Comparison

Placer App vs Roasters Pal

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

Head to head
About

Placer App

Easily share your real-time location with selected contacts via a simple link. You maintain complete control over who sees your whereabouts, ensuring your privacy. The app facilitates secure location sharing through email or text messages.

Highlights
  • Real-time location sharing
  • Share via link (email/text)
  • User-controlled privacy
  • Secure sharing
  • Cross-device compatibility
Features
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See where you are, and share your location with only who you want to, through sending a simple link in an email or text. You control who knows where you are, the app doesn't share anything with anyone else. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Roasters Pal

Features
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Roasters Pal is a roasting log for home and small-batch coffee roasters. Record every roast, see your rate of rise live, keep your green beans in order and learn from each batch. Version 3.0 is a complete redesign. ROAST WITH CONFIDENCE • Pre-roasting checks: roaster, units, log interval, logging mode and Bluetooth status on one page. Tap any line to change it and come straight back. • Log temperatures automatically from a Roasters Pal Bluetooth thermometer or a supported Bluetooth probe, or enter them by hand. • Live graph of bean temperature (BT), environment temperature (ET) and rate of rise (RoR), with auto zoom. • Mark charge, dry end, first crack, second crack and drop with one tap. Drying, Maillard and development phases are worked out for you. • Alarm sounds keep you on time while your hands are busy. KEEP EVERY ROAST • Each roast keeps its full curve, weights, weight loss, roast level, rating, notes and the beans used. • Taste notes from the coffee flavour wheel, best drink and brewing recommendations. • Select several roasts at once to upload, export as one zip file or delete. Import a zip back at any time. • Back up and restore all your data. GREEN-BEAN INVENTORY • Track green-bean lots with origin, process, supplier, moisture, density and stock. • Stock goes down as you roast, and each lot keeps its history. PRINT AND SHARE • A full roast report as a PDF, ready to print or send. • Export a roast and share it with another Roasters Pal user. ROASTERS PAL CLOUD • Create a free Roasters Pal Cloud account right in the app. • Roasts upload automatically after each roast, or when you are back online. • See your roasts on a big screen in the web app, compare two roasts on one chart, and share roasts with other roasters. • Download or archive many roasts at once. AI ROAST ANALYSIS (PREMIUM) Ask for an evaluation of a profile, how to improve the next roast, what to expect in the cup, brewing suggestions or a check for roast defects. Premium includes 25 AI requests every month, and you can add packs of 25 more. Answers are saved with the roast and open again for free, and a request keeps running if you leave the page. MAKE IT YOURS • Six styles: Classic, Wood, Steel, Glass, Forest and Sky, each in light and dark mode. • °C or °F; g, kg, lb or oz. • Extra space under the tabs for bigger fingers or phones with navigation buttons. • On tablets: roasts and green beans in two columns, and a Size setting to make everything larger. PREMIUM Premium removes ads, unlocks all styles and AI analysis, and lets your Roasters Pal Cloud account keep up to 500 roasts (50 on Free). It is a monthly or yearly subscription, renewing automatically until you cancel it at least 24 hours before the end of the period in your App Store account settings. Premium is linked to your Roasters Pal Cloud account, so it works on each phone you sign in on. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://roasterspal.com/PrivacyPolicy_RPal.html

Screenshots

Placer App3 screens
Roasters Pal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Placer App at none against Roasters Pal's shown. Placer App also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Placer App sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per year and Roasters Pal sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 6 level
Placer App versus Roasters Pal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlacer AppRoasters Pal
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Update frequency—Monthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApptiv LtdAstijus Skirius

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Placer App

Subscriptions1
  • Pro Features$3.991 Year
2 purchases

Roasters Pal

Subscriptions2
  • Premium access$0.991 Month
  • Premium access$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Placer App free?
Placer App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Roasters Pal free?
Roasters Pal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Placer App or Roasters Pal have ads?
Roasters Pal shows ads; Placer App does not.

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