Comparison

Coffee Scale With Timer vs Timer.Coffee

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

Head to head
About

Coffee Scale With Timer

Achieve perfect coffee brewing with precise weight measurements and multiple timer alerts. This app helps you control bloom times and pours, offering coffee intensity calculations based on grind, weight, and water volume.

Highlights
  • Precise weight measurement (0.1g)
  • Multiple timer alerts
  • Coffee intensity calculation
  • Tare history
  • Supports all brewing setups
Features
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For people who are looking for total control over the coffee brewing process, Smart Chef Wireless Coffee Scale is the one for you. Together with the SmartCafe app, you can set multiple timer alerts for perfect bloom times and pours each time. Also the app helps you to get the coffee intensity based on grind type, weight and water volume at 0.1g precision. The Smart Chef Scale and SmartCafe app works with all types of brewing setups, such as drip, pour-over or expresso. Order yours today!

About

Timer.Coffee

This app provides a free, open-source timer and calculator for coffee brewing, offering step-by-step instructions for numerous methods. It allows users to adjust quantities, save grind settings, and track their brewing history. Enjoy real-time community insights and share your own custom recipes.

Highlights
  • 22 Brewing Methods
  • Coffee Calculator
  • Custom Grind Size
  • Background Brewing
  • Live Activities
  • Create & Share Recipes
  • Brew Diary
  • Bean Tracking
Features
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Timer.Coffee is a free, open-source coffee brewing timer and calculator designed to enhance your brewing experience. The app is completely free. Optional in-app donations support ongoing development and never affect access to features. Key Features - 27 Brewing Methods: Step-by-step instructions for Hario V60, AeroPress, Chemex, French Press, Clever Dripper, Kalita Wave, Wilfa Svart Pour Over, Origami Dripper, Hario Switch, and more. - Coffee Calculator: Adjust coffee and water quantities on the fly. - Custom Grind Size: Save your grind settings per recipe — never forget your Comandante clicks again. - Background Brewing: The timer keeps running accurately when you minimize the app — switch apps or check a message without losing your place. - Live Activities: Follow your brew step-by-step on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island without unlocking your phone. - Pulse: See what coffee lovers around the world are brewing right now, in real time. - Create & Share Recipes: Build your own brewing recipes and share them with the community. - Brew Diary: Automatically save timer-guided brews or add entries manually, with notes, ratings, taste, tags, grind, water temperature, and extraction. - Bean Tracking: Manage your coffee bean inventory with AI-powered label recognition. - Favorites: Quick access to your most-used recipes. - Audio Chime: Audio alerts for every brewing step. - Dial In Your Beans: Search and filter your history, bookmark best cups, compare attempts, follow bean journeys, and review monthly progress. - Device Sync: Recipes, beans, and brews synced across all your devices. - 22 Languages: Fully localized for a global audience. - Dark Mode: Easy on the eyes at any hour.

Screenshots

Coffee Scale With Timer2 screens
Timer.Coffee4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Coffee Scale With Timer at none against Timer.Coffee's 3. Coffee Scale With Timer also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Timer.Coffee's advantage is ratings volume (133 vs 1). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Timer.Coffee sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Coffee Scale With Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Coffee Scale With Timer against 5.0 for Timer.Coffee. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Timer.Coffee has 133 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Coffee Scale With Timer ships an update fortnightly, Timer.Coffee every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Coffee Scale With Timer versus Timer.Coffee: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCoffee Scale With TimerTimer.Coffee
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (133 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1133 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperReFleX Wireless Inc.Anton Karliner

Customer experience

Coffee Scale With Timer

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

Timer.Coffee

All ratings133 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Coffee Scale With Timer

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Timer.Coffee

One-time3
  • Buy a small coffee$1.99
  • Buy a medium coffee$4.99
  • Buy a large coffee$9.99

Questions

Is Coffee Scale With Timer free?
Coffee Scale With Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Timer.Coffee free?
Timer.Coffee is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Coffee Scale With Timer or Timer.Coffee?
Coffee Scale With Timer and Timer.Coffee are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 133 ratings respectively.
Do Coffee Scale With Timer or Timer.Coffee have ads?
Neither Coffee Scale With Timer nor Timer.Coffee shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Coffee Scale With Timer or Timer.Coffee?
Coffee Scale With Timer ships an update fortnightly, and Timer.Coffee every 2 weeks. Most recently, Coffee Scale With Timer was updated on September 9, 2026 and Timer.Coffee on September 26, 2026.

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