Comparison

ColorTrack vs PALICO

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

Head to head
About

ColorTrack

Features
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Connect wirelessly with ColorTrack Bluetooth enabled color meters, and roast perfect coffee every time. When connected to a Bluetooth enabled ColorTrack Benchtop system, you can take samples, compare against previous samples, and upload samples to your ColorTrack Cloud and Cropster account. When connected to a ColorTrack Realtime system, ColorTrack for iOS will monitor the color of your roast in real-time and alert you the moment your target roast color has been met. Features: + Take and compare color samples from ColorTrack Benchtop + Automatically corrects color readings for temperature and humidity - no more formulas! + Log in with your Cropster account and associate color readings with Cropster production roast numbers + Share color readings across devices with ColorTrack Cloud + Select or create custom measurement scales to associate values with other color measurement systems Please note: Use of this app requires the purchase of a Bluetooth enabled ColorTrack Benchtop or Realtime system. To purchase a Bluetooth enabled system or upgrade your current system, please contact your account representative.

About

PALICO

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Your exclusive coffee journals. Create your own brewing recipes with Palico app. Palico is a specialty coffee brand who designs and innovates professional coffee grinders. With this Palico App, you can easily and intelligently keep track of your brewing instructions and discover new ways to play with our products. •Bluetooth Connection: Stay constantly connected to our coffee grinder (only suitable for Grindtech) •Battery monitor: After connecting to our grinder, the battery will be displayed for you. You can easily track and manage the battery while grinding. (only suitable for Grindtech) •Remote Control: operate your grinder wirelessly (only suitable for Grindtech) •Carefully designed recipes: As coffee lovers, we do not stop creating and trying different new coffee recipes. Now we are giving out this privilege for you to enjoy, only in this app! •Step by step instructions: We guide you to brew a cup of perfect coffee. We know detail matters. •Brewing Database: Record your brewing history, develop your own coffee database. Sign up to a free Palico account for more advanced coffee brewing recipes and more updates will be up soon! Grab a grinder from us? Visit palicoffee.net Need any help? Email info@palicoffee.net Wanna stay updated? Follow @palicoffee on Instagram and Facebook. Feel like it's not up to par? Let us know what you think about the app as we are dedicated to this product and will keep enhancing the hardware and software in the future. With passion & love for specialty coffee!

Screenshots

ColorTrack4 screens
PALICO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: PALICO at 13.0 against ColorTrack's 15.0. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ColorTrack ships an update every 4 months, PALICO every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
ColorTrack versus PALICO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColorTrackPALICO
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB75 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFresh Roast Systems, IncNewking Limited

In-app purchases

None

ColorTrack

No in-app purchases

None

PALICO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ColorTrack free?
ColorTrack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PALICO free?
PALICO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ColorTrack or PALICO have ads?
Neither ColorTrack nor PALICO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ColorTrack or PALICO?
ColorTrack ships an update every 4 months, and PALICO every 6 months. Most recently, ColorTrack was updated on September 8, 2026 and PALICO on September 10, 2026.

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