De'Longhi COFFEE LINK vs Dolce Gusto
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
De'Longhi COFFEE LINK
Manage your connected coffee machine remotely, explore coffee recipes, and monitor maintenance. Personalize your drinks, create user profiles, and discover coffee news and tips.
- Remote beverage brewing
- Exclusive recipe discovery
- Machine maintenance monitoring
- Personalized drink creation
- User profile management
- Bean Adapt technology integration
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Connect to De'Longhi smart coffee makers and prepare your favourite drinks Discover and explore the world of coffee with your De'Longhi coffee machine directly on your smartphone. Coffee Link provides all you need to take your coffee experience to new destinations: with just a few taps you can fully manage your connected coffee machine, explore the world of coffee in our Coffee Lounge and discover and enjoy exclusive recipes. Unleash the potential of your De’Longhi Coffee Machine: • Brew your favourite beverage remotely straight from your smartphone • Discover and prepare exclusive recipes • Monitor your machine's maintenance status A fully personalised coffee experience, for you and your family: • Create and save your own recipes directly on the app • Personalize your beverages just the way you like them • Manage different user profiles and quickly add favourite beverages for each user Get the most from your beans: • Let Bean Adapt technology extract the full flavour and aroma of your selected beans • Quickly adjust your machine’s settings to suit your specific taste preferences • Create and save different settings for each of your favourite beans Enjoy and discover more about coffee with news, interviews and tips and tricks in the Coffee Lounge section. Coffee Link works best with fully connected De’Longhi coffee machines. Check your coffee machine compatibility for Coffee Link here: https://www.delonghi.com/en/e/app/coffee/availability View our Accessibility Statement here: https://www.delonghi.com/it-it/accessibility-statement Recipes available on selected coffee machines Bean adapt available on selected coffee machines
Dolce Gusto
This app helps you prepare beverages from non-automatic Dolce Gusto machines. It signals when your drink is ready based on the selected volume, ensuring a perfect cup every time. Simply set the volume, start the timer, and follow the visual or audible cues.
- Beverage preparation timer
- Volume selection based on capsule
- Visual and audible signals
- Hot and cold beverage support
- Simple user interface
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Dolce Gusto: Timer is an application that assists you in preparing your favourite beverages in non-automatic Dolce Gusto machines by signalling when your beverage is ready based on the selected volume. Set the beverage volume by tapping the selector according to the capsule's recommendation, then press the Start Timer button and wait for a visual or audible signal to turn the lever to the stop position. Turn the lever to the desired hot/cold position and start the timer at the same time. Dolce Timer is a stand-alone program designed to make preparing beverages as simple as possible for consumers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Dolce Gusto at 5.0 against De'Longhi COFFEE LINK's 4.3. Dolce Gusto also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and device support (4 vs 1). De'Longhi COFFEE LINK's advantage is ratings volume (2.3K vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Dolce Gusto holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: De'Longhi COFFEE LINK has 2.3K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
De'Longhi COFFEE LINK ships an update every 6 weeks, Dolce Gusto every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | De'Longhi COFFEE LINK | Dolce Gusto |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (2.3K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.3K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 426 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | De'Longhi Appliances S.r.l | Goran Chakarevski |
Customer experience
De'Longhi COFFEE LINK
Dolce Gusto
Bugs and requests
De'Longhi COFFEE LINK
Reported bugs
4 issues- App frequently disconnects from machine
- Inability to save custom drink settings
- Inconsistent user interface and navigation
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to save custom drink profiles
- Improved connectivity and stability
- More granular control over drink settings
- Faster load times and response
Dolce Gusto
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
De'Longhi COFFEE LINK
No in-app purchases
Dolce Gusto
No in-app purchases
Questions
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