG) x 131.25 = ABV Happy brewing!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: BrewingCalc at none against ABV Calculator's shown. BrewingCalc also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 31 months) and review sentiment (73% vs 56%). ABV Calculator's advantage is ratings volume (15 vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.5 for BrewingCalc against 3.4 for ABV Calculator. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ABV Calculator has 15 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 73% of BrewingCalc's written reviews are positive against 56% of ABV Calculator's.
BrewingCalc ships an update every 3 months, ABV Calculator every 31 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BrewingCalc | ABV Calculator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) — better | 3.4 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.7% of reviews — better | 56.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 31 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Ilia Khokhlov | Aksel Dybdal |
Customer experience
BrewingCalc
ABV Calculator
In-app purchases
BrewingCalc
No in-app purchases
ABV Calculator
No in-app purchases
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