BeerSmith Lite App Reviews

This is a great app but there are still problems with the brew timer. The highlighted steps dont stay in sync with the timer so it can be hard to follow at times. The timer works great as long as you dont try to follow along with the steps that highlight in the app.

Totally not worth it, gives you nothing you cant get online for free. They talk up the pc version which I dont have, but this app adds no value to making beer. Save your money by, googleing recipes, and brew calculators online. By far the worst app I have ever paid for.

Pros: Beersmith Lite has many useful tools in calculators integrated and allows you to search beersmith recipes and is a great resource and would/should be a great free app. Cons: No deeper functionality, it is not possible to create or even edit your recipes which seems absurd. Choose the more expensive alternative to beersmith on the App Store and dont waste your money here until they add some of the beersmith software features.

I like it a lot but now my cloud dont load Any more. Can u fix it.

This is a great app. I especially like it because I can access my recipes that I plan to brew at work. That way when Im taking a break I can review the recipe and think about if I want to tweak it etc. I cant wait for the full version to come out so I dont have to wait to get home to edit the recipes though!

No way to add recipes, no way to covert recipes to different sizes (5 gal. To 2gal.) no way to use this functionally....

I think this is a great LITE version of PC app. It is lite, so yeah, you cant edit recipe or scale. Thats OK. Being able to see my recipe during brewing and not having to print out is handy. Having the calculators, tools, recipes, etc. is well worth $4. And, I do look forward to having the ability to edit or scale when the Lite grows-up to the Full version. Good job!

This is a great brew day companion app, without a doubt. A robust integrated timer is what Ive been looking for, and by pulling up my Beer Smith cloud recipes and it auto-timing my hop charges and mash timers, Im having much more relaxed, and stress free brew days. Thanks Brad at BS, and I look forward to the release of the full mobile version in the future!

Dont even bother with this or Brew Pal Ibrewmaster just costs a wee bit more and is EVERYTHING you will need. Long time programmers will appreciate the depth of its functions, and ease of use. Too bad apple doesnt allow returns! tom & lucy

I originally rated this only two stars, and then last night I used it to brew a DFH 90 minute IPA clone. Without this app, it really wouldve been difficult to time 15 additions at 6 min apart. The app made it easy and made my brew day very easy.

This app is not worth getting. I feel that it is a companion app for the desktop version and not good enough as a stand alone app. Wish I could get my money back. Since I dont want to fork out the money for the desktop version I am out of luck. Dont bother with this unless you have beersmith on you computer. Very disappointed. Wish they would make this more obvious in the app description. I found more functionality from cheaper apps out there.

Desktop version doesnt automatically put recipes in cloud account, you need to move them manually. Could version drops information like brew dae.

Dont know why people are mad at this app. As a long time BeerSmith user this is the perfect companion. Read the description. Its not meant to stand alone. Quit being cheep and then complaining because this isnt what you are looking for. If you have BeerSmith on your Computer this thing is awesome. Dont know how many times Ive forgotten my recipe and wished I had it at the LHBS. This makes it that much easier. Plus the timer is great. Awesome app. Cant wait till the full version is out.

This is a great companion to the desk too app.

Requires the desktop client to enter new recipes. Should be part of the beer smith app. App does work well at brew time providing timers, ingredients and amounts. Timers work even if iPod powers down.

Overall a very good app. I works better with the computer software if your looking to change anything within the recipe unfortunately this app alone cant do it. However if your a beginner that know how to brew and are just looking for different recipes to see what you favorite tips then this is certainly the best place I have found to get those recipes!!!

Overall this app is a handy resource tool for calculations and recipe inspiration. Only downside Ive found is in majority of the recipes they dont add great instructions for the brew such as amount of time in fermentation, secondary and in some cases the recipe calls for kegging and doesnt give you a sugar to add for bottle carbonation. But those things can be found by trial and error would just be nice to take out the guess work.

This is a handy COMPANION to the BeerSmith full version. I especially like the timing feature for mash and boil schedules. I look forward to getting full functionality for this app without having to start up my PC to change a recipe on the fly, for example.

This is no where near what the full software is but I have enjoyed using the timers and calculators and other gadgets. I am excited for the full version to come for Apple products.

This app has some great potential as soon as the big are worked out of it. I just upgraded my lite to the full version. I would have liked to see the icon change to the full version after doing so. It would have probably benefited the app to run a beta for more user input and fix programming issues. Other than that I am extremely excited to write recipes on the fly, which will be so much better with easy accessibility.