Comparison

Brewguide vs Cook

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

Cook

Features
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Cook is for people who love to cook. Its data is meticulously researched, cross-checked and taste-tested by our team of passionate chefs. * Core temperatures: internal temperatures researched and tested for best taste * Conversions: quickly convert between units and ingredients common in imperial and metric systems * Portion sizes: minimize waste by preparing the right amounts of food * Vinaigrettes: find a vinaigrette, quickly * Grape varieties: fast lookup for flavor and body profiles typical to certain grapes * Wine regions: quickly find the grapes and body associated with wine regions and classifications

Screenshots

Brewguide4 screens
Cook3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Brewguide at 14.0 against Cook's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brewguide ships an update monthly, Cook every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and May 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Brewguide versus Cook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrewguideCook
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (14 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews46.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperacaiaTaco Ekkel

In-app purchases

None

Brewguide

No in-app purchases

None

Cook

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Brewguide free?
Brewguide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cook free?
Cook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Brewguide or Cook have ads?
Neither Brewguide nor Cook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Brewguide or Cook?
Brewguide ships an update monthly, and Cook every 3 weeks. Most recently, Brewguide was updated on September 18, 2026 and Cook on May 19, 2026.

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