Comparison

Single Origin vs Coffee Scale With Timer

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

Head to head
About

Single Origin

This app guides you through brewing coffee with step-by-step recipes and timed pour schedules. Log your tasting notes and brew history to refine your perfect cup. Unlock advanced features with a one-time purchase.

Highlights
  • Step-by-step guided brew recipes
  • Real-time timers and pour schedules
  • Weight and temperature guidance
  • Brew log with tasting notes
  • Import and share custom recipes
  • Tasting reminders
Features
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Brew better coffee with step-by-step guided recipes and a timed pour schedule for every method. Single Origin walks you through each stage of your brew — from bloom to final pour — with real-time timers, weight targets, and temperature guidance. When you're done, log your tasting notes so you can dial in your perfect cup over time. GUIDED BREW RECIPES Follow timed, multi-step recipes for Aeropress, Chemex, V60, French Press, Kalita Wave, Clever Dripper, and more. Each recipe breaks the brew into precise pour steps, wait periods, and actions like swirling or pressing — so you never have to guess. 60+ BUILT-IN PROFILES Choose from 9 Single Origin recipes, 17 Fellow profiles (including Drops collaborations), and 37 xBloom profiles. Every recipe includes dose, ratio, grind, temperature, and timing. IMPORT & SHARE RECIPES Import recipes from Fellow brew.link share codes or xBloom share links. Create your own custom recipes and share them with a unique code. BREW LOG & TASTING NOTES After each brew, record your dose, grind setting, water temperature, yield, and brew time. Rate your cup with stars and add freeform tasting notes. Search your history to see what worked. TASTING REMINDERS Get a notification after brewing so you can log your tasting notes while the flavor is fresh. SINGLE ORIGIN + Unlock unlimited custom recipes, 500+ community recipes, brew history search, accent colors, and custom app icons with a one-time purchase. Whether you're a home barista dialing in a new bag or a beginner following your first pour-over, Single Origin keeps you on track and helps you brew consistently.

About

Coffee Scale With Timer

Achieve perfect coffee brewing with precise weight measurements and multiple timer alerts. This app helps you control bloom times and pours, offering coffee intensity calculations based on grind, weight, and water volume.

Highlights
  • Precise weight measurement (0.1g)
  • Multiple timer alerts
  • Coffee intensity calculation
  • Tare history
  • Supports all brewing setups
Features
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For people who are looking for total control over the coffee brewing process, Smart Chef Wireless Coffee Scale is the one for you. Together with the SmartCafe app, you can set multiple timer alerts for perfect bloom times and pours each time. Also the app helps you to get the coffee intensity based on grind type, weight and water volume at 0.1g precision. The Smart Chef Scale and SmartCafe app works with all types of brewing setups, such as drip, pour-over or expresso. Order yours today!

Screenshots

Single Origin4 screens
Coffee Scale With Timer2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Coffee Scale With Timer at Free against Single Origin's $0.99. Coffee Scale With Timer also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Single Origin's advantage is ratings volume (99 vs 1) and chart position (#145 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads 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

Coffee Scale With Timer is free to download; Single Origin costs $0.99 up front. Single Origin sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Coffee Scale With Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Coffee Scale With Timer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Single Origin has 99 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Single Origin ships an update weekly, Coffee Scale With Timer fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Single Origin versus Coffee Scale With Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSingle OriginCoffee Scale With Timer
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (99 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings99 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#145 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.412.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJon SampReFleX Wireless Inc.

Customer experience

Single Origin

All ratings99 ratings
Positive86.9%
Neutral4.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral18.2%
Negative15.2%

Coffee Scale With Timer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Single Origin

One-time1
  • Single Origin Plus$0.99
None

Coffee Scale With Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Single Origin free?
Single Origin costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Coffee Scale With Timer free?
Coffee Scale With Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Single Origin or Coffee Scale With Timer?
Coffee Scale With Timer is rated higher. Single Origin averages 4.5 out of 5 from 99 ratings, while Coffee Scale With Timer averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Single Origin or Coffee Scale With Timer have ads?
Neither Single Origin nor Coffee Scale With Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Single Origin or Coffee Scale With Timer?
Single Origin ships an update weekly, and Coffee Scale With Timer fortnightly. Most recently, Single Origin was updated on September 23, 2026 and Coffee Scale With Timer on September 9, 2026.

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