Timer.Coffee vs We Make Coffee
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Timer.Coffee
This app provides a free, open-source timer and calculator for coffee brewing, offering step-by-step instructions for numerous methods. It allows users to adjust quantities, save grind settings, and track their brewing history. Enjoy real-time community insights and share your own custom recipes.
- 22 Brewing Methods
- Coffee Calculator
- Custom Grind Size
- Background Brewing
- Live Activities
- Create & Share Recipes
- Brew Diary
- Bean Tracking
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Timer.Coffee is a free, open-source coffee brewing timer and calculator designed to enhance your brewing experience. The app is completely free. Optional in-app donations support ongoing development and never affect access to features. Key Features - 27 Brewing Methods: Step-by-step instructions for Hario V60, AeroPress, Chemex, French Press, Clever Dripper, Kalita Wave, Wilfa Svart Pour Over, Origami Dripper, Hario Switch, and more. - Coffee Calculator: Adjust coffee and water quantities on the fly. - Custom Grind Size: Save your grind settings per recipe — never forget your Comandante clicks again. - Background Brewing: The timer keeps running accurately when you minimize the app — switch apps or check a message without losing your place. - Live Activities: Follow your brew step-by-step on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island without unlocking your phone. - Pulse: See what coffee lovers around the world are brewing right now, in real time. - Create & Share Recipes: Build your own brewing recipes and share them with the community. - Brew Diary: Automatically save timer-guided brews or add entries manually, with notes, ratings, taste, tags, grind, water temperature, and extraction. - Bean Tracking: Manage your coffee bean inventory with AI-powered label recognition. - Favorites: Quick access to your most-used recipes. - Audio Chime: Audio alerts for every brewing step. - Dial In Your Beans: Search and filter your history, bookmark best cups, compare attempts, follow bean journeys, and review monthly progress. - Device Sync: Recipes, beans, and brews synced across all your devices. - 22 Languages: Fully localized for a global audience. - Dark Mode: Easy on the eyes at any hour.
We Make Coffee
Discover hundreds of coffee recipes and personalize your brewing experience. Save your favorite recipes, add private notes, and join a community of coffee enthusiasts. This app helps you brew better coffee at home with interactive guides and settings.
- Hundreds of coffee recipes
- Personalized brew notes
- Interactive recipe timer
- Filter and save recipes
- Community recipe conversations
- Default grinder settings
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We Make Coffee brings together hundreds of coffee recipes, personalised brew notes, and a vibrant community - all in one simple app. Built by the team at AeroPrecipe (aeroprecipe.com) - the world’s largest AeroPress community - this is our first step towards expanding to all brew types, beyond just the AeroPress. AeroPrecipe members can log in with their existing credentials to access all app features, including: • Browse hundreds of recipes • Filter recipes • Save recipes • Follow the interactive recipe timer • Add Private recipe notes • Save default grinder settings • Join recipe conversations And this is just the beginning - we’re working on a host of new features.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Timer.Coffee at 100% against We Make Coffee's 50%. On price, update cadence, ads 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. Timer.Coffee sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and We Make Coffee sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Timer.Coffee ships an update every 2 weeks, We Make Coffee every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Timer.Coffee | We Make Coffee |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (134 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 134 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Anton Karliner | Three Big Kids Limited |
Customer experience
Timer.Coffee
We Make Coffee
In-app purchases
Timer.Coffee
- Buy a small coffee$1.99
- Buy a medium coffee$4.99
- Buy a large coffee$9.99
We Make Coffee
- Lifetime membership$19.99
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