Brew vs Brew Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Brew
This app helps you calculate the ideal coffee-to-water ratio for your brews. It also includes a timer to refine your brewing technique. Measurements are exclusively in grams, and a scale is recommended for best results.
- Coffee to water ratio calculation
- Brew timer
- Gram measurements
- Grind size and pouring speed guidance
- Free to use
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Brew is a simple coffee calculator to help you determine the perfect coffee to water ratio. It also contains a brew timer to help you dial in your grind size and pouring speed. Because coffee should be weighed, Brew only uses grams for measurement (a scale is recommended). Brew is 100% free because life is too short to drink bad coffee, so please enjoy!
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.
- 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
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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/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Brew at 100% against Brew Timer's 40%. Brew also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). Brew Timer's advantage is ratings volume (24 vs 3). On price, update cadence, 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. Brew Timer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Brew asks for nothing beyond the download.
Brew holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brew Timer has 24 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Brew's written reviews are positive against 40% of Brew Timer's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Brew | Brew Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.4 (24 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 24 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Every 6 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cole Cofer | Durali Guder |
Customer experience
Brew
Brew Timer
In-app purchases
Brew
No in-app purchases
Brew Timer
- Premium Membership - 1 Month$0.991 Month
- Premium Membership - 1 Year$9.991 Year
