Comparison

FourSix Coffee Timer vs Brewly

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

Head to head
About

FourSix Coffee Timer

Simplify your pour-over coffee brewing with this app. It calculates custom pulse-pour recipes based on your preferences and guides you through each step with a built-in timer. Achieve consistent, delicious coffee every morning.

Highlights
  • Custom pulse-pour recipe generation
  • Brewing guidance based on user input
  • Integrated brewing timer
  • Recipe adjustment for sweetness/brightness
  • Extraction level control
  • Brew logging and notes (Pro feature)
  • Temperature notifications (Pro feature)
Features
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FourSix makes brewing pour over coffee easy. There are countless ways to brew coffee. For coffee enthusiasts, sometimes these methods can get... complicated. And following a more complex recipe can be difficult, especially in the morning when you haven't had your coffee yet. Part calculator, part timer, FourSix is designed to take a complicated method for pour over and make it simple and easy, even if you're still not completely awake. Named after the 4:6 method invented by Tetsu Kasuya, FourSix will create a custom pulse pour recipe based on 3 simple questions - Do you like your coffee sweeter or brighter? How do much do you want to extract your beans? And what size? Instantly, you'll see how each pulse-pour will break down, and how they affect your final cup. When you're ready to start, simply follow along with the Timer telling you exactly how much to pour and when. Not only will you get a great cup of coffee, but you'll be able to do it again the next morning. To use FourSix, you'll need a Hario V60 and a scale that measures in grams. Additional helpful tools include a pouring kettle with a narrow spout and a thermometer to test water temperature. If you like FourSix, but want even more, you'll want FourSix Pro. - Get extra settings so you can dial in your perfect brew exactly how you like.  - Record every brew and make notes, ratings, and track your coffee beans.  - Get notifications about your coffee cooling to the perfect temperature. Terms & Conditions: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://foursixcoffeeapp.com/privacypolicy/

About

Brewly

Master your coffee brewing with guided timers, customizable recipes, and a detailed journal. Track grinder settings, rate your brews, and easily replicate your favorite cups. No ads, subscriptions, or accounts needed.

Highlights
  • Guided brewing timers
  • Editable coffee recipes
  • Grinder setting tracking
  • Brew journal and history
  • Recipe sharing
  • Light and dark modes
Features
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Brew better coffee with guided timers, editable recipes, grinder settings, and a brew journal. Completely free, with no ads or subscriptions. Brewly helps you repeat the cups you love. Follow each brewing stage, adjust coffee and water, remember the exact grinder setting, then rate the result and add tasting notes. No account required. GUIDED BREWING • Step-by-step timers for pour-over, immersion, espresso, and cold brew • Clear pour, wait, bloom, and drawdown stages • Sound and haptic cues so you can focus on brewing • Scale recipes to match your serving size RECIPES YOUR WAY • Start with recipes for V60, Chemex, Kalita Wave, AeroPress, French press, Clever Dripper, espresso, and more • Create, edit, duplicate, search, filter, and sort recipes • Save dose, water, ratio, grind size, temperature, and custom stages • Share recipes as text or scannable QR codes DIAL IN EVERY CUP • Build a collection of your grinders • Save the grinder and exact setting used for each brew • Rate brews, add tasting tags and notes, and restart favorites from history MADE FOR DAILY USE • No ads, subscriptions, or in-app purchases • No account required • Light and dark modes • Celsius and Fahrenheit • Available in English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese • Optimized for iPhone and iPad Brewly keeps the workflow simple: choose a recipe, set your dose, follow the timer, and learn from every cup.

Screenshots

FourSix Coffee Timer4 screens
Brewly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Brewly at none against FourSix Coffee Timer's 3. Brewly also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs monthly) and device support (3 vs 1). FourSix Coffee Timer's advantage is ratings volume (229 vs 1). On price, rating 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. FourSix Coffee Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Brewly asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for FourSix Coffee Timer against 5.0 for Brewly. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FourSix Coffee Timer has 229 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FourSix Coffee Timer ships an update monthly, Brewly every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
FourSix Coffee Timer versus Brewly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFourSix Coffee TimerBrewly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (229 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews94.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings229 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJonathan DuenasJerome Sommerfeldt

Customer experience

FourSix Coffee Timer

All ratings227 ratings
Positive97.8%
Neutral0.9%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews78 reviews
Positive94.9%
Neutral2.6%
Negative2.6%

Brewly

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

FourSix Coffee Timer

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • V2 redesign navigation confusion (unclear how to access Pro mode)
  • Default mode selection requires multiple taps to access Pro features

Requested features

8 requests
  • Dynamic Island support for iPhone
  • Timer continuation past set time for extended brews
  • Type-in values with +/- adjustment option
  • Extended recipe sizes (up to 30oz or 850.49g)
  • Brew rating and archiving system
Show 3 more
  • Additional brewing methods (Hoffmann method, etc.)
  • Total elapsed time display on free version
  • Receipt/export functionality for brew sessions

Brewly

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

FourSix Coffee Timer

Subscriptions2
  • FourSix Pro7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • FourSix Pro7 Days trial$7.991 Year
One-time1
  • FourSix Pro$24.99
None

Brewly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FourSix Coffee Timer free?
FourSix Coffee Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Brewly free?
Brewly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FourSix Coffee Timer or Brewly?
Brewly is rated higher. FourSix Coffee Timer averages 4.9 out of 5 from 229 ratings, while Brewly averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do FourSix Coffee Timer or Brewly have ads?
Neither FourSix Coffee Timer nor Brewly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FourSix Coffee Timer or Brewly?
FourSix Coffee Timer ships an update monthly, and Brewly every 8 days. Most recently, FourSix Coffee Timer was updated on November 7, 2026 and Brewly on November 4, 2026.

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