# IKAWA Home > Companion app for home coffee roasting system, managing roasts and recipes. (iPhone/iPad app by IKAWA ltd..) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ikawa-home/id1187816119 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [IKAWA ltd.](https://appshunter.io/developer/930831986) - Category: Food & Drink, Lifestyle - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Rating: 1.80/5 from 39 App Store ratings · 35 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 13.0 · 81 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2017-05-21 - Data updated: 2026-08-25 - Monetization: free with in-app purchases - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ikawa-home/id1187816119/reviews.md ## What is IKAWA Home? THE IKAWA HOME ROASTING SYSTEM The IKAWA Home app forms an integral part of the roasting system by IKAWA Home and is designed only to be used with the IKAWA Home Roaster, our award winning and easy to use home coffee roasting machine. TAKE YOUR COFFEE TO THE NEXT LEVEL The IKAWA Home App serves as a companion to your coffee roasting journey on the IKAWA Home Roaster, allowing you to manage and monitor your roasts, all from the palm of your hands! THE BEST COFFEE YOU'VE EVER PREPARED IKAWA's curated selection of green beans is sourced for the very highest flavour potential and comes with a range of roast controls to explore via the app - including recommended roasts. With you in control, it could be the best coffee you’ve ever made. TAP, TAP, GO SIMPLE! Roasting on the IKAWA Home Roaster has become an even more enjoyable and rewarding process with the latest update to the app. The new recipe dashboard and controls allow for a quick roast set-up based on your preferences, and it only takes about 10 minutes to roast! YOUR UNIQUE COFFEE COLLECTION Store, manage, and engage with your green coffees and roast recipes easily from your library - all backed up in the cloud. Get started with IKAWA's curated range of green beans and recommended recipes. DYNAMIC RECIPE DASHBOARD IKAWA Home roast recipes inform, empower, and close the gap between roasting inputs and the flavours in your cup. For IKAWA's beans, the app dynamically displays expected flavour characteristics and roast stage timestamps. INTUITIVE ROAST CONTROLS The Home App includes two controls when creating recipes for IKAWA green beans: Roast Degree and Development Time. Explore up to 30 different roasting combinations per coffee to create and achieve your favourite roasts. INCREDIBLE COFFEE OUT OF THE BOX Sample the high-quality green beans from around the world included when you purchase the IKAWA Home Roasting System. Scan the QR code on each coffee pack in the App to unlock a wealth of information about your chosen beans and start exploring our recommended recipes and controls. Your Coffee Roasting Journey Starts Here. Terms of use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ ## Key features - Manage and monitor roasts - Explore curated green beans - Discover recommended roast recipes - Customize roast degree and development time - Store and manage green coffees and recipes - Dynamic recipe dashboard with flavour profiles - Quick roast set-up ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **Subscriptions** | Subscription | Price | Period | | --- | --- | --- | | IKAWA Home Plus Monthly | $5.99 | per month | ## Recent user reviews (10 of 35) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ikawa-home/id1187816119/reviews.md ### 1/5 — Good Machine, Terrible App *2025-04-06, version 3.1.4* I love the machine itself. Beautiful design and great functionality. The app on the other hand is infuriating. The app does not save roast profiles consistently, even for IKAWA’s own beans. It is difficult to create profiles for beans that are not from IKAWA, and the information input allowed is insufficient. The ability to track roasts was a large consideration in purchasing this roaster, and honestly, after 4 months of using the machine and app, I am very disappointed and frustrated. I contacted IKAWA about the roast profiles not being tracked months ago and was told it was a known issue, but nothing has changed. ### 4/5 — AMAZING ROASTER… the App is can use some work 😕 *2025-03-03, version 3.1.4* I was so excited to get the IKAWA Home roaster and their around the world starter kit (amazing green coffee berry variety). I got it to work once after 30min of trying… today (my second day of ownership) 30 min of trying on/off, reloading App… The Bluetooth connection right from the start has been glitchy at BEST! 😡 A few weeks of use, I’ve realized that I need to turn my Bluetooth off, then on to catch the device. EVERYTHING OPERATIONALLY relies on the App via Bluetooth to make the roaster to work. It’s a bit of a pain, but sweet ride after that. Please work out the glitches. I’m using an iPhone 14 Pro and have the latest update. ### 2/5 — App mostly works, but not well, $5.99 to edit recipes? *2025-01-13, version 3.1.4* I love the IKAWA hardware but the app is pretty mediocre. So so UX, no real grouping sorting or other ways to organize. But charging $6 a month just to be able to get more fine tune control on my roasting for a $1300 machine is just, frankly, greed. The app is not nearly good enough to warrant spending money on it. Making my purchase of the machine pretty questionable. Since the app is literally the only way to roast with it. ### 1/5 — AMAZING ROASTER… the App is BRUTAL to use 😕 *2024-12-13* Very disappointed… I was so excited to get the IKAWA Home roaster and their around the world starter kit (amazing green coffee berry variety). I got it to work once after 30min of trying… today (my second day of ownership) 30 min of trying on/off, reloading App… The Bluetooth connection right from the start has been glitchy at BEST! 😡 EVERYTHING OPERATIONALLY relies on the App via Bluetooth to make the roaster to work. Please work out the glitches. I’m using an iPhone 14 Pro and have the latest update. ### 1/5 — I can’t even sign in *2024-10-04, version 3.1.4* Just bought my roaster and I can’t even sign into this app. Now I’m reading reviews and dining out my $1300 roaster is a popcorn popper if I don’t pay for a monthly subscription that lets me use it. hahahhahahhahahjajahhahahha Ready to get your roaster back IKAWA? ### 2/5 — Good roaster, poor app *2024-10-01, version 3.1.4* Ikawa’s roaster has been described as the kind of coffee roaster that Apple would make. Unfortunately, the app, which is absolutely critical to the operation of the roaster, is poorly executed. In the two years I have owned the roaster there have been few improvements and the app remains buggy and glitchy. Also the customization feature of the app, which allows you to create custom roast profiles is a monthly add-on. Something they don’t tell you when you buy the roaster. ### 1/5 — Love the idea but hate the money grab *2024-02-26, version 3.1.4* I like my machine but my biggest problem is the lack of customization. For something I paid almost $1300 you think I could make a custom roast without paying for a subscription. Simple money grab and it’s my biggest disappointment. While I’ll still use my IKAWA home roaster I recommend alternatives to others who ask me for this simple reason. ### 1/5 — Want to be locked into their coffee or pay a monthly subscription? *2023-12-06, version 3.1.4* I had the Ikawa Home Roaster pulled up and was ready to buy it. Thankfully I decided to check the app out before making such a big purchase. There are “recipes” for Ikawa’s coffees, so you’ll be fine as long as you buy from them. But this is the world’s most expensive razor blade handle for those razor blades, and even if their coffee is fairly priced and very good, I would never buy a roaster to be locked in to one store. How easy is it to roast your own coffee? Turns out that you need to pay a monthly subscription to have access. Looking for confirmation? Go to Ikawa’s “Creating your own roast recipes using Graph Editor” blog post. Right now is it at least $34 a month for that subscription, but with all subscriptions, they can raise that price and you have no option to go elsewhere. I went digging for how people are dealing with that. Some posts were from people who had sold their machine. It was great for Ikawa, but they couldn’t replicate great results for other beans using the existing profiles. Some posts were for people who would manually stop the roast a certain period of time after the first crack, removing the benefits of automation this roaster provides. I can’t support a roaster that I don’t own the hardware and software I need to use it, so I’m really glad I didn’t make the mistake of buying this one. I wish Ikawa was more upfront about the cost and need for the subscription. I’m glad I hesitated. This roaster could have been such a cool offering. ### 4/5 — Improved *2023-11-12, version 3.1.4* I bought the Ikawa Pro way back from the SCAA in Seattle 2014(?). Enjoyed using it to have more repeatable sample roasts over my 2 barrel Probat. Fast forward 9 years and I’m no longer in the coffee industry but I still love coffee. So, i ended up buying the Ikawa Home Roaster Black Friday 2022. At the time, I didn’t realize that you couldn’t tweak the roasts the way I wanted to without paying the monthly fee. That’s really the only thing stopping me from giving it 5 stars. I’m not experiencing any of the problems other reviewers have had. And, i am paying for the subscription to customize roasts. Hope this review helps ### 1/5 — 해도 너무하네요. *2023-11-02* 때려 부숴버리고 싶음. ## Frequently asked questions about IKAWA Home ### What does the IKAWA Home app do? The IKAWA Home app is a companion to the IKAWA Home Roaster, allowing users to manage and monitor their coffee roasting process. It provides access to curated green beans, recommended roast recipes, and intuitive controls for customizing roast settings. ### What are the key features of the IKAWA Home app? Key features include managing and monitoring roasts, exploring curated green beans, discovering recommended roast recipes, customizing roast degree and development time, storing green coffees and recipes, and a dynamic recipe dashboard that displays flavour characteristics and roast stage timestamps. ### Is the IKAWA Home app free to use? The IKAWA Home app is free to download and use. However, it is designed to be used with the IKAWA Home Roaster, which is a separate purchase. The app may also offer in-app purchases for additional features or content related to coffee beans and recipes. ### What kind of coffee can I roast with this app? The app is designed to work with IKAWA's curated selection of high-quality green beans sourced from around the world. You can scan QR codes on coffee packs to unlock information about your beans and explore recommended recipes and controls for roasting them. ### How long does it take to roast coffee using the IKAWA Home system and app? Roasting on the IKAWA Home Roaster, guided by the app, is designed to be a quick process. The description mentions that it only takes about 10 minutes to roast a batch of coffee, making it an efficient way to enjoy freshly roasted beans. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 3.1.4 — 2023-05-17 minor bug fixes and updates ### 3.1.3 — 2022-12-30 This update includes bug fixes and interface changes including: + Improved recipe saving - this is now faster and more reliable + Recipe identification - IKAWA Guided Edit recipes are now marked with a red IKAWA icon to make navigating through your recipe list easier ### 3.1.2 — 2022-12-05 This update includes bug fixes and interface changes including: + Renaming of Roast Degree toggle from "Medium Light" to "Light Medium" to align with recipe names + Roast timer now counts up by default (you can change this to count down by navigating to Settings) ### 3.1.1 — 2022-05-12 The focus of this update is to provide you with: + Faster Bluetooth connection + Improved temperature value display in Graph Editor ### 3.0.4 — 2021-12-07 This update includes bug fixes and interface changes including: + Larger graph with temperature and time intervals in Guided Edit mode + Improved display of coffee info pages ## Apps similar to IKAWA Home | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Beanconqueror](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/beanconqueror/id1445297158) | 4.9 (138) | Free | Food & Drink | | [Victoria Arduino E1 Prima](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/victoria-arduino-e1-prima/id6466800232) | 1.9 (14) | Free | Food & Drink | | [European Coffee Trip](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/european-coffee-trip/id1524488773) | 4.9 (37) | Free | Food & Drink | | [Ooni Pizza Ovens](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ooni-pizza-ovens/id1043854726) | 4.8 (4,386) | Free | Food & Drink | | [Best Brew Guide: Filtru Coffee](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/best-brew-guide-filtru-coffee/id1150921819) | 4.8 (3,763) | Free | Food & Drink | | [Mahlkönig Sync](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mahlkonig-sync/id6478115160) | 1.5 (15) | Free | Food & Drink | ## More apps by IKAWA ltd. - [IKAWA Pro](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ikawa-pro/id930831987) All apps by IKAWA ltd.: https://appshunter.io/developer/930831986 ## Related topics [ikawa home](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/ikawa-home) · [ikawa pro](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/ikawa-pro) · [ikawa](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/ikawa) --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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