Comparison

Coffio vs BrewSmart

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Coffio

This app helps you craft the perfect cup of coffee by calculating precise brewing ratios. It offers features like unit conversion and a built-in timer within an elegant, user-friendly interface. Enjoy a superior coffee brewing experience with its minimalist design and dark mode option.

Highlights
  • Brewing ratio calculation
  • Unit conversion
  • Integrated timer
  • Elegant interface
  • Dark mode option
Features
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Coffio is a minimalist coffee brewing ratio app that will help you make the perfect cup of coffee every time. It comes fully featured with total brew calculation, unit conversion, timer, and more! Coffio’s elegant interface and dark mode option provide an ultra comfortable experience. Start brewing great coffee today!

About

BrewSmart

This app helps you calculate coffee ratios, guides you through brewing, and logs your results. It offers precise measurements and personalized adjustments for your next brew. Enjoy a seamless coffee preparation experience with its intuitive interface and helpful features.

Highlights
  • Instant ratio calculation
  • Guided pour-over timer
  • Brew journal with ratings
  • Dial-in assistant for taste adjustments
  • Apple Watch brew coach
  • Home screen widgets
  • Lock screen live activity
Features
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BrewSmart is your complete coffee brewing companion. Calculate the ratio, get coached through every pour, log the cup, then dial in the next one. Share the winner as a link that opens right in a friend's BrewSmart. All in one fast, focused app. No ads. No subscriptions. Adjust water, coffee, or ratio and the other two update instantly. Perfect for pour over (V60, Chemex, Kalita), AeroPress, French press, moka pot, drip, and espresso, whether you're dialing in a new single-origin or scaling up a batch. THE BREWING LOOP 1. Calculate. Tap or swipe water, coffee, or ratio; the others recalculate instantly. No keyboard, no guessing. Precise to 0.1 g. 2. Brew. Turn any recipe into a guided, step-by-step pour with target weights, timing cues, and a live countdown to your next pour. 3. Log. Save every brew to your journal with a rating, notes, grind, and temperature. Edit any detail later. 4. Dial in. Tell BrewSmart how the cup tasted (too sour or bitter, weak or strong) and get a specific adjustment for your next brew. FEATURES Brew Calculator Tap or swipe water, coffee, or ratio; the other two recalculate instantly. Pour Guide Turn any recipe into a step-by-step guided brew with target weights and timing cues. Start from the built-in pour schedule, or build your own pours with a bloom and custom targets. A live countdown ticks down to your next pour. Or keep it simple with the plain timer. Clip Recipes from the Web Found a brew guide online? Paste the link and BrewSmart reads the recipe off the page: dose, water, temperature, and every pour. Review it before anything is saved. A daily limit applies. Share Recipes by Link Send any recipe as a link. It unfurls with a preview in the chat, and whoever taps it sees the pour schedule, grind, and temperature, then saves and brews it. An attached coffee travels with it, so they can make your exact cup. No BrewSmart? The link opens as a web page. Coffees share the same way, alone or with their recipes. Prefer a picture? Any recipe or journal entry becomes a clean, themed card. Coffee Library Keep every coffee you brew: roaster, origin, process, varietals, roast level and roast date, plus your own tasting notes. Attach a coffee to recipes and logged brews, then look back at every cup you made with it. Dial-In Assistant Brewed something off? Mark the taste (sour, bitter, weak, or strong) and BrewSmart recommends exactly what to change next time: grind, dose, ratio, temperature, or time. Apply it with one tap. Brew Journal Log every cup with a rating, tasting notes, grind, water temperature, and the coffee you brewed with. Add brews by hand or straight from the timer, and edit any detail later. Recipe Collection Browse a hand-picked collection of recipes (classics like the 4:6 Method, hot and iced) right from the recipes screen, and save any of them into your app. Apple Watch Brew Coach Start a guided brew from your wrist and follow the pour coach with haptic cues for every pour. No need to touch your phone mid-brew. Real-time sync keeps your watch and iPhone together. Home Screen Widgets Jump straight to your ratio or timer. Lock Screen Live Activity Keep your pour timer and next-pour countdown on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. Siri & Shortcuts Ask Siri to calculate your ratio or start a brew timer hands-free. Recipe Management Save your favorite water, coffee, and ratio combinations, plus grind and temperature, as named recipes. Attach a coffee, load any setup with one tap, then edit, rename, or delete anytime. Grams or Ounces, °C or °F Switch weight between grams and ounces and temperature between °C and °F, across the app, widgets, and Apple Watch. Clean & Focused No ads. No subscriptions. Light and dark mode. Optimized for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. Whether you're calibrating your V60, dialing in espresso, or just making a better cup every morning, BrewSmart takes you from ratio to perfect brew, and remembers what worked.

Screenshots

Coffio4 screens
BrewSmart4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Coffio at 5.0 against BrewSmart's 4.0. Coffio also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (11 vs 2). BrewSmart's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 months). On price, ads, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. BrewSmart sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Coffio asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Coffio holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Coffio has 11 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Coffio ships an update every 6 months, BrewSmart weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Coffio versus BrewSmart: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCoffioBrewSmart
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (11 ratings) — better4.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS11.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTravis SaylorKEN TOMINAGA

Customer experience

Coffio

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

BrewSmart

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Coffio

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

BrewSmart

One-time3
  • Small Tip$1.99
  • Medium Tip$4.99
  • Large Tip$9.99

Questions

Is Coffio free?
Coffio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BrewSmart free?
BrewSmart is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Coffio or BrewSmart?
Coffio is rated higher. Coffio averages 5.0 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while BrewSmart averages 4.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Coffio or BrewSmart have ads?
Neither Coffio nor BrewSmart shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Coffio or BrewSmart?
Coffio ships an update every 6 months, and BrewSmart weekly. Most recently, Coffio was updated on September 27, 2026 and BrewSmart on October 16, 2026.

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