Comparison

TopBrewer vs Recipe Keeper

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • iPhone/iPad controlled brewing
  • Customizable drink strength
  • Adjustable milk foam
  • Save personal favorite drinks
  • Bean-to-cup quality
  • Elegant, built-in design
Features
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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.

About

Recipe Keeper

Features
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Save any recipe from Instagram or TikTok, plan your week around it, and let the grocery list write itself. DinnerSorted is a recipe keeper and a weekly meal planner in one. Spot a recipe in your feed, tap Share, choose DinnerSorted, and the post becomes a clean recipe: ingredients, method, timings and servings. No screenshots, no retyping, no saved posts you never open again. SHARE A POST, GET A RECIPE • Tap Share in Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest or X and pick DinnerSorted • Paste a link from any recipe website • DinnerSorted reads the caption, the video's audio and the page, then writes up the ingredients and steps for you • Check it over, change anything you like, and save • No link? Photograph a cookbook page, use a screenshot, or type a recipe in by hand YOUR WEEK, SORTED • Tonight's dinner, front and center, the moment you open the app • Fill the nights you cook from recipes you've saved • Swap a meal, drag nights into a new order, or undo a removal • Choose which nights you cook and how many people you're feeding A GROCERY LIST THAT WRITES ITSELF • The Grocery tab builds this week's grocery list from your plan • Ingredients grouped by section, so you shop in one pass • Quantities scaled to the number of people you're cooking for • Tick things off in the shop, or share the list with whoever's going EVERY RECIPE IN ONE PLACE • Search your whole collection in seconds • Organize recipes into your own categories • Each recipe keeps a link back to where it came from HANDS-FREE COOK MODE Cooking with messy hands? Cook Mode keeps the screen awake and listens for your voice. Say "next", "back", "repeat" or "stop" to move through the steps without touching your phone. AND THE REST • Weekly planning and daily cooking reminders, if you want them • Light and dark mode FREE AND PRO Meal planning, the grocery list and Cook Mode are free. The free plan includes 3 recipe imports a month and up to 50 saved recipes. DinnerSorted Pro unlocks unlimited imports and an unlimited recipe collection. Whether you're cooking for one or feeding the whole family, DinnerSorted takes dinner off your mental to-do list. Privacy Policy: https://ma268.github.io/dinnersorted/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

TopBrewer4 screens
Recipe Keeper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TopBrewer at none against Recipe Keeper's 2. TopBrewer also leads on device support (4 vs 2). Recipe Keeper's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. Recipe Keeper sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. TopBrewer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TopBrewer ships an update every 3 months, Recipe Keeper fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
TopBrewer versus Recipe Keeper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTopBrewerRecipe Keeper
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews54.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.1 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size133 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperScanomatMichael Asaad

In-app purchases

None

TopBrewer

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Recipe Keeper

Subscriptions2
  • DinnerSorted Pro14 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • DinnerSorted Pro (Annual)14 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is TopBrewer free?
TopBrewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Recipe Keeper free?
Recipe Keeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TopBrewer or Recipe Keeper have ads?
Neither TopBrewer nor Recipe Keeper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TopBrewer or Recipe Keeper?
TopBrewer ships an update every 3 months, and Recipe Keeper fortnightly. Most recently, TopBrewer was updated on October 23, 2026 and Recipe Keeper on October 25, 2026.

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