Comparison

BrewingCalc vs Smart

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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 10 hop additions. Add or remove additions as your recipe requires, then enter hop weight, alpha acid %, boil time, batch volume, and wort gravity. Get per-hop and total IBU. Supports metric and US units. • 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 the measurement temperature of both original and final gravity readings. • Calories — Estimate total and per-100 ml 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. Your inputs are saved automatically, so you can pick up right where you left off. No ads, no subscriptions, no account required. Works great on both iPhone and iPad.

About

Smart

Features
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This Application will bring users comfort and intelligent experience. Users can get the status information of appliances and control them anywhere and anytime. The interface is simple and powerful, in addition to the common functions of the remote control, it also has intelligent functions, for example, Diagnostics,Program Setting and so on. More interesting features are waiting for our user to experience.

Screenshots

BrewingCalc4 screens
Smart4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: BrewingCalc at every 2 months against Smart's every 6 months. Smart's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BrewingCalc ships an update every 2 months, Smart every 6 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
BrewingCalc versus Smart: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrewingCalcSmart
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews72.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB44 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperIlia Khokhlov青岛聚好联科技有限公司

In-app purchases

None

BrewingCalc

No in-app purchases

None

Smart

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BrewingCalc free?
BrewingCalc is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Smart free?
Smart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BrewingCalc or Smart have ads?
Neither BrewingCalc nor Smart shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BrewingCalc or Smart?
BrewingCalc ships an update every 2 months, and Smart every 6 months. Most recently, BrewingCalc was updated on October 24, 2026 and Smart on October 24, 2026.

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