Smart Espresso Profiler vs Espresso Scale with Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smart Espresso Profiler
This tool helps you record and refine your espresso shots by providing real-time pressure and flow data. It enables advanced profiling on compatible machines, allowing you to save, share, and reference your favorite extraction settings with detailed tasting notes.
- Real-time pressure and flow recording
- Pressure and flow graph display
- Key indicator feedback during brewing
- Tasting notes for each extraction
- Save and share extraction profiles
- Set reference profiles for guidance
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The Smart Espresso Profiler is an easy-to-use tool to record and improve your espresso extractions. It gives all compatible espresso machines capabilities, which were only seen in the most advanced, state-of-the-art devices. Imagine perfectly repeatable pressure- and flow profiling with a modified vintage lever machine, or a modern pump machine, with instant feedback. Now you can log even your Decent Espresso shots on machines equipped with the Group Head Control. Decide whether you go with pressure, or with flow profiling - with the Smart Espresso Profiler, everything is possible. The Smart Espresso Profiler displays and records in real-time the pressure and flow of the coffee extraction, translating this information into pressure and flow graphs. It even informs you about the key indicators (brew ratio, flow rate, etc.) during the brewing process. Record all your experiences with the tasting notes feature, included in the app. Save and share profiles and notes of your favorite extractions. Set an earlier profile as a reference to follow. IMPORTANT: The Smart Espresso Profiler needs a pressure sensor to work, available at https://www.naked-portafilter.com/smart-espresso-profiler/ For flow profiling, and brew weight data, an Acaia Pearl, Lunar, Cinco, Pyxis, a Skale Bluetooth, a Eureka Precisa or a Decent smart coffee scale is needed.
Espresso Scale with Timer
Achieve precise espresso brewing with this app, which connects to a smart scale to monitor flow rate and yield. Analyze your coffee data with 0.1g accuracy and export it for further review.
- Real-time flow rate monitoring
- Espresso yield tracking
- 0.1g precision measurement
- Data exportable via CSV
- Smart Chef Scale integration
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For people who are looking for total control over the espresso brewing process, Smart Chef Wireless Coffee Scale is the one for you. Together with the SmartCafe Espresso app, you can easily observe the flow rate and espresso yield to achieve the balance between taste and strength at 0.1g precision. Also all recorded data is exportable via CSV for further analysis. 3,508
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Espresso Scale with Timer at none against Smart Espresso Profiler's 1. Espresso Scale with Timer also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 86%). Smart Espresso Profiler's advantage is ratings volume (16 vs 3). On price, rating, ads 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. Smart Espresso Profiler sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Espresso Scale with Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Smart Espresso Profiler against 4.3 for Espresso Scale with Timer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smart Espresso Profiler has 16 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of Smart Espresso Profiler's written reviews are positive against 100% of Espresso Scale with Timer's.
Smart Espresso Profiler ships an update every 2 months, Espresso Scale with Timer every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smart Espresso Profiler | Espresso Scale with Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (16 ratings) — better | 4.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kavekalmar Kft. | ReFleX Wireless Inc. |
Customer experience
Smart Espresso Profiler
Espresso Scale with Timer
In-app purchases
Smart Espresso Profiler
- SEP scale only$7.99
Espresso Scale with Timer
No in-app purchases
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