VST b0rked their app: restore gives coffee mode lite, no front end UI ADJUSTMENT for tds.
We're supposed to pay again to access coffee tds mode?
No legacy support for previous coffee mode purchasers...
I bought this app when it first debuted. I went to install on a Six+ and guess what, I need to buy it again? I think naught.
Essential for any coffee pro!
The best tool on the iPhone for coffee professionals. Period.
Worthless: description is false
This app only includes 'water mode'. If you want any of the other 'modes' (including coffee mode), you'll need to pony up another $30.00.
If it's good enough for the reigning national barista champion...
Google "Man vs Volumetric" to understand why this app is priceless. Matt continues to stride out in front while the rest of us play catch up.
a very useful app . . .
and continually upgraded to be as accurate AND easy to use as possible. Every specialty coffee shop/roaster should be on the same page as VST.
Works great, but
UPDATED BELOW: The app has a slick interface and works great. I didn't even mind the charge for the module since I paid over $300+ for a refractometer. What irks me is having to shell out another $30 for to use it with my iPhone. The app is really just an iPhone app. While it will run on the iPad, it will not rotate. If I had know that fact I would have purchased the module for my iPhone instead. It will not allow one purchase to run on both machines... so I will be out $60 bucks if I want it on my iPhone. If it wasn't for that fact I would have given it five stars.
UPDATE: It just appears that you have to purchase the module twice. If you go ahead and select purchase, the app store states that you already purchased the module (app store logic flaw). Works great and fun to use.
UPDATE: It just appears that you have to purchase the module twice. If you go ahead and select purchase, the app store states that you already purchased the module (app store logic flaw). Works great and fun to use.
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the proof is in the app!
I've used this app for over a year and it's solid - worth the $30 for the coffee mode - for any industry professional!
Support from VST is quick and very helpful.
Support from VST is quick and very helpful.
Interesting but Flawed Info
This appeared to be a very interesting app. Once I downloaded it I found it only had water as a liquid to monitor. When I looked into other liquids (e.g. Coffee) I found them to be much more expensive than "free". Including coffee, for example, was $30! It's not like I was cheated (I downloaded a free app after all) but they could have mentioned the prices of the various liquids/drinks in their ad.
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Revolutionary!!
I'll begin by saying that this is useless without a refractometer (and they're expensive).
This has been the most useful thing I have come across in my nine years as a barista/cafe owner. It has made me look at coffee and espresso brewing in a completely new direction. It is helping me to re-calibrate my palate and better associate particular flavours with where the brew is on a chart. It won't tell you how to brew better coffee (how boring owoud that be?!) but it gives you so much information and engenders a better understanding of coffee and espresso extraction.
Invaluable!
This has been the most useful thing I have come across in my nine years as a barista/cafe owner. It has made me look at coffee and espresso brewing in a completely new direction. It is helping me to re-calibrate my palate and better associate particular flavours with where the brew is on a chart. It won't tell you how to brew better coffee (how boring owoud that be?!) but it gives you so much information and engenders a better understanding of coffee and espresso extraction.
Invaluable!
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