# Roastmaster vs Tastelab

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Roastmaster at 79% against Tastelab's 33%. Roastmaster also leads on price (Free vs $7.99) and rating (3.8 vs 3.0). Tastelab's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 26.0). On update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Roastmaster is free to download; Tastelab costs $7.99 up front. Roastmaster sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Tastelab asks for nothing beyond the download.

Roastmaster holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Roastmaster has 32 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Roastmaster's written reviews are positive against 33% of Tastelab's.

Roastmaster ships an update every 5 months, Tastelab every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Roastmaster | Tastelab |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **Free** | $7.99 |
| Rating | **[3.8 (32 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/roastmaster/id375526217/reviews)** | [3.0 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tastelab-cooking-knowledge/id1486246303/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **32** | 2 |
| Positive reviews | **78.9% of reviews** | 33.3% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | **Every 2 months** |
| Monetization | **Free with in-app purchases** | Paid |
| Size | 88 MB | 36 MB |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | **11.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | [Rainfrog, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/375526220) | [Foodlab GmbH](https://appshunter.io/developer/1460140431) |

## What reviewers say

### Roastmaster

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/roastmaster/id375526217)

This app helps coffee roasters achieve consistent, perfect cups by tracking roast data, managing green bean inventory, and facilitating blend creation. It offers detailed reporting, visual analysis tools, and optional thermocouple integration for automated roasting.

**Highlights:** Roast data tracking and analysis, Green bean inventory management, Blend creation and experimentation, Cupping score recording, Automated roast reminders, Roaster maintenance scheduling, Optional thermocouple data logging

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (7)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Basic Monthly | $4.99 | per month |
| Pro Monthly | $19.99 | per month |
| Premium Monthly | $39.99 | per month |
| Basic Yearly | $49.99 | per year |
| Pro Yearly | $199.99 | per year |
| Premium Yearly | $399.99 | per year |
| Data Logging | $14.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Comprehensive logging and tracking
- 👍 Great for consistency
- 👍 Feature-rich
- 👍 Useful for business and hobbyists
- 👍 Good developer support (historical)

**What reviewers complain about**

- 👎 Sudden subscription model
- 👎 Previously paid features now require subscription
- 👎 Locked out long-time users
- 👎 Dated interface (mentioned by some)
- 👎 Not intuitive (mentioned by some)

**Reported bugs**

- App crashes
- Cannot connect to Bluetooth probe (specific machine)
- Cannot connect to cloud
- Increase Contrast iOS setting obscures preference settings
- App is no longer usable without buying entitlements

**Requested features**

- Add development percentage to roast screen
- Ability to store low to medium resolution image with a roast
- Ability to make a blend from existing roasts
- Support for cheaper, off-the-shelf Bluetooth probe thermometers
- Copy roast including data curve


### Tastelab

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tastelab-cooking-knowledge/id1486246303)

This app condenses essential cooking knowledge, offering calculators, ratios, and guidelines for various culinary techniques. It provides scientific principles and data for methods like sous vide, fermentation, and dehydration, aiming to simplify and enhance cooking for both experts and home cooks.

**Highlights:** Condensed cooking knowledge, Calculators and ratios, Sous Vide, Fermentation, Pickling guides, Dehydration and Candying information, Step-by-step culinary guidelines, Universally usable cooking principles

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Roastmaster free?

Roastmaster is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Tastelab free?

Tastelab costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Roastmaster or Tastelab?

Roastmaster is rated higher. Roastmaster averages 3.8 out of 5 from 32 ratings, while Tastelab averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.

### Do Roastmaster or Tastelab have ads?

Neither Roastmaster nor Tastelab shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Roastmaster or Tastelab?

Roastmaster ships an update every 5 months, and Tastelab every 2 months. Most recently, Roastmaster was updated on November 6, 2026 and Tastelab on November 7, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*