Comparison

Brew Timer vs Smart Espresso Profiler

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

Head to head
About

Brew Timer

This app guides you through the coffee brewing process step-by-step to achieve a consistently great cup. It offers numerous included recipes and grinder settings, allows customization, and features automatic tracking of brew details and notes.

Highlights
  • Step-by-step brewing guidance
  • Customizable brew recipes
  • Grinder-specific settings
  • Automatic brew journal
  • Detailed coffee tracking
  • Brew dashboard for notes and tweaks
  • Metric and imperial unit support
Features
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Can brewing coffee at home be both easy and delicious? Yes! Brew Timer helps you produce a consistently great cup of coffee by guiding you step-by-step through the brewing process. Start with one of the included brew recipes or add your own and tune it to perfection. Brew Timer works with you, no matter what you use to brew. Water mass, grind setting, total brew time — there's a lot to keep track of when dialing in your brews. That's why Brew Timer is packed with powerful features like grinder-specific settings, smart water adjustments, and an automatic brew journal. When you find your perfect cup, Brew Timer will help you repeat it. Brew a delicious cup of coffee every time with Brew Timer! — 28 Included Recipes — Aeropress (×5) Hario V60 (×4) Chemex (×3) Kalita Wave 155 (×2) Kalita Wave 185 (×2) Espresso (×2) Hario Switch (×2) Stagg [X] (×2) Stagg [XF] (×1) Clever Dripper (×1) French Press (×2) Siphon (×1) Tricolate (×1) Add your own! (×∞) — 36 Included Grinders — 1Zpresso Baratza Capresso Commandante Fellow Hario Helor Kinu Knock Niche Orphan Espresso Option-O Porlex Timemore Wilfa Add your own! — Coffee Tracking — Brew Timer comes with detailed coffee tracking built in. You can track everything from the simple "Name" and "Roaster", to the more fine-grained details like "Varietal" and "Harvest Date". To save you from typing it all out, on iOS 15 and later Brew Timer supports scanning coffee bags to automatically extract these coffee details for you. — Brew Journal — Every time you complete a brew, Brew Timer creates a new entry in your personal Brew Journal. Grind, coffee and water amounts are all tracked automatically. Record your own notes to capture thoughts on technique and taste for next time. — Brew Dashboard — After each brew, Brew Timer compiles a one-stop dashboard to make it easy to add tasting notes, reference coffee details, and tweak your recipe for next time. Brew Timer supports metric (mL/g) and imperial (fl. oz/oz) and will convert recipes to Aeropress-specific units for you. Brew Timer works without a scale, but it is recommended. Follow Brew Timer on: Instagram - https://instagram.com/brewtimerapp Twitter - https://twitter.com/brewtimerapp -- Thanks Matt Luedke for the app preview music!

About

Smart Espresso Profiler

This tool helps you record and refine your espresso shots by providing real-time pressure and flow data. It enables advanced profiling on compatible machines, allowing you to save, share, and reference your favorite extraction settings with detailed tasting notes.

Highlights
  • Real-time pressure and flow recording
  • Pressure and flow graph display
  • Key indicator feedback during brewing
  • Tasting notes for each extraction
  • Save and share extraction profiles
  • Set reference profiles for guidance
Features
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The Smart Espresso Profiler is an easy-to-use tool to record and improve your espresso extractions. It gives all compatible espresso machines capabilities, which were only seen in the most advanced, state-of-the-art devices. Imagine perfectly repeatable pressure- and flow profiling with a modified vintage lever machine, or a modern pump machine, with instant feedback. Now you can log even your Decent Espresso shots on machines equipped with the Group Head Control. Decide whether you go with pressure, or with flow profiling - with the Smart Espresso Profiler, everything is possible. The Smart Espresso Profiler displays and records in real-time the pressure and flow of the coffee extraction, translating this information into pressure and flow graphs. It even informs you about the key indicators (brew ratio, flow rate, etc.) during the brewing process. Record all your experiences with the tasting notes feature, included in the app. Save and share profiles and notes of your favorite extractions. Set an earlier profile as a reference to follow. IMPORTANT: The Smart Espresso Profiler needs a pressure sensor to work, available at https://www.naked-portafilter.com/smart-espresso-profiler/ For flow profiling, and brew weight data, an Acaia Pearl, Lunar, Cinco, Pyxis, a Skale Bluetooth, a Eureka Precisa or a Decent smart coffee scale is needed.

Screenshots

Brew Timer4 screens
Smart Espresso Profiler2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Smart Espresso Profiler at Free against Brew Timer's $2.99. Brew Timer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). On review sentiment, update cadence, ads and device support 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

Smart Espresso Profiler is free to download; Brew Timer costs $2.99 up front. Smart Espresso Profiler sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Brew Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Brew Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 55 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Brew Timer's written reviews are positive against 86% of Smart Espresso Profiler's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brew Timer ships an update every 3 months, Smart Espresso Profiler every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Brew Timer versus Smart Espresso Profiler: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrew TimerSmart Espresso Profiler
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (55 ratings) — better4.4 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews88.5% of reviews — better85.7% of reviews
Number of ratings55 — better16
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#142 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStephen PanaroKavekalmar Kft.

Customer experience

Brew Timer

All ratings55 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral5.5%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive88.5%
Neutral7.7%
Negative3.8%

Smart Espresso Profiler

All ratings16 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

None

Brew Timer

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Smart Espresso Profiler

One-time1
  • SEP scale only$7.99

Questions

Is Brew Timer free?
Brew Timer costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Smart Espresso Profiler free?
Smart Espresso Profiler is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Brew Timer or Smart Espresso Profiler?
Brew Timer is rated higher. Brew Timer averages 4.7 out of 5 from 55 ratings, while Smart Espresso Profiler averages 4.4 from 16 ratings.
Do Brew Timer or Smart Espresso Profiler have ads?
Neither Brew Timer nor Smart Espresso Profiler shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Brew Timer or Smart Espresso Profiler?
Brew Timer ships an update every 3 months, and Smart Espresso Profiler every 2 months. Most recently, Brew Timer was updated on November 6, 2026 and Smart Espresso Profiler on November 2, 2026.

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