Pours Controller vs Victoria Arduino E1 Prima
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pours Controller
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A playful take on the traditional decanter. Pours extends the tasting experience with its slow, graceful bowing motion, offering a moment of reflection and stillness before pouring a perfect serving.
Victoria Arduino E1 Prima
Control and customize your E1 Prima coffee machine settings, including temperature, programming, and extraction. Save and share coffee and tea recipes from the cloud, and explore news, events, and tutorials in the VA World section.
- Machine settings management
- Temperature and weekly programming
- Extraction time and dose control
- Pre-wetting function
- Cloud recipe saving and sharing
- VA World news and tutorials
- Personalized 'My VA' profile
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Manage your E1 Prima coffee machine and elevate your coffee experience. Victoria Arduino E1 Prima renewed app has been updated to include all the models available: E1 Prima, E1 Prima EXP and E1 Prima PRO. This version of the app allows you to manage the settings of your coffee machine. Other than setting temperature, weekly programming, extraction time, doses, and pre-wetting function, the app lets you control the performance of the machine. The renewed version app gives you the possibility to save and share recipes from the Cloud. Through the app, you can create and share recipes with espresso or pure brew and create recipes of coffee or tea-based cocktails and mocktails. The brand-new section “VA World” contains the latest news and events about Victoria Arduino, together with useful video tutorials and community recipes. “My VA” is your personal profile where you can save your favorite content from the community and upload your recipes and pictures. Turn on Bluetooth to connect the app to the coffee machine. Minimum machine firmware for full compatibility: 2.0
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Victoria Arduino E1 Prima at every 3 months against Pours Controller's every 31 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pours Controller ships an update every 31 months, Victoria Arduino E1 Prima every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pours Controller | Victoria Arduino E1 Prima |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 1.8 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 11.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 31 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Guineapig Limited | Victoria Arduino |
In-app purchases
Pours Controller
No in-app purchases
Victoria Arduino E1 Prima
No in-app purchases
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