Ratio M8 vs PALICO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ratio M8
Easily calculate the ideal coffee-to-water ratio for your brew. Input your coffee or water amount, and the app determines the perfect balance for your perfect cup. Includes a stopwatch for precise brewing control.
- Calculate coffee-to-water ratios
- Input coffee bean amount
- Input water amount
- In-app stopwatch
- Precise gram adjustments
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Ratio M8 takes the guesswork out of making a perfect cup of coffee by allowing you to easily calculate the ideal coffee-to-water ratio. Features: • Set desired ratio: Choose the perfect coffee-to-water ratio that suits your taste and brewing method. • Enter amount of coffee beans: input the amount of coffee beans you have, and the app will calculate the appropriate amount of water to use. • Enter amount of water: simply enter the amount of water you want to use, and the app will calculate the required amount of coffee. • Use an in-app stopwatch to control brewing phases Extra usage tips: • Tap the left or right side of the slider to add or remove 0.1 gram. • Long tap the left or right side of the slider to add or remove 1 gram.
PALICO
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Your exclusive coffee journals. Create your own brewing recipes with Palico app. Palico is a specialty coffee brand who designs and innovates professional coffee grinders. With this Palico App, you can easily and intelligently keep track of your brewing instructions and discover new ways to play with our products. •Bluetooth Connection: Stay constantly connected to our coffee grinder (only suitable for Grindtech) •Battery monitor: After connecting to our grinder, the battery will be displayed for you. You can easily track and manage the battery while grinding. (only suitable for Grindtech) •Remote Control: operate your grinder wirelessly (only suitable for Grindtech) •Carefully designed recipes: As coffee lovers, we do not stop creating and trying different new coffee recipes. Now we are giving out this privilege for you to enjoy, only in this app! •Step by step instructions: We guide you to brew a cup of perfect coffee. We know detail matters. •Brewing Database: Record your brewing history, develop your own coffee database. Sign up to a free Palico account for more advanced coffee brewing recipes and more updates will be up soon! Grab a grinder from us? Visit palicoffee.net Need any help? Email info@palicoffee.net Wanna stay updated? Follow @palicoffee on Instagram and Facebook. Feel like it's not up to par? Let us know what you think about the app as we are dedicated to this product and will keep enhancing the hardware and software in the future. With passion & love for specialty coffee!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: PALICO at every 6 months against Ratio M8's every 16 months. 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.
Ratio M8 ships an update every 16 months, PALICO every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ratio M8 | PALICO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Adventurous2 Ltd | Newking Limited |
In-app purchases
Ratio M8
No in-app purchases
PALICO
No in-app purchases









