Third Samurai vs Kava
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.
Kava
Craft and refine your go-to pour-over coffee recipes with this intuitive application. It features a built-in timer to ensure consistent brewing for every cup.
- Create and edit pour-over recipes
- Built-in brewing timer
- Consistent brew guidance
- Recipe customization
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• Easily create and tweak your favorite pour-over recipes • Use built-in timer for consistent brews
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Kava at Free against Third Samurai's $1.99. Kava also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.5). On review sentiment, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
Kava is free to download; Third Samurai costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Kava holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 9 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Third Samurai ships an update fortnightly, Kava every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Third Samurai | Kava |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (4 ratings) | 4.9 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ivan Dzyubenko | Andriy Gordiyenko |
Customer experience
Third Samurai
Kava
In-app purchases
Third Samurai
No in-app purchases
Kava
No in-app purchases
