# Subscription

Brewfather offers a free tier with basic features and paid plans that unlock the full power of the app. To subscribe, click **Upgrade** or **Change Plan** on the account page.

## Plans

### Free

The free plan lets you use Brewfather free forever with generous functionality:

* Up to 25 recipes
* Up to 25 batches
* Full recipe designer and batch tracker
* Complete tools and calculators suite

### Premium — Most Popular

Premium unlocks the full Brewfather experience for brewers:

* **Unlimited Recipes**
* **Unlimited Batches**
* Inventory Stock Tracking
* Inventory Cost Tracking
* Device Integrations (Tilt, iSpindel, RAPT, and more)
* Import & Export (BeerXML, Brewfather JSON)
* PDF Printing
* API Access
* Public Profile & Library
* **Recipe Versioning** — Save snapshots, lock versions, and restore previous versions of your recipes (see [Recipe Versioning](https://docs.brewfather.app/recipes/versioning))
* Custom Style Guidelines
* Restore Deleted Items
* Manual Readings
* Advanced FG Configuration

### Premium Plus — Brewfather AI

Premium Plus adds AI-powered features and advanced tools on top of everything in Premium:

* **Everything in Premium**
* **AI Brewing Assistant** — Chat-based AI companion for recipe creation, modification, brewing advice, and inventory analysis (see [AI Brewing Assistant](https://docs.brewfather.app/ai-assistant))
* **500 AI Credits per month** — Credits reset monthly on your billing date
* **File & Image Attachments** — Attach files and images to batches and recipes with 5 GB of storage (see [File Attachments](https://docs.brewfather.app/file-attachments))
* **Early Access Features** — Get access to new features before they are released to all users

## Billing

### Web

On the web version, all payments and credit card details are handled securely by [Paddle](https://www.paddle.com). You can choose between **monthly** or **annual** billing. Annual billing offers a discounted rate compared to paying monthly.

### iOS and Android

On the App Store and Google Play, payments are handled through the respective store's billing system. Subscription management (cancellation, plan changes) should be done through your device's subscription settings.

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> If you subscribed on one platform (e.g., web), manage your subscription from that same platform. Brewfather will detect where your subscription was purchased and guide you to the correct place.

## Changing Plans

### Upgrading

When you upgrade from Premium to Premium Plus:

* New features are available immediately
* Your billing is adjusted for the remaining period

### Downgrading

When you downgrade from Premium Plus to Premium:

* The downgrade takes effect at the end of your current billing period
* You retain access to Premium Plus features until the period ends
* AI credits and file attachments remain accessible during this time
* Recipe Versioning remains available on Premium after the downgrade takes effect

## Free Trial

New users can try Brewfather with a **30-day free trial** that gives access to Premium features:

* The trial starts when you activate it from the account page or the trial banner
* You can only use the free trial once per account
* No payment information is required to start the trial
* When the trial ends, you can subscribe to continue using premium features or revert to the free plan

A trial banner appears on the main screen for eligible users. Dismiss it if you prefer to continue with the free plan.

## AI Credits

AI credits are used by the [AI Brewing Assistant](https://docs.brewfather.app/ai-assistant). Your credit allocation depends on your plan:

| Plan           | Monthly AI Credits |
| -------------- | ------------------ |
| Free / Premium | No AI credits      |
| Premium Plus   | 500 credits/month  |

* Credits reset automatically each month on your billing date
* Each message sent to the AI Assistant consumes credits - simple messaging typically consumes 1 credit, while more complexe tasks can use multiple credits. Longer conversation history consumes more credits, create new conversations to keep usage low.
* You can check your remaining credits from the AI Assistant's credit indicator
* When credits are exhausted, the AI Assistant is unavailable until they reset

## Storage Quota

File attachment storage is included with Premium Plus and above:

| Plan           | Storage         |
| -------------- | --------------- |
| Free / Premium | No file storage |
| Premium Plus   | 5 GB            |

See [File Attachments](https://docs.brewfather.app/file-attachments) for details on uploading and managing files.

## Managing Your Subscription

To manage your subscription:

1. Go to the **Account** page
2. View your current plan, billing period, and renewal date
3. Click **Change Plan** to upgrade or downgrade
4. Click **Manage Subscription** to update payment details, view invoices, or cancel

For App Store or Google Play subscriptions, you will be directed to manage your subscription through the store's settings.

## Subscription Troubleshooting

### Premium is active in the store, but Brewfather shows Free

1. Confirm which account email is currently logged in on the **Account** page.
2. Log out and sign in again using the same sign-in method used when subscribing.
3. On iOS/Android, open **Account → Manage** and use **Restore Purchases**.
4. If still not resolved, contact support with account email + receipt/order ID.

### Manage button opens the wrong place (or says wrong platform)

Subscriptions must be managed on the same platform where they were purchased:

* **Web purchase** → manage on [web.brewfather.app](https://web.brewfather.app)
* **Apple purchase** → manage in App Store subscription settings (or Brewfather iOS app)
* **Google purchase** → manage in Google Play subscriptions (or Brewfather Android app)

### Related FAQ entries

* [I paid for Premium, but Brewfather still shows Free](https://docs.brewfather.app/faq#i-paid-for-premium-but-brewfather-still-shows-free-how-do-i-fix-it)
* [How do I cancel my Brewfather Premium subscription?](https://docs.brewfather.app/faq#how-do-i-cancel-my-brewfather-premium-subscription)
* [I don't want auto-renew](https://docs.brewfather.app/faq#i-dont-want-my-brewfather-premium-subscription-to-auto-renew-how-can-i-cancel)

## Related docs

* [Account](https://docs.brewfather.app/account)
* [Settings](https://docs.brewfather.app/settings)
* [FAQ](https://docs.brewfather.app/faq)


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