Brewguide vs Sandbox Smart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Brewguide
This app helps you set up and personalize your Acaia Pearl S coffee scale. You can also browse, create, and share coffee recipes, and transfer them directly to your scale for guided brewing.
- Scale setup guide
- Personalize scale messages
- Browse official recipes
- Create and share recipes
- Transfer recipes to scale
- Guided brewing mode
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Brewguide is the companion App for the Acaia Pearl S Welcome to your new scale! The Acaia Pearl S pairs with all of our apps but this is the one to use to set up the scale. If you don’t have a Pearl S, you can still browse and create recipes. In Brewguide, you can: * Walk through a setup guide to adjust settings like turning on/off modes, changing the weight unit, adjusting the auto-off timer, turning on/off the button sound, and changing the temperature unit. * Personalize your Pearl S with your own loading message * Browse official recipes or create and share your own with a QR code or link * Easily transfer a recipe to your Pearl S - the scale holds one recipe at a time To enter Brewguide mode, where you view the loaded recipe’s prompted steps, hold the Tare button until you see “Brewguide” on the scale.
Sandbox Smart
Control your smart coffee bean roaster via Bluetooth. Select pre-programmed roast levels or manually adjust heat, fan speed, and drum rotation for custom flavors. Enjoy the process of creating your own exclusive coffee roasts.
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Pre-programmed roast settings
- Manual roast parameter adjustment
- Heat control
- Fan speed control
- Drum rotation control
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The smart home coffee bean roaster Sandbox Smart R1 connects smartphones with Bluetooth. The app comes with pre-programmed roast settings to make different roast levels: Light/Medium/Dark Roast for users to utilize and also manual settings to adjust roast parameters: Heat/Fan-speed/Drum Rotations Control for users to enjoy the fun of roasting their own exclusive flavors. Your coffee, your choice. http://www.sandboxsmart.com Apple Terms of Use (EULA) : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Brewguide at 3.1 against Sandbox Smart's 2.6. Brewguide also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (46% vs 33%). Sandbox Smart's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Sandbox Smart sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Brewguide asks for nothing beyond the download.
Brewguide holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of Brewguide's written reviews are positive against 33% of Sandbox Smart's.
Brewguide ships an update monthly, Sandbox Smart every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Brewguide | Sandbox Smart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (14 ratings) — better | 2.6 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 46.4% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | acaia | Sandbox Smart Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Brewguide
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In-app purchases
Brewguide
No in-app purchases
Sandbox Smart
- VIP subscription$4.991 Month
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