ScanTag vs Mahlkönig Sync
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ScanTag
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This app offers an easy and convenient solution for ordering replacement tags and new calf tags. Simply scan the barcode using the app to order your replacement tag.
Mahlkönig Sync
This app collects and analyzes data from coffee preparation equipment, offering insights into usage, consumption, and maintenance. It allows for synchronized grind-brew events and provides a reporting dashboard for operational trends and recipe management.
- Data collection and analysis
- Equipment usage tracking
- Predictive maintenance insights
- Synchronized grind-brew events
- Operational data dashboard
- Recipe management and rollout
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Mahlkönig Sync is a digital solution serving as a comprehensive hub for gathering and analyzing data across the coffee preparation process. From equipment usage and consumption patterns to predictive and preventative grinder maintenance insights - retailers, managers, and roasters can make informed decisions about their business. The mobile app allows for easy pairing of the grinder to the machine for synchronized grind-brew events and shows the relevant statistics. This allows the users to view grinder-specific and aggregated operational data and consumption trends through a reporting dashboard. Managers can define and control coffee recipes per grinder with an automatic rollout of updated recipes.
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Verdict
ScanTag and Mahlkönig Sync are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ScanTag | Mahlkönig Sync |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 1.4 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 19 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 101 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Datamars SA | Mahlkönig |
In-app purchases
ScanTag
No in-app purchases
Mahlkönig Sync
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is ScanTag free?
Is Mahlkönig Sync free?
Do ScanTag or Mahlkönig Sync have ads?
Which is updated more often, ScanTag or Mahlkönig Sync?
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