Single Origin vs Coffee Grind
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Single Origin
This app guides you through brewing coffee with step-by-step recipes and timed pour schedules. Log your tasting notes to refine your perfect cup over time. It supports various brewing methods and offers built-in profiles.
- Step-by-step guided brew recipes
- Timed pour schedules
- Weight and temperature guidance
- Brew log with tasting notes
- Import and share recipes
- Over 60 built-in profiles
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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.
Coffee Grind
Analyze coffee grind particle size to optimize your brewing. Compare profiles, rate brews, and share your settings for various coffee methods. Ensure perfect extraction for your favorite coffee.
- Optimize grinder settings
- Compare ground coffee profiles
- Rate coffee brews
- Share coffee profiles
- Check grinder burrs
- Supports various brewing methods
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The size of ground coffee particles has the main influence on the rate and the total amount of coffee extraction. - Optimize your grinder settings. - Compare ground coffee profiles. - Rate your coffee brews. - Share your profiles. - Check your grinder burrs. - Suitable for Espresso, Pour Over, French Press, Aeropress, Moko Pot, Turkish coffee or Cold brew. - Get a perfect cup of coffee!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Coffee Grind at Free against Single Origin's $0.99. Coffee Grind also leads on iOS requirement (14.1 vs 17.0). Single Origin's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 2.6) and review sentiment (67% vs 29%). On update cadence, 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
Coffee Grind is free to download; Single Origin costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Single Origin holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 99 and 21 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Single Origin's written reviews are positive against 29% of Coffee Grind's.
Single Origin ships an update every 10 days, Coffee Grind every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Single Origin | Coffee Grind |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (99 ratings) — better | 2.6 (21 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 29.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 99 — better | 21 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #51 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 14.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jon Samp | Richard Wurzer |
Customer experience
Single Origin
Coffee Grind
Bugs and requests
Single Origin
Reported bugs
8 issues- Recipes disappeared with latest update
- Tasting notes field freezes the interface
- AeroPress ratios are wrong
- Dial won't go lower than 320 grams but says 270 is typical
- Last text box when rating coffee inserts a new line
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- Capresso Infintity grinder has wrong number of settings
- Video ends with a bright green flash before replaying
- The timer on French press moves strangely
Requested features
15 requests- Explain recipe equation logic
- Indicator for gram-to-gram target ratio
- Add custom grinders
- Switch between brewing by yield vs. input
- Add custom recipes for existing brewers
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- Apple Watch support
- Adjust total extraction time
- Input type of coffee brewed
- List of typical flavor notes
- Coffee log with origin, roast date, etc.
- Filter through notes
- Select/move/order notes
- Easier way to delete notes
- Add a setting for brew darkness (light/medium/strong)
- Add both upward and inverted methods for AeroPress
Coffee Grind
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Single Origin
No in-app purchases
Coffee Grind
No in-app purchases







