Homepresso vs Act Four
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Homepresso
Log and share your espresso creations with fellow enthusiasts. Record detailed metrics like puck weight, extraction yield, and shot time. Connect with a community to capture feedback and discover new brewing techniques.
- Log espresso shots
- Record detailed metrics
- Capture feedback
- Share with community
- Track equipment details
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Use Homepresso to record and log your espresso shots, capture feedback, share your shots with other espresso connoisseurs and capture details (Puck Weight, Extracted Yield, Shot Time, Temperature, Grinder configuration, Machine Pressure, Equipment). Features coming up: - Profiles - Public timelines - Deeper metrics and insights.
Act Four
Learn to brew perfect espresso with video guidance and taste analysis. The app tracks your brew automatically, helping you adjust your machine and recipe for your ideal cup. Designed for both beginners and experienced baristas.
- Video-guided brewing workflow
- Speed and taste analysis
- Machine and grinder adjustment guidance
- Automatic recipe tracking
- Hands-free operation
- Brew Weight and Timing adjustments
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Let’s brew amazing espresso. New to espresso? Act Four’s video-guided workflow is designed to quickly walk you through the same steps used by professional baristas. We’ll analyze the speed and taste of each brew to tweak your machine, grinder, and brew recipe until you land on your ideal cup. Espresso pro? Let’s dial in by taste. After each brew, we’ll dive into the tasting experience to drive adjustments to Brew Weight and Brew Timing. Each brew iterates on the previous until we hit that magic cup. Act Four’s minimal workflow is designed to be hands-free and out of your way. Just open the app for automatic recipe, preinfusion, brew, and flow rate tracking. Privacy Policy: https://actfour.coffee/privacy Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Homepresso at none against Act Four's 3. Homepresso also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). Act Four's advantage is ratings volume (18 vs 2). 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
Both are free to download. Act Four sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Homepresso asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Homepresso against 5.0 for Act Four. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Act Four has 18 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Homepresso ships an update every 6 days, Act Four every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Homepresso | Act Four |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (18 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 18 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 8 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andrew Hayes | AIV, LLC |
Customer experience
Homepresso
Act Four
In-app purchases
Homepresso
No in-app purchases
Act Four
- Monthly3 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- SwitchBot Integration$19.99
