Full recipe design, cascading brew day timers, water chemistry, and Apple Watch — everything the big apps charge subscriptions for. Free forever.
5.0 stars. Every brewer who's tried it loves it. Here's what they're saying.
"Finally a homebrewing app that actually works the way brew day works. The cascading timers are brilliant — my mash flows into my boil automatically. And on my Apple Watch? Game changer."
"I was paying $3.49/month for Brewfather and honestly didn't use half the features. Brew Pilot has everything I actually need — recipes, timers, water chemistry — for free. Switched and never looked back."
"The Dynamic Island timer is something I didn't know I needed until I had it. Brew step always visible, hands covered in grain dust, no fumbling with my phone. This is how brewing apps should work."
Your hands are wet, your grain is mashing, and your phone is across the room. That's why Brew Pilot lives on your wrist, your lock screen, and your home screen.
Full brew day control from your wrist. See active timers, current step, and temperature targets without picking up your phone. Haptic alerts for every transition.
Your current brew step lives at the top of your screen and on your lock screen. Timer countdowns, hop additions, temperature reminders — always visible, never buried.
Glanceable brew status right on your home screen. See your next brew, active timers, or recent recipes without opening the app.
Not a web wrapper. Not a cross-platform port. Built with SwiftUI for iOS — fast, fluid, and right at home on your iPhone.
Recipe design, brew day execution, water chemistry, cost tracking — everything the subscription apps offer, without the subscription.
All-grain, extract, partial mash, sours. Build recipes from scratch or import via BeerXML. 109 BJCP style profiles with guidelines and targets.
Equipment-aware timers that chain together. Your mash flows into your boil. Hop additions fire on schedule. No manual management.
Calculate water adjustments and predict mash pH. Dial in your water profile for any style — no spreadsheets required.
Comprehensive ingredient databases with detailed profiles. Search, filter, and add to recipes instantly.
Iterate on recipes without losing history. Track what changed between batches and why. Every version saved, every tweak recorded.
Know what every batch costs. Ingredient prices, per-batch breakdown, and cost-per-pint calculations for every recipe.
Bring your recipes from Brewfather, BeerSmith, or Brewer's Friend. Export them back if you ever want to leave. Zero lock-in.
Complete data backup and restore. Your recipes, brew logs, and settings — all exportable, all recoverable. Your data is yours.
No account. No cloud sync. No subscription gate. Everything works offline, everything stays on your device. Period.
Low-frequency. No spam. Just useful stuff for homebrewers and early access when we ship new features.
This is what you actually get when you open the app.
Brewfather just raised prices 50%. BeerSmith mobile is stuck in 2018. Brewer's Friend Android is broken. Here's how Brew Pilot stacks up.
| Feature | Brewfather | BeerSmith | Brew Pilot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recipe Design | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Brew Day Timers | Basic | ✗ | Cascading |
| Apple Watch | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Dynamic Island | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Live Activities | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Home Screen Widgets | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Water Chemistry | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| BeerXML Import | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Works Offline | ✗ | Desktop | ✓ |
| No Account Required | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Pricing | $3.49/mo | $29.99 | Free |
No trials, no time limits, no feature gates that make the free tier useless. Basic brewers get everything they need at $0.
Everything you need to design recipes, nail your brew day, and track your batches. On your phone, on your wrist, on your terms.
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