Aeromatic vs Roast Manager
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Aeromatic
Discover and brew coffee with your AeroPress using over 60 curated recipes. Features step-by-step guides, a built-in timer, and video tutorials. Track your coffee beans, rate them, and create your own recipes.
- 60+ curated AeroPress recipes
- Step-by-step brewing instructions
- Built-in stopwatch and timer
- Video brew walkthroughs
- Add notes and create custom recipes
- Track and rate coffee beans
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Aeromatic is the ultimate assistant app for brewing coffee with your AeroPress. It provides 60+ curated recipes from baristas, roasters, and championship winners. Brewing becomes easy with step-by-step instructions, a built-in stopwatch, and video walkthroughs. You can also add notes, create your own recipes, or share recipes with friends. If you like trying out new coffee beans, Aeromatic lets you track your beans and rate them from 1 to 5 stars. Get the most out of your AeroPress and brew better coffee with Aeromatic. This app offers an in-app purchase for Aeromatic Premium. Terms of Use can be found at https://aeromatic.app/terms.html and the Privacy Policy can be found at https://aeromatic.app/privacy.html
Roast Manager
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Roast Manager is a simple app for home coffee roasters. With it you can manage your: • green coffee • roasting profiles • coffee roasts • coffee containers The app is kept relatively simple, but everything has a comment field where additional content can be entered. Data is automatically synced across all your devices via iCloud. Additionally, the app features NDEF-compatible NFC tag support, allowing you to easily identify and manage your coffee storage containers (on devices with NFC support).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Roast Manager at none against Aeromatic's 1. Roast Manager also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs monthly). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Aeromatic sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Roast Manager asks for nothing beyond the download.
Aeromatic ships an update monthly, Roast Manager every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Aeromatic | Roast Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (105 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 96.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 105 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AwardSense | Guido Scheffler |
Bugs and requests
Aeromatic
Reported bugs
2 issues- Transition sound overrides Bluetooth audio
- Some features moved to paid version after update
Requested features
11 requests- Add Wilfa Uniform grinder
- Update champion recipes
- Add new Aeropress equipment (e.g., XL)
- Add German language support
- Implement recipe import/export
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- Add a drink tracker
- Add roast level to user-created recipes
- Add Baratza Forte grinder
- Integrate V60 recipes
- Dark mode option
- Section for coffee bean flavor profiles
Roast Manager
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Aeromatic
- Aeromatic Premium$7.99
Roast Manager
No in-app purchases
Questions
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