TopBrewer vs Pie Tap
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TopBrewer
Control a professional coffee brewer with your iPhone or iPad. Customize and save your favorite coffee drinks, from espresso to cappuccino, with precise adjustments to milk and coffee strength. Experience a new level of coffee brewing with elegant design and advanced technology.
- iPhone/iPad controlled brewing
- Customizable drink strength
- Adjustable milk foam
- Save personal favorite drinks
- Bean-to-cup quality
- Elegant, built-in design
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"Like a caffeinated iceberg, the majority of the TopBrewer is beneath the surface. it is the ultimate coffee machine for the minimal denialist" - Wired Magazine The TopBrewer is the kind of luxury gadget that makes Starbuck look like an old-fashioned dive bar from the past" - T3 Awards "Scanomat TopBrewer brings iPhone control, elegant design to single-cup coffee makers" - Engadget Topbrewer Awards: ***Winner of Danish App Awards - Leisure & Lifestyle*** ***Winner of iF Product Design Award - Best design*** The TopBrewer is a unique, professional coffee brewer with built-in quality components – and the first iPhone/iPad controlled coffee brewer in the world. Operate any TopBrewer machine and brew fresh bean-to-cup quality coffee, americano, espresso or with fresh milk, latte, cappuccino, macchiato and more with just a few taps in this innovative app. Say you want a bit more milk in your cappuccino? No problem. With the TopBrewer app from Scanomat you can increase or decrease milk foam, strength of coffee or even the size of drink! When you have made your own special selection, save the drink as a personal favourite. Thus your favourite drinks are just a swipe away. The TopBrewer is an innovative world novelty and has created an entirely new category within coffee brewers. It turns the common conception of coffee brewing and dispensing completely upside down and its simple sculptural design is breathtaking. This is not just a coffee machine. The beautiful, patented stainless steel tap is designed to be built into any tabletop. The simplicity of the Top Brewer fits in elegantly in any surroundings and allows you to focus on a more direct contact with your customers and additional sales at the counter. The TopBrewer brews a perfect cup of coffee thanks to Scanomat advanced brewing technology – every time.
Pie Tap
Easily order delicious pizza and other cuisines for pickup or delivery. Browse the full menu, find your nearest location, and reorder favorite meals with just a few taps.
- Order for pickup
- Order for delivery
- Browse full menu
- Find nearest location
- Save favorite meals
- View recent orders
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Tap the Pie Tap Ordering App and you’ll have our menu at your fingertips. Our app lets you order the most delicious and innovative pizza and cuisines for pickup or delivery from Pie Tap Pizza Workshop + Bar and PT Neighborhood Pizzeria. App Features: - Order to go for fast, easy pickup - Get your order delivered straight to your door - Find saved meals and recent orders - Find the nearest location Online Tracking Opt Out Guide: https://www.olo.com/on-line-tracking-opt-out-guide/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pie Tap at 4.8 against TopBrewer's 3.0. Pie Tap also leads on ratings volume (864 vs 6). TopBrewer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and in-app purchases 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.
Pie Tap holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pie Tap has 864 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 55% of TopBrewer's written reviews are positive against 50% of Pie Tap's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
TopBrewer ships an update every 3 months, Pie Tap every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TopBrewer | Pie Tap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (6 ratings) | 4.8 (864 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 54.5% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 864 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 133 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Scanomat | Pie Tap Park & Preston Operating Company, LLC |
Customer experience
TopBrewer
Pie Tap
Bugs and requests
TopBrewer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Pie Tap
Reported bugs
2 issues- App not allowing account creation
- Payment issues and glitches
Requested features
2 requests- Allow gift card payments in the app
- Improve transparency of deals and promotions
In-app purchases
TopBrewer
No in-app purchases
Pie Tap
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is TopBrewer free?
Is Pie Tap free?
Which has better reviews, TopBrewer or Pie Tap?
Do TopBrewer or Pie Tap have ads?
Which is updated more often, TopBrewer or Pie Tap?
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