Hiroia Smart Scale vs The Espresso Protocol
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hiroia Smart Scale
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Best Brewing Experience with HIROIA the user can setup the pouring plan with steps of flow rates, and execute the pouring progress. user may trains their stability of pouring by gaming.
The Espresso Protocol
This tool helps assess coffee quality for espresso performance. It uses sensory science to quantify and describe coffee attributes, promoting transparency and communication across the coffee supply chain.
- Coffee quality assessment for espresso
- Sensory science integration
- Quantify coffee characteristics
- Promotes supply chain transparency
- Bridges roaster and producer communication
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The Espresso Protocol (TEP) is a coffee quality assessment tool for identifying coffees that will perform well as espresso. It incorporates sensory science and allows tasters to quantify and describe the characteristics and attributes of coffees.* Efficient, precise and repeatable, it is designed for the benefit of the entire coffee supply chain from producers to roasters. The common language created by TEP promotes transparency in value attribution along the supply chain and bridges the gap between roaster and producer regarding origin effects on differentiated price structures based on roasting and extraction methods.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: The Espresso Protocol at every 2 weeks against Hiroia Smart Scale's every 3 months. Hiroia Smart Scale's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). 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.
Hiroia Smart Scale ships an update every 3 months, The Espresso Protocol every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and July 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hiroia Smart Scale | The Espresso Protocol |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HIROIA Communications Pte. Ltd. | Premium Quality Consulting, LLC |
In-app purchases
Hiroia Smart Scale
No in-app purchases
The Espresso Protocol
No in-app purchases
