Comparison

Brewguide vs La Marzocco App Tech

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

La Marzocco App Tech

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This application allows the Tech users to handle electronic hardware and retrofit La Marzocco machines providing a step-by-step guide.

Screenshots

Brewguide4 screens
La Marzocco App Tech4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Brewguide at monthly against La Marzocco App Tech's every 3 months. Brewguide also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). 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

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, La Marzocco App Tech every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Brewguide versus La Marzocco App Tech: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrewguideLa Marzocco App Tech
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (14 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews46.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperacaiaLa Marzocco s.r.l.

In-app purchases

None

Brewguide

No in-app purchases

None

La Marzocco App Tech

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Brewguide free?
Brewguide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is La Marzocco App Tech free?
La Marzocco App Tech is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Brewguide or La Marzocco App Tech have ads?
Neither Brewguide nor La Marzocco App Tech shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Brewguide or La Marzocco App Tech?
Brewguide ships an update monthly, and La Marzocco App Tech every 3 months. Most recently, Brewguide was updated on October 11, 2026 and La Marzocco App Tech on October 17, 2026.

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