Brewguide vs Hikaru Brew
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.
Hikaru Brew
Control your smart coffee brewer with this app. Monitor brewing status, access a variety of recipes, and create your own custom blends. It also provides guided setup and maintenance support for your coffee machine.
- Real-time machine status monitoring
- Access built-in and master-crafted recipes
- Create and import custom recipes
- Guided setup and maintenance
- Ice drip coffee brewing support
- Share recipes via QR code
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This app is designed for the Hiroia Hikaru coffee brewing machine, delivering a smarter and more personalized brewing experience. Main Features - Monitor the status of your Hiroia Hikaru coffee machine in real time - Brew using built-in recipes, master-crafted recipes, and Hiroia recommended recipes - Support custom recipes and QR code recipe import - Guided setup, calibration, and maintenance support - New feature: Ice drip coffee brewing Advanced Features (Login Required) - Create your own personalized coffee recipes - Generate and save recipe QR codes to easily share with friends
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Verdict
Brewguide and Hikaru Brew both sit at 3.1 stars, but that hides the real split: 46% of Brewguide's written reviews are positive against 36% of Hikaru Brew's. Brewguide also leads on ratings volume (14 vs 4). On price, rating, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.1 for Brewguide against 3.0 for Hikaru Brew. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 4 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 46% of Brewguide's written reviews are positive against 36% of Hikaru Brew's.
Brewguide ships an update monthly, Hikaru Brew every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Brewguide | Hikaru Brew |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (14 ratings) — better | 3.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 46.4% of reviews — better | 36.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | acaia | HIROIA Communications Pte. Ltd. |
Customer experience
Brewguide
Hikaru Brew
In-app purchases
Brewguide
No in-app purchases
Hikaru Brew
No in-app purchases
