Single Origin vs Orsa
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.
Orsa
Log your espresso shots quickly by reusing previous brew parameters. Filter and rank your favorite coffee pulls by bean or quality. Track your current, next, and finished brews with ease.
- Reusable brew parameters
- Fast shot logging
- Filter by bean
- Rank by quality
- Track current/next/finished brews
- Edit past shots
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Orsa is a minimal espresso journal that removes repetitive logging by reusing your brew parameters. Focus on the shot. Orsa remembers the rest. Save brew details once. Orsa reuses them so you can log shots fast; without repeating yourself. Filter by bean. Rank by quality. Filter shots by bean or rating to quickly revisit your best pulls. Adjust when needed. Leave the rest. Edit a shot when something changes. Leave everything else as is. Track what’s brewing, what’s next, and what’s done. Track what you’re brewing now, what’s next, and what’s finished.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Orsa at Free against Single Origin's $0.99. Orsa also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Single Origin's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (99 vs 2). On 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
Orsa is free to download; Single Origin costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Orsa 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 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Single Origin ships an update every 10 days, Orsa every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Single Origin | Orsa |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (99 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 99 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #31 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jon Samp | Roman Denson |
Customer experience
Single Origin
Orsa
In-app purchases
Single Origin
No in-app purchases
Orsa
No in-app purchases









