Pour vs Kava
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pour
Master pour-over coffee brewing with guided timers and alerts. Explore over 11 brewing methods and customize recipes. Unlock premium features like custom recipe creation with a subscription.
- Guided brewing with timer and audio alerts
- 11+ brewing methods supported
- Customizable water and coffee ratios
- Recipes for beginners and experts
- Premium custom recipe creation
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Brew perfect coffee like a pro—step by step, with precision and joy! - Guided Brewing with Timer & Alerts Follow animated, timed steps with audio alerts to master every pour, steep, and press. No more guesswork—consistent, delicious coffee every time. - 11+ Brewing Methods for Every Gear Support for Hario V60, Hario Switch, Kalita Wave, Aeropress, Origami, Chemex, French Press, Blue Bottle Dripper, Drip Bag (newbie-friendly!), and dedicated Iced Coffee recipes. - Flexible Customization (Even for Free Users) Free users can adjust water grams, coffee grams, and water-coffee ratios for all default initial recipes to match personal taste preferences. - Recipes for Everyone & Every Occasion - Newbie-approved: Easy drip bag methods (no scale/kettle needed!) - Party-ready: Large-batch (party size) recipes for Chemex & French Press - Pro-level: Curated formulas from masters (James Hoffmann, Scott Rao, Tetsu Kasuya, Matt Perger) + championship-winning recipes (Aeropress, V60, and more) - Premium Exclusive: Custom Recipe Creation Subscribe to unlock fully personalized recipes—design your own brewing methods, save unique preferences, and expand your coffee toolkit. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Kava
Craft and refine your go-to pour-over coffee recipes with this intuitive application. It features a built-in timer to ensure consistent brewing for every cup.
- Create and edit pour-over recipes
- Built-in brewing timer
- Consistent brew guidance
- Recipe customization
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• Easily create and tweak your favorite pour-over recipes • Use built-in timer for consistent brews
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Verdict
Pour and Kava both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Kava's written reviews are positive against 44% of Pour's. Kava also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). Pour's advantage is ratings volume (54 vs 9) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads 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. Pour sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Kava asks for nothing beyond the download.
Kava holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pour has 54 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of Pour's written reviews are positive against 100% of Kava's.
Pour ships an update every 5 weeks, Kava every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pour | Kava |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (54 ratings) | 4.9 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 44.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 54 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yui Lau | Andriy Gordiyenko |
Customer experience
Pour
Kava
In-app purchases
Pour
- 1 Month Subscription$1.991 Month
- 1 Year Subscription1 Year trial$8.991 Year
Kava
No in-app purchases
