BeerSmith 3 Mobile Homebrewing icon
BeerSmith Mobile Home Brewing icon

BeerSmith

For serious home brewing hobbyists and enthusiasts who require technical software for recipe formulation and batch tracking.

2apps3.1(30)Food & Drink

Snapshot

Who is BeerSmith?

Providing home brewers with technical tools and recipe management to refine their brewing process through cross-platform synchronization.

Target audience

Serious home brewing hobbyistsEnthusiasts who require technical software for recipe formulationBatch tracking

Active nemesis

Avocado Toast Co.

Other rivals

Portfolio

2
apps
Food & Drink1

Last updated

BeerSmith Mobile Home Brewing

v3.1.09

6y ago

Dormant

Publisher DNA

What defines BeerSmith?

Publisher DNA

Primary focus

Home brewing utility and recipe management

Scale

indie

Target audience

Serious home brewing hobbyists and enthusiasts who require technical software for recipe formulation and batch tracking.

Signature Patterns

  • Focus on technical utility over entertainment
  • Integration with desktop and web ecosystems via cloud synchronization
  • Monetization via a paid upfront model
  • Targeting a highly specific, technical hobbyist niche
Dormant

Portfolio momentum

With zero releases in the last 6 months and the sole mobile title classified as abandoned, the publisher is not actively developing for mobile.

Active apps 0Abandoned 1

Portfolio

What does BeerSmith ship?

Apps

2 apps analysed

Single-market publisher, every app ships only to United States.

Based on 1 of 2 apps with localized market data, more coverage rolling in as scans complete · last scanned .

Americas (1)

  • United States1 / 1

Core markets (1/1 apps)

United States

Rivals

Who does BeerSmith compete with?

The rivals identified

Nemeses(1)

Avocado Toast Co.

known forBrew Cloud

1 app4.6Food & Drink

Brew Cloud competes by offering a free, calculator-heavy recipe design tool that targets the same home brewing demographic as BeerSmith Mobile.

Contenders(10)

Baron Brew Equipment

known forTilt 2

2 apps2.9Food & Drink

Tilt 2 targets the same home brewing audience by providing hardware-linked fermentation monitoring, while BeerSmith Mobile focuses on recipe design and brew day management.

Baron Brew Equipment

known forTilt 2

1 appFood & Drink

Tilt 2 targets the same home brewing audience by providing hardware-linked fermentation monitoring, while BeerSmith Mobile focuses on recipe design and brew day management.

Benjamin Holder

known forBrew Pilot: Beer Brew Co-Pilot

1 app5.0Food & Drink

Both applications target home brewers with recipe design and brew day management tools, creating direct competition for the same user base.

Brewer's Friend

known forBrewer's Friend

1 app4.3Food & Drink

Both apps target homebrewers with recipe design and brew day management tools, creating direct competition for users seeking a primary digital brewing assistant.

Brewsy

known forBrewsy

1 app3.1Food & Drink

Both apps target home fermentation enthusiasts, competing for the same user base interested in tracking and managing homemade beverage production.

David Vanfleet

known forBuild a Beer

1 app5.0Food & Drink

Both apps target home brewers seeking recipe management tools, though Build a Beer focuses on AI-assisted generation while BeerSmith Mobile emphasizes manual design and desktop synchronization.

Jordan Riser

known forBeer Style Study

1 app5.0Food & Drink

Both apps target home brewers seeking technical beer knowledge, though BeerSmith focuses on recipe execution while Beer Style Study focuses on style memorization.

Light Year Software

known forBrewtist

1 app4.5Food & Drink

Brewtist targets the same home brewing demographic as BeerSmith Mobile by offering overlapping recipe creation and brew day management tools.

Mary Ann Burt

known forHomebrew Timer

1 app4.0Food & Drink

Both apps target home brewers during the brew day process, specifically through integrated timers and recipe management utilities.

Ryan Grier

known forBeer Style Guidelines

1 app4.4Food & Drink

Both apps target home brewers needing access to technical beer style specifications, creating a functional overlap for users seeking reference data during the brewing process.

Same space(7)

Bartosz Lampart

known forBrewing Calculator

1 app3.5Food & Drink

This app provides specific conversion tools that overlap with the calculation features in BeerSmith.

Campaign for Real Ale

known forCAMRA's - Good Beer Guide

1 app4.6Food & Drink

This app offers a curated database of locations for enthusiasts who consume the beer they brew.

Hindsight Labs

known forPaprika Recipe Manager 3

1 app4.9Food & Drink

This app functions as a general kitchen management utility for users who also manage home brewing recipes.

Kutay Demireren

known forCoffeeTimer – Brew Timer

1 app0.0Food & Drink

This app shares the ritual-based brewing timer utility found in BeerSmith but for coffee preparation.

Stephen Panaro

known forBrew Timer - Coffee Recipes

1 app4.7Food & Drink

This app targets the same precision hobbyist audience as BeerSmith but focuses on coffee preparation.

Unfiltered Media

known forCraft Beer & Brewing Magazine

1 app4.8Food & Drink

This app provides educational content and brewing techniques that complement technical tools found in BeerSmith.

Warpkode AS

known forBrewfather

1 app4.9Food & Drink

This platform competes with core brewing management by offering modern hardware integration and batch tracking.

The Analyst's Read

The bottom line on BeerSmith

Bottom line

BeerSmith LLC is a legacy-focused utility publisher where mobile serves as a functional extension of a broader desktop ecosystem. The lack of recent updates suggests a shift in focus toward their web-based platform or a maintenance-only posture for mobile.

Frequently asked questions

How many apps does BeerSmith publish?
BeerSmith has 2 apps tracked by Marlvel, primarily in the Food & Drink category.
What kind of apps does BeerSmith make?
BeerSmith's portfolio is concentrated in Food & Drink, with an average rating of 3.1/5 across rated apps.
What is BeerSmith's top app?
By review volume across the portfolio, BeerSmith Mobile Home Brewing is BeerSmith's best-known app tracked by Marlvel.
In how many countries are BeerSmith's apps available?
Marlvel has tracked BeerSmith's apps across 1 country.

What fed this analysis

Apps analyzed:
1
With full intel:
0
With overview:
1
Website scraped:
yes
Social presence:
yes

Disclosure: Independent intel to help mobile builders succeed.

AI-powered analysis with automated quality gates, built from publicly available sources. Marlvel.ai is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by BeerSmith, its developer, the app publisher, Apple, or Google Play. All trademarks, logos, and screenshots referenced remain the property of their respective owners.

Cite this report

Marlvel.ai. “BeerSmith intelligence.” Updated 2026-04-24. https://marlvel.ai/publishers/beersmith-llc

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