Third Samurai vs Coffee Ratios
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Third Samurai
Discover new coffee brewing techniques and recipes with this app. It features a detailed timer with step-by-step guidance and hints to help you achieve the perfect cup.
- Recipe discovery
- Recipe experimentation
- Brewing timer
- Detailed brewing steps
- Brewing hints
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Third Samurai is an application for coffee lovers and baristas who want to discover new brewing techniques and recipes or experiment with their own recipes. Brewing coffee requires precision in time - the app offers the timer with detailed steps and hints for brewing.
Coffee Ratios
This app helps specialty coffee enthusiasts calculate precise brewing ratios. Users can input their desired grams per liter, coffee dose, or cup size, and the app automatically handles the calculations. It also includes a built-in timer to help achieve optimal brew timings.
- Automatic ratio calculations
- Adjustable grams per liter
- Configurable coffee dose
- Customizable cup size
- Built-in brew timer
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Coffee Ratios, your companion for specialty coffee! Dial in your coffee recipes and let Coffee Ratios handle all of the calculations. Choose your preferred grams per liter ratio, coffee dose, or cup size and let Coffee Ratios take care of the rest! Built in timer to assist you hit your preferred brew timings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Coffee Ratios at Free against Third Samurai's $1.99. Coffee Ratios also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Third Samurai's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 9 months). On ratings volume, 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 Ratios is free to download; Third Samurai costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Coffee Ratios holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 5 respectively.
Third Samurai ships an update fortnightly, Coffee Ratios every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Third Samurai | Coffee Ratios |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ivan Dzyubenko | Justin Carbonara |
Customer experience
Third Samurai
Coffee Ratios
In-app purchases
Third Samurai
No in-app purchases
Coffee Ratios
No in-app purchases
Questions
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