Comparison

Coffee Ratios vs BrewSmart

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

Head to head
About

Coffee Ratios

This app helps specialty coffee enthusiasts calculate precise brewing ratios. Users can input their desired grams per liter, coffee dose, or cup size, and the app automatically handles the calculations. It also includes a built-in timer to help achieve optimal brew timings.

Highlights
  • Automatic ratio calculations
  • Adjustable grams per liter
  • Configurable coffee dose
  • Customizable cup size
  • Built-in brew timer
Features
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Coffee Ratios, your companion for specialty coffee! Dial in your coffee recipes and let Coffee Ratios handle all of the calculations. Choose your preferred grams per liter ratio, coffee dose, or cup size and let Coffee Ratios take care of the rest! Built in timer to assist you hit your preferred brew timings.

About

BrewSmart

This app helps you calculate coffee ratios, guides you through brewing, and logs your results. It offers precise measurements and personalized adjustments for your next brew. Enjoy a seamless coffee preparation experience with its intuitive interface and helpful features.

Highlights
  • Instant ratio calculation
  • Guided pour-over timer
  • Brew journal with ratings
  • Dial-in assistant for taste adjustments
  • Apple Watch brew coach
  • Home screen widgets
  • Lock screen live activity
Features
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BrewSmart is your complete coffee brewing companion. Calculate the ratio, get coached through every pour, log the cup, then dial in the next one — and share the winner as a link that opens right in a friend's BrewSmart. All in one fast, focused app. No ads. No subscriptions. Adjust water, coffee, or ratio and the other two update instantly. Perfect for pour over (V60, Chemex, Kalita), AeroPress, French press, moka pot, drip, and espresso — whether you're dialing in a new single-origin or scaling up a batch. THE BREWING LOOP 1. Calculate — Tap or swipe water, coffee, or ratio; the others recalculate instantly. No keyboard, no guessing. Precise to 0.1 g. 2. Brew — Turn any recipe into a guided, step-by-step pour with target weights, timing cues, and a live countdown to your next pour. 3. Log — Save every brew to your journal with a rating, notes, grind, and temperature. Edit any detail later. 4. Dial in — Tell BrewSmart how the cup tasted — too sour or bitter, weak or strong — and get a specific adjustment for your next brew. FEATURES Brew Calculator Tap or swipe water, coffee, or ratio; the other two recalculate instantly. Pour Guide Turn any recipe into a step-by-step guided brew with target weights and timing cues. Start from the built-in pour schedule, or build your own pours with a bloom and custom targets. A live countdown ticks down to your next pour. Or keep it simple with the plain timer. Clip Recipes from the Web Found a brew guide online? Paste the link and BrewSmart reads the recipe off the page: dose, water, temperature, and every pour. Review it before anything is saved. A daily limit applies. Share Recipes by Link Send any recipe as a link. It unfurls with a preview in the chat, and whoever taps it sees the pour schedule, grind, and temperature, then saves and brews it. An attached coffee travels with it, so they can make your exact cup. No BrewSmart? The link opens as a web page. Coffees share the same way, alone or with their recipes. Prefer a picture? Any recipe or journal entry becomes a clean, themed card. Coffee Library Keep every coffee you brew: roaster, origin, process, varietals, roast level and roast date, plus your own tasting notes. Attach a coffee to recipes and logged brews, then look back at every cup you made with it. Dial-In Assistant Brewed something off? Mark the taste — sour, bitter, weak, or strong — and BrewSmart recommends exactly what to change next time: grind, dose, ratio, temperature, or time. Apply it with one tap. Brew Journal Log every cup with a rating, tasting notes, grind, water temperature — and the coffee you brewed with. Add brews by hand or straight from the timer, and edit any detail later. Recipe Collection Browse a hand-picked collection of recipes — classics like the 4:6 Method, hot and iced — right from the recipes screen, and save any of them into your app. Apple Watch Brew Coach Start a guided brew from your wrist and follow the pour coach with haptic cues for every pour — no need to touch your phone mid-brew. Real-time sync keeps your watch and iPhone together. Home Screen Widgets Jump straight to your ratio or timer. Lock Screen Live Activity Keep your pour timer and next-pour countdown on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. Siri & Shortcuts Ask Siri to calculate your ratio or start a brew timer hands-free. Recipe Management Save your favorite water, coffee, and ratio combinations, plus grind and temperature, as named recipes. Attach a coffee, load any setup with one tap, then edit, rename, or delete anytime. Grams or Ounces, °C or °F Switch weight between grams and ounces and temperature between °C and °F — across the app, widgets, and Apple Watch. Clean & Focused No ads. No subscriptions. Light and dark mode. Optimized for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. — Whether you're calibrating your V60, dialing in espresso, or just making a better cup every morning, BrewSmart takes you from ratio to perfect brew — and remembers what worked.

Screenshots

Coffee Ratios4 screens
BrewSmart4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Coffee Ratios at 5.0 against BrewSmart's 4.0. Coffee Ratios also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (15.4 vs 18.0). BrewSmart's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 9 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. BrewSmart sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Coffee Ratios asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Coffee Ratios holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Coffee Ratios ships an update every 9 months, BrewSmart every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and August 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Coffee Ratios versus BrewSmart: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCoffee RatiosBrewSmart
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better4.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings5 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJustin CarbonaraKEN TOMINAGA

Customer experience

Coffee Ratios

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

BrewSmart

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Coffee Ratios

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

BrewSmart

One-time3
  • Small Tip$1.99
  • Medium Tip$4.99
  • Large Tip$9.99

Questions

Is Coffee Ratios free?
Coffee Ratios is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BrewSmart free?
BrewSmart is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Coffee Ratios or BrewSmart?
Coffee Ratios is rated higher. Coffee Ratios averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while BrewSmart averages 4.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Coffee Ratios or BrewSmart have ads?
Neither Coffee Ratios nor BrewSmart shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Coffee Ratios or BrewSmart?
Coffee Ratios ships an update every 9 months, and BrewSmart every 11 days. Most recently, Coffee Ratios was updated on June 5, 2026 and BrewSmart on August 31, 2026.

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