Comparison

Brewguide vs Coffee Dictionary

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

Coffee Dictionary

Features
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Coffee Dictionary is the most comprehensive dictionary of the coffee world. From acidity to yield, every coffee term is explained clearly – and every day brings a new one. Coffee term of the day Every day, Home features one coffee term with its definition. Sign in to get it as a notification or by email as well. Both are optional, and you can turn them off in your profile at any time. The A–Z glossary Browse more than 250 coffee terms letter by letter: brewing methods and equipment, roasting, green coffee and processing, tasting vocabulary, drinks, growing regions and more. Each entry shows its category and a short definition. Search shows results as you type, and the terms you viewed recently wait for you at the end of the list. Look up a word The look-up bar sits at the top of Home. Type a coffee word and the matching terms appear; tap one to read it. Term pages • A clear definition, and a photo for some terms • Related terms, one tap away • Copy link and Share: send the term's page on coffeedictionary.com • Spotted a mistake or have something to add? Suggest a correction right from the term page Most looked up The ten most looked-up terms, on Home and at the end of every term page. Kept up to date by editors Editors keep the dictionary accurate and current, and they can add and edit terms right in the app. Know your coffee? Apply in the Profile tab. Your account You don't need an account to look up and read terms. Sign up with your email address and sign in with a one-time code we email you – no password needed. Add a profile photo and set your notification preferences. You can delete your account in the app at any time, which erases your personal data. No ads, no tracking, no in-app purchases. For iPhone and iPad. Coffee Dictionary is also on the web at coffeedictionary.com. Questions and feedback: info@coffeedictionary.com

Screenshots

Brewguide4 screens
Coffee Dictionary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Brewguide at monthly against Coffee Dictionary's every 8 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

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, Coffee Dictionary every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Brewguide versus Coffee Dictionary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrewguideCoffee Dictionary
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (14 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews46.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperacaiaBurak Altintas

In-app purchases

None

Brewguide

No in-app purchases

None

Coffee Dictionary

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Brewguide free?
Brewguide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Coffee Dictionary free?
Coffee Dictionary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Brewguide or Coffee Dictionary have ads?
Neither Brewguide nor Coffee Dictionary shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Brewguide or Coffee Dictionary?
Brewguide ships an update monthly, and Coffee Dictionary every 8 months. Most recently, Brewguide was updated on October 11, 2026 and Coffee Dictionary on October 9, 2026.

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