Comparison

Coffee Scale With Timer vs Brew Timer

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

Brew Timer

This app helps you craft the perfect cup of coffee with customizable brew tracking and a vast library of recipes. Explore, create, and share your favorite brewing methods for various coffee makers.

Highlights
  • Customizable brew tracking
  • Extensive coffee recipe library
  • Support for 14+ brewing methods
  • User-created recipe sharing
  • Precise countdown timer
  • Brew logging and rating system
  • Pour rate tracker
Features
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Explore the best coffee recipes. Make great cup of coffee with fully customizeable brew tracking. Either with Aeropress, Hario V60,Clever Dripper, Chemex, French Press, Kalita Wave, Syphon Coffee, Percolator, Mellita, Bonavita Dripper, Blue Bottle Dripper,Moka Pot, Delter Press, Turkish Coffee or other custom methods; Brew Timer will help you to make great cup of coffee. Brew Timer is great coffee brewing assistant for third wave coffee brewing methods. Brew Timer allows you to create your favourite recipes easily and run them while you are making coffee. Share your recipes with others or explore the best coffee recipes for your taste. Features: * Create recipes for Aeropress,Hario V60,Turkish Coffee,Clever Dripper, Chemex, French Press, Kalita Wave, Syphon Coffee, Percolator, Mellita, Bonavita Dripper, Blue Bottle Dripper, Moka Pot, Delter Press or other custom methods * Flexible process steps that allows you to create any coffee recipe you desire * Premade professional coffee recipes * Share your recipes with others or explore the best recipes. * Clone recipes within seconds * Mark and quickly access your favourite recipes. * Run recipe simultaneously while you are brewing coffee * Pour rate tracker that helps you to control water flow * Audio assistant * Countdown timer with absolute precision * With logging system, rate and take note of your previous coffee brewings and tasting. * Thousands of user created coffee recipes with 14 different brewing methods. * Add coffee grinder for personalized grinding experience. * Continue to brew coffee in background Brew Timer has every feature that you need to make great cup of coffee. Getting started takes only a couple of minutes. 1- Select a coffee recipe 2- Grind your coffee bean 3- Start the brewing timer 4- Follow the recipe steps while brewing 5- Enjoy your great cup of coffee :) 6- Do not forget to take notes and rate your brew for your next brew. If you have any problem or suggestions please let us know. We will always be pleased to hear from you :) Terms of Use : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Coffee Scale With Timer2 screens
Brew Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Coffee Scale With Timer at 5.0 against Brew Timer's 4.4. Coffee Scale With Timer also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). Brew Timer's advantage is ratings volume (25 vs 1) and update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Brew Timer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Coffee Scale With Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Coffee Scale With Timer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brew Timer has 25 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, Brew Timer every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Coffee Scale With Timer versus Brew Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCoffee Scale With TimerBrew Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.4 (25 ratings)
Positive reviews—40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings125 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperReFleX Wireless Inc.Durali Guder

Customer experience

Coffee Scale With Timer

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

Brew Timer

All ratings25 ratings
Positive84.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative12.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%

In-app purchases

None

Coffee Scale With Timer

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Brew Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Membership - 1 Month$0.991 Month
  • Premium Membership - 1 Year$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Coffee Scale With Timer free?
Coffee Scale With Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Brew Timer free?
Brew Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Coffee Scale With Timer or Brew Timer?
Coffee Scale With Timer is rated higher. Coffee Scale With Timer averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Brew Timer averages 4.4 from 25 ratings.
Do Coffee Scale With Timer or Brew Timer have ads?
Brew Timer shows ads; Coffee Scale With Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, Coffee Scale With Timer or Brew Timer?
Coffee Scale With Timer ships an update fortnightly, and Brew Timer every 6 days. Most recently, Coffee Scale With Timer was updated on September 9, 2026 and Brew Timer on September 22, 2026.

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