Comparison

Acaia Orbit vs Kaffiene

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

Head to head
About

Acaia Orbit

Enhance your coffee grinding experience with this companion app. Customize grinding speed, save profiles for weight or time, and control grinder functions for precise coffee preparation.

Highlights
  • Adjust grinding speed (600-1500 RPM)
  • Customize Orbit button actions
  • Save grind by weight/time profiles
  • Initiate grind on demand
  • Enable reverse burr function
  • View grinder status and usage data
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Acaia Orbit App Introducing the companion app to the Acaia Orbit grinder. Access, customize, and control your grinder through this one interface and take your coffee to the next level. Use the app to tailor your grinding experience: adjust the grinding speed (600-1500 RPM), change the Orbit button’s actions, save profiles for grind by weight or grind by time, and more. Features: - Connect and Grind: A suite of immediate actions including a sliding RPM bar for burr control, initiating grind on demand, and enabling reverse burr. - RPM Presets: Three highly customizable RPM presets for your grinder. - Grinder Status: Button functions, total motor running time information, Orbit serial number, Orbit firmware version, and the power usage of your last grinding session. - Orbit Button Action: Customize your grinder’s main button and its actions to suit your workflow including pulse, clean, and pause - Auto Settings: Automatically start and stop your grinding depending on if your grinder is connected to a scale, clean sequences, and set your Orbit to switch off after being left idle to save on energy. - Advanced Settings: Clear your paired scale connection, reset your grinder to default, toggle your scale connection permissions. About the Presets One of the key features of the companion app is the ability to adjust your grinder with finite detail. Even when not connected to your grinder, you can set three grinding programs by both speed and target weights. In a dedicated section, choose your target weight, enable RPM profiling, and receive readings from previous sessions. Receive data about every grind you perform. Grinder Connection Turn on the Orbit by plugging it into a power source and switching the main button on the back of the platform to on. Press the front button of the Orbit. On the Orbit App select “connect to Orbit” to connect. Purchase the Orbit and discover other Acaia products by visiting our official website at https://www.acaia.co Need any help? Visit support.acaia.co or email support@acaia.co This is the first public version of the Orbit companion app. We appreciate any feedback so we can elevate and maintain your experience in the future. Please send your thoughts to our support team by email and include screenshots and explanations of any issues or suggestions. Note: This is the first public version of the Orbit companion app and we will be adding even more features in weeks to come. We appreciate any feedback so we can elevate and maintain your experience in the future. Please send your thoughts to our support team by email and include screenshots and explanations of any issues or suggestions.

About

Kaffiene

Features
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Kaffiene - Your Personal Coffee Brewing Companion Master the art of coffee brewing with Kaffiene, the all-in-one app designed for coffee enthusiasts who want to perfect every cup. Features: Guided Brewing - Step-by-step instructions for espresso, pour-over, French press, AeroPress, cold brew, and more. Never miss a step with built-in timers and precise ratios. Dial-In Assistant - Track your shots and get recommendations to improve extraction. Log dose, yield, and time to find your perfect recipe. Bean Library - Catalog your coffee beans with roast dates, origins, and tasting notes. Never forget which beans made your best cup. Brew Log - Record every brew with detailed notes. Rate your results and track your progress over time. Smart Ratios - Automatic ratio calculations for any brew method. Just enter your dose and get the perfect water amount. Troubleshooting Guide - Sour shot? Bitter espresso? Get instant suggestions to fix common brewing problems. Whether you're pulling your first espresso shot or perfecting your pour-over technique, Kaffiene helps you brew better coffee, one cup at a time.

Screenshots

Acaia Orbit4 screens
Kaffiene3 screens

Verdict

The call

Acaia Orbit and Kaffiene are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Acaia Orbit versus Kaffiene: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAcaia OrbitKaffiene
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB33 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperacaiaKarthik Kottugumada

In-app purchases

None

Acaia Orbit

No in-app purchases

None

Kaffiene

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Acaia Orbit free?
Acaia Orbit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kaffiene free?
Kaffiene is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Acaia Orbit or Kaffiene have ads?
Neither Acaia Orbit nor Kaffiene shows ads.

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