Comparison

Smart Espresso Profiler vs Acaia Orbit

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Acaia Orbit

Enhance your coffee grinding experience with this companion app. Customize grinding speed, save profiles for weight or time, and control grinder functions for precise coffee preparation.

Highlights
  • Adjust grinding speed (600-1500 RPM)
  • Customize Orbit button actions
  • Save grind by weight/time profiles
  • Initiate grind on demand
  • Enable reverse burr function
  • View grinder status and usage data
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Acaia Orbit App Introducing the companion app to the Acaia Orbit grinder. Access, customize, and control your grinder through this one interface and take your coffee to the next level. Use the app to tailor your grinding experience: adjust the grinding speed (600-1500 RPM), change the Orbit button’s actions, save profiles for grind by weight or grind by time, and more. Features: - Connect and Grind: A suite of immediate actions including a sliding RPM bar for burr control, initiating grind on demand, and enabling reverse burr. - RPM Presets: Three highly customizable RPM presets for your grinder. - Grinder Status: Button functions, total motor running time information, Orbit serial number, Orbit firmware version, and the power usage of your last grinding session. - Orbit Button Action: Customize your grinder’s main button and its actions to suit your workflow including pulse, clean, and pause - Auto Settings: Automatically start and stop your grinding depending on if your grinder is connected to a scale, clean sequences, and set your Orbit to switch off after being left idle to save on energy. - Advanced Settings: Clear your paired scale connection, reset your grinder to default, toggle your scale connection permissions. About the Presets One of the key features of the companion app is the ability to adjust your grinder with finite detail. Even when not connected to your grinder, you can set three grinding programs by both speed and target weights. In a dedicated section, choose your target weight, enable RPM profiling, and receive readings from previous sessions. Receive data about every grind you perform. Grinder Connection Turn on the Orbit by plugging it into a power source and switching the main button on the back of the platform to on. Press the front button of the Orbit. On the Orbit App select “connect to Orbit” to connect. Purchase the Orbit and discover other Acaia products by visiting our official website at https://www.acaia.co Need any help? Visit support.acaia.co or email support@acaia.co This is the first public version of the Orbit companion app. We appreciate any feedback so we can elevate and maintain your experience in the future. Please send your thoughts to our support team by email and include screenshots and explanations of any issues or suggestions. Note: This is the first public version of the Orbit companion app and we will be adding even more features in weeks to come. We appreciate any feedback so we can elevate and maintain your experience in the future. Please send your thoughts to our support team by email and include screenshots and explanations of any issues or suggestions.

Screenshots

Smart Espresso Profiler2 screens
Acaia Orbit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Acaia Orbit at 5.0 against Smart Espresso Profiler's 4.4. Acaia Orbit also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (100% vs 86%). Smart Espresso Profiler's advantage is ratings volume (16 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Smart Espresso Profiler sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Acaia Orbit asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Acaia Orbit holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smart Espresso Profiler has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Smart Espresso Profiler's written reviews are positive against 100% of Acaia Orbit's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smart Espresso Profiler ships an update every 2 months, Acaia Orbit every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Smart Espresso Profiler versus Acaia Orbit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart Espresso ProfilerAcaia Orbit
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (16 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings16 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKavekalmar Kft.acaia

Customer experience

Smart Espresso Profiler

All ratings16 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

Acaia Orbit

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Smart Espresso Profiler

One-time1
  • SEP scale only$7.99
None

Acaia Orbit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smart Espresso Profiler free?
Smart Espresso Profiler is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Acaia Orbit free?
Acaia Orbit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Smart Espresso Profiler or Acaia Orbit?
Acaia Orbit is rated higher. Smart Espresso Profiler averages 4.4 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Acaia Orbit averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Smart Espresso Profiler or Acaia Orbit have ads?
Neither Smart Espresso Profiler nor Acaia Orbit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Smart Espresso Profiler or Acaia Orbit?
Smart Espresso Profiler ships an update every 2 months, and Acaia Orbit every 3 months. Most recently, Smart Espresso Profiler was updated on November 2, 2026 and Acaia Orbit on November 5, 2026.

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