uBarista vs PALICO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
uBarista
Visualize and configure your espresso brewing process with this utility app. It connects to a meCoffee PID device via Bluetooth to offer detailed control and insights into your coffee preparation.
- Configure espresso brewing
- Visualize brewing process
- Connects to meCoffee PID
- BLE support
- Detailed control
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Configure and visualize your espresso brewing using the meCoffee PID. Requirements: meCoffee with BLE support (available since June 29th, 2017).
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!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: uBarista at weekly against PALICO's every 6 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
uBarista ships an update weekly, PALICO every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | uBarista | PALICO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | eveloar GmbH | Newking Limited |
In-app purchases
uBarista
No in-app purchases
PALICO
No in-app purchases
