Comparison

BrewingCalc vs Samogon

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 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.

About

Samogon

This app assists with the complex calculations involved in moonshining. It handles fractional distillation, dilution, mixing, drip rate measurement, and hydrometer corrections.

Highlights
  • Fractional distillation calculations
  • Dilution and mixing calculations
  • Contraction calculations
  • Drip rate measuring
  • Hydrometer correction
Features
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Moonshiner's calculator - fractional distillation, dilution and mixing with contraction, drip rate measuring, hydrometer correction. - Privacy Policy: http://rexdev.ru/SamStation/pp.html Terms and Conditions: http://rexdev.ru/SamStation/ua.html

Screenshots

BrewingCalc4 screens
Samogon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Samogon at 4.3 against BrewingCalc's 3.5. Samogon also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (49 vs 2). BrewingCalc's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Samogon sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. BrewingCalc asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Samogon holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Samogon has 49 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 73% of BrewingCalc's written reviews are positive against 52% of Samogon's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BrewingCalc ships an update every 3 months, Samogon every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
BrewingCalc versus Samogon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrewingCalcSamogon
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (2 ratings)4.3 (49 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.7% of reviews — better52.3% of reviews
Number of ratings249 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB114 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperIlia KhokhlovRoman Kolesnichenko

Customer experience

BrewingCalc

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral9.1%
Negative18.2%

Samogon

All ratings49 ratings
Positive81.6%
Neutral4.1%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews65 reviews
Positive52.3%
Neutral3.1%
Negative44.6%

In-app purchases

None

BrewingCalc

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Samogon

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium Access$0.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium Access$3.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Forever$17.99

Questions

Is BrewingCalc free?
BrewingCalc is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Samogon free?
Samogon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BrewingCalc or Samogon?
Samogon is rated higher. BrewingCalc averages 3.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Samogon averages 4.3 from 49 ratings.
Do BrewingCalc or Samogon have ads?
Samogon shows ads; BrewingCalc does not.
Which is updated more often, BrewingCalc or Samogon?
BrewingCalc ships an update every 3 months, and Samogon every 5 days. Most recently, BrewingCalc was updated on September 8, 2026 and Samogon on September 22, 2026.

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