Comparison

FourSix Coffee Timer vs Blooming Grounds

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

Blooming Grounds

This app helps coffee enthusiasts meticulously track their coffee beans and brew pour-over coffee with precision. It offers on-device AI for personalized brew guides and tasting notes, with data synced via iCloud across Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Log and organize coffee bean collection
  • Guided pour-over brew sessions
  • On-device AI for brew guides and tasting notes
  • iCloud sync across Apple devices
  • Live Activity and Dynamic Island integration
  • Siri and Shortcuts integration
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Blooming Grounds — Coffee Bean Tracker Track every bean. Brew every cup with intention. Blooming Grounds is the pour-over companion built for coffee enthusiasts who care about what's in their cup. Log your beans, dial in your ratios, and let on-device AI help you get the most out of every roast — no account required, no third-party data sharing, ever. Brew Sessions Start a guided pour-over session from any bean. Blooming Grounds walks you through bloom, pouring, and drawdown phases with a live timer and water amounts tailored to your bean's ratio and coffee weight. Track your brew from the Lock Screen via Live Activity, at a glance from the Dynamic Island, or on your Apple Watch — which receives your session automatically and provides haptic feedback at each phase transition. Your Collection, Everywhere. Your bean collection syncs automatically across all your Apple devices through iCloud. Add a bean on your iPhone, brew with it on your iPad. Your data lives in your iCloud account — owned by you, protected by Apple. Now on iPad. Blooming Grounds features a native multi-column layout on iPad. Browse your collection in the sidebar, run the calculator in the center, and get AI-generated tasting notes and brew guides — all visible at once. Smarter On-Device AI. Tasting note suggestions, personalized brew guides, and bean recommendations are powered by Apple's FoundationModels framework. Brew guides are saved to each bean and automatically regenerate when you adjust your ratio or coffee amount. Your prompts and responses are processed entirely on your device and never transmitted to an external server. Siri and Shortcuts, Built In. Ask Siri to add a bean, calculate your pour over ratio, find your top-rated coffees, or open a specific bean — all without opening the app. Blooming Grounds is built on App Intents, which means every core action is available in Shortcuts, Spotlight, and the Action button. Core Features Log and organize your coffee bean collection with roast type, tasting notes, pour over ratio, and a personal rating. Each bean stores its own coffee weight, so switching between beans remembers your preferred dose. The built-in calculator gives you precise water measurements for any coffee weight and ratio. On-device AI suggests tasting notes and generates step-by-step brew guides tailored to each bean's roast level. Privacy. Your personal coffee data is stored in your own iCloud account and never sold or shared with third parties. AI features run entirely on-device. Blooming Grounds collects anonymous usage analytics to help improve the app — no personal information is included.

Screenshots

FourSix Coffee Timer4 screens
Blooming Grounds3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Blooming Grounds at none against FourSix Coffee Timer's 7. Blooming Grounds also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). FourSix Coffee Timer's advantage is ratings volume (226 vs 2) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, review sentiment, ads 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. FourSix Coffee Timer sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Blooming Grounds asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Blooming Grounds holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FourSix Coffee Timer has 226 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of FourSix Coffee Timer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Blooming Grounds's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FourSix Coffee Timer ships an update monthly, Blooming Grounds every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
FourSix Coffee Timer versus Blooming Grounds: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFourSix Coffee TimerBlooming Grounds
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (226 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews95.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings226 — better2
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJonathan DuenasRyan Lindsey

Customer experience

FourSix Coffee Timer

All ratings226 ratings
Positive97.8%
Neutral0.9%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews72 reviews
Positive95.8%
Neutral1.4%
Negative2.8%

Blooming Grounds

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
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
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  • Additional brewing methods (Hoffmann method, etc.)
  • Total elapsed time display on free version
  • Receipt/export functionality for brew sessions

Blooming Grounds

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

FourSix Coffee Timer

Subscriptions4
  • FourSix Pro7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • FourSix Pro7 Days trial$4.991 Year
  • FourSix Pro7 Days trial$6.991 Year
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  • FourSix Pro7 Days trial$7.991 Year
One-time3
  • FourSix Pro (v1 Legacy)$1.99
  • FourSix Pro$24.99
  • FourSix Pro$39.99
None

Blooming Grounds

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FourSix Coffee Timer free?
FourSix Coffee Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Blooming Grounds free?
Blooming Grounds is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FourSix Coffee Timer or Blooming Grounds?
Blooming Grounds is rated higher. FourSix Coffee Timer averages 4.8 out of 5 from 226 ratings, while Blooming Grounds averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do FourSix Coffee Timer or Blooming Grounds have ads?
Neither FourSix Coffee Timer nor Blooming Grounds shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FourSix Coffee Timer or Blooming Grounds?
FourSix Coffee Timer ships an update monthly, and Blooming Grounds every 3 days. Most recently, FourSix Coffee Timer was updated on September 29, 2026 and Blooming Grounds on September 13, 2026.

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