TrueGrind AI vs PALICO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TrueGrind AI
This companion app helps you find the perfect grind setting for your smart espresso grinder. Select from hundreds of coffees, set your desired dose, weight, and time, and let the AI guide you to optimal results. Minimize waste and frustration while achieving consistently amazing espresso shots.
- AI-powered grind setting optimization
- Over 500 coffee profiles
- Custom coffee profile creation
- Dial In Assistant for waste reduction
- Syncs settings to smart grinders
- Target dose, weight, and time selection
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LUCCA's TrueGrind AI app is the essential companion to all LUCCA smart espresso grinders. Select from over 500 coffees, choose your target coffee dose, shot weight and shot time, and let TrueGrind AI find your perfect grind setting and sync it to your grinder. You can even create a custom coffee profile and use the Dial In Assistant to help get to the perfect grind while minimizing coffee waste, time and frustration. Easy dial-in. Easy adjustment. TrueGrind AI ensures that your perfect espresso is always waiting for you - and every shot is amazing.
PALICO
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Your exclusive coffee journals. Create your own brewing recipes with Palico app. Palico is a specialty coffee brand who designs and innovates professional coffee grinders. With this Palico App, you can easily and intelligently keep track of your brewing instructions and discover new ways to play with our products. •Bluetooth Connection: Stay constantly connected to our coffee grinder (only suitable for Grindtech) •Battery monitor: After connecting to our grinder, the battery will be displayed for you. You can easily track and manage the battery while grinding. (only suitable for Grindtech) •Remote Control: operate your grinder wirelessly (only suitable for Grindtech) •Carefully designed recipes: As coffee lovers, we do not stop creating and trying different new coffee recipes. Now we are giving out this privilege for you to enjoy, only in this app! •Step by step instructions: We guide you to brew a cup of perfect coffee. We know detail matters. •Brewing Database: Record your brewing history, develop your own coffee database. Sign up to a free Palico account for more advanced coffee brewing recipes and more updates will be up soon! Grab a grinder from us? Visit palicoffee.net Need any help? Email info@palicoffee.net Wanna stay updated? Follow @palicoffee on Instagram and Facebook. Feel like it's not up to par? Let us know what you think about the app as we are dedicated to this product and will keep enhancing the hardware and software in the future. With passion & love for specialty coffee!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: TrueGrind AI at every 2 months against PALICO's every 6 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TrueGrind AI ships an update every 2 months, PALICO every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TrueGrind AI | PALICO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Clive Coffee LLC | Newking Limited |
In-app purchases
TrueGrind AI
No in-app purchases
PALICO
No in-app purchases
