Third Samurai vs DrippTimer
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.
DrippTimer
This app simplifies brewing delicious drip coffee by allowing you to create custom recipes. It guides you through each extraction phase with precise timing and alerts, ensuring a perfect cup every time.
- Create custom coffee recipes
- Input bean variety, roast, and grind size
- Set extraction phases and water/coffee ratios
- Start extraction with guided timing
- Receive alerts for each phase
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"DrippTimer is an app designed to make drip coffee extraction easier and more delicious. Add Recipes: - Coffee bean variety - Roast level - Grind size - Coffee bean quantity - Desired number of extraction phases - Water and coffee bean amounts for each extraction DrippTimer helps you input information about your coffee drip, and through its settings, ensures precise coffee extraction. Coffee Extraction: - Select the recipe you've created - Click the start extraction button DrippTimer will notify you with alerts, keeping you informed about the timing for each extraction phase. Download the DrippTimer app and experience the joy of brewing delicious drip coffee!"
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: DrippTimer at Free against Third Samurai's $1.99. DrippTimer also leads on iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.0). Third Samurai's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On review sentiment, update cadence, 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
DrippTimer is free to download; Third Samurai costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Third Samurai ships an update fortnightly, DrippTimer every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Third Samurai | DrippTimer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ivan Dzyubenko | PIAO YINGYING |
Customer experience
Third Samurai
DrippTimer
In-app purchases
Third Samurai
No in-app purchases
DrippTimer
No in-app purchases
