Ratios vs Roasters Pal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Calculate coffee bean and water weights
- Adjustable brew strength
- Instant value updates
- Free and open source
- Supports various brew amounts
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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.
Roasters Pal
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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/
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Verdict
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
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.
Ratios ships an update every 5 months, Roasters Pal monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ratios | Roasters Pal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (80 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 80 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.3 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brushed Type Ltd | Astijus Skirius |
In-app purchases
Ratios
No in-app purchases
Roasters Pal
- Premium access$0.991 Month
- Premium access$9.991 Year
Questions
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