Comparison

De'Longhi COFFEE LINK vs Rice

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Remote beverage brewing
  • Exclusive recipe discovery
  • Machine maintenance monitoring
  • Personalized drink creation
  • User profile management
  • Bean Adapt technology integration
Read full description

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

About

Rice

Features
Read full description

Dinner comes around every day. Rice makes deciding what to eat a much smaller problem. Use “Cook Now” when you want to cook with ingredients you already have. Take a photo of your fridge, pantry or ingredients, or add them manually. Rice finds what’s there, lets you confirm it, then gives you three recipe ideas based on what you have — enough to decide, then move on. Use “Set the Week” when you don’t want to decide what to eat every day. Choose how many breakfasts, lunches and dinners to plan, and Rice puts your week together. Move meals between days, swap recipes and copy your shopping list. Enough flexibility to make the week work, without planning every meal from scratch. Every recipe includes ingredients, step-by-step instructions, timing and nutrition information. You can also save recipes you want to make again and revisit previous scans. Rice Pro unlocks unlimited discovery through an optional monthly or annual subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

De'Longhi COFFEE LINK4 screens
Rice4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: De'Longhi COFFEE LINK at none against Rice's 2. Rice's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Rice sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. De'Longhi COFFEE LINK asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

De'Longhi COFFEE LINK ships an update every 6 weeks, Rice every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
De'Longhi COFFEE LINK versus Rice: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDe'Longhi COFFEE LINKRice
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (2.4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews13.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.4K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size426 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDe'Longhi Appliances S.r.l.Ilia Zadiabin

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

Rice

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

De'Longhi COFFEE LINK

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Rice

Subscriptions2
  • Rice Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Rice Pro Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is De'Longhi COFFEE LINK free?
De'Longhi COFFEE LINK is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rice free?
Rice is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do De'Longhi COFFEE LINK or Rice have ads?
Neither De'Longhi COFFEE LINK nor Rice shows ads.
Which is updated more often, De'Longhi COFFEE LINK or Rice?
De'Longhi COFFEE LINK ships an update every 6 weeks, and Rice every 5 days. Most recently, De'Longhi COFFEE LINK was updated on November 11, 2026 and Rice on November 10, 2026.

Other comparisons