Comparison

Ratios vs Roasters Pal

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

Head to head
About

Ratios

This application helps home baristas calculate precise coffee brewing ratios. Easily determine the exact weight of coffee beans and water needed for your desired brew strength. All values are instantly editable to see how adjustments impact your final cup.

Highlights
  • Calculate coffee bean and water weights
  • Adjustable brew strength
  • Instant value updates
  • Free and open source
  • Supports various brew amounts
Features
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Ratios is a free and open source calculator for home brewed coffee. Quickly and easily enter the total amount of coffee you want to make and Ratios will calculate the weight of beans and amount of water needed based on your desired strength. All the information is editable and updates instantly so you can see how different values affect your overall brew.

About

Roasters Pal

Features
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Roasters Pal is a tool to help you roast a coffee as a Pro on your mobile device. It doesn't matter what roasting device or equipment you have, you can easy log your temperatures and create a roasting profiles. Send your roasting profile to others or import received profile for better experience and learning. Create your own RPal BT logger (tutorial available on web page) and record temperatures automatically. Main functions: Create profile, add images and other notes to it; Record temperatures and events to profile, view structure of the profile; Preview recorded temperatures, main events and RoR on the graph; Delete, edit or print profile as pdf document; Share your profiles with others (export/import); Add notes and remarks for your future roasts, recipes or experiments Backup you profiles and restore them on any device Get recommended coffee drink recipe by roast parameters (density, agtron, roast level) Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Ratios1 screens
Roasters Pal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ratios at none against Roasters Pal's 2. Ratios also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (10.3 vs 13.0). Roasters Pal's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). On price 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

Both are free to download. Roasters Pal sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Ratios asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ratios ships an update every 5 months, Roasters Pal monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Ratios versus Roasters Pal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRatiosRoasters Pal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (80 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings80 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.3 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrushed Type LtdAstijus Skirius

In-app purchases

None

Ratios

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Roasters Pal

Subscriptions2
  • Premium access$0.991 Month
  • Premium access$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Ratios free?
Ratios is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Roasters Pal free?
Roasters Pal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Ratios or Roasters Pal have ads?
Roasters Pal shows ads; Ratios does not.
Which is updated more often, Ratios or Roasters Pal?
Ratios ships an update every 5 months, and Roasters Pal monthly. Most recently, Ratios was updated on November 3, 2026 and Roasters Pal on October 27, 2026.

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