Comparison

Brew Timer vs BrewSmart

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

Head to head
About

Brew Timer

This app helps you craft the perfect cup of coffee with customizable brew tracking and a vast library of recipes. Explore, create, and share your favorite brewing methods for various coffee makers.

Highlights
  • Customizable brew tracking
  • Extensive coffee recipe library
  • Support for 14+ brewing methods
  • User-created recipe sharing
  • Precise countdown timer
  • Brew logging and rating system
  • Pour rate tracker
Features
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Explore the best coffee recipes. Make great cup of coffee with fully customizeable brew tracking. Either with Aeropress, Hario V60,Clever Dripper, Chemex, French Press, Kalita Wave, Syphon Coffee, Percolator, Mellita, Bonavita Dripper, Blue Bottle Dripper,Moka Pot, Delter Press, Turkish Coffee or other custom methods; Brew Timer will help you to make great cup of coffee. Brew Timer is great coffee brewing assistant for third wave coffee brewing methods. Brew Timer allows you to create your favourite recipes easily and run them while you are making coffee. Share your recipes with others or explore the best coffee recipes for your taste. Features: * Create recipes for Aeropress,Hario V60,Turkish Coffee,Clever Dripper, Chemex, French Press, Kalita Wave, Syphon Coffee, Percolator, Mellita, Bonavita Dripper, Blue Bottle Dripper, Moka Pot, Delter Press or other custom methods * Flexible process steps that allows you to create any coffee recipe you desire * Premade professional coffee recipes * Share your recipes with others or explore the best recipes. * Clone recipes within seconds * Mark and quickly access your favourite recipes. * Run recipe simultaneously while you are brewing coffee * Pour rate tracker that helps you to control water flow * Audio assistant * Countdown timer with absolute precision * With logging system, rate and take note of your previous coffee brewings and tasting. * Thousands of user created coffee recipes with 14 different brewing methods. * Add coffee grinder for personalized grinding experience. * Continue to brew coffee in background Brew Timer has every feature that you need to make great cup of coffee. Getting started takes only a couple of minutes. 1- Select a coffee recipe 2- Grind your coffee bean 3- Start the brewing timer 4- Follow the recipe steps while brewing 5- Enjoy your great cup of coffee :) 6- Do not forget to take notes and rate your brew for your next brew. If you have any problem or suggestions please let us know. We will always be pleased to hear from you :) Terms of Use : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

BrewSmart

This app helps you calculate coffee ratios, guides you through brewing, and logs your results. It offers precise measurements and personalized adjustments for your next brew. Enjoy a seamless coffee preparation experience with its intuitive interface and helpful features.

Highlights
  • Instant ratio calculation
  • Guided pour-over timer
  • Brew journal with ratings
  • Dial-in assistant for taste adjustments
  • Apple Watch brew coach
  • Home screen widgets
  • Lock screen live activity
Features
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BrewSmart is your complete coffee brewing companion. Calculate the ratio, get coached through every pour, log the cup, then dial in the next one. Share the winner as a link that opens right in a friend's BrewSmart. All in one fast, focused app. No ads. No subscriptions. Adjust water, coffee, or ratio and the other two update instantly. Perfect for pour over (V60, Chemex, Kalita), AeroPress, French press, moka pot, drip, and espresso, whether you're dialing in a new single-origin or scaling up a batch. THE BREWING LOOP 1. Calculate. Tap or swipe water, coffee, or ratio; the others recalculate instantly. No keyboard, no guessing. Precise to 0.1 g. 2. Brew. Turn any recipe into a guided, step-by-step pour with target weights, timing cues, and a live countdown to your next pour. 3. Log. Save every brew to your journal with a rating, notes, grind, and temperature. Edit any detail later. 4. Dial in. Tell BrewSmart how the cup tasted (too sour or bitter, weak or strong) and get a specific adjustment for your next brew. FEATURES Brew Calculator Tap or swipe water, coffee, or ratio; the other two recalculate instantly. Pour Guide Turn any recipe into a step-by-step guided brew with target weights and timing cues. Start from the built-in pour schedule, or build your own pours with a bloom and custom targets. A live countdown ticks down to your next pour. Or keep it simple with the plain timer. Clip Recipes from the Web Found a brew guide online? Paste the link and BrewSmart reads the recipe off the page: coffee, water, temperature, and every pour. Review it before anything is saved. A daily limit applies. Share Recipes by Link Send any recipe as a link. It unfurls with a preview in the chat, and whoever taps it sees the pour schedule, grind, and temperature, then saves and brews it. An attached coffee travels with it, so they can make your exact cup. No BrewSmart? The link opens as a web page. Coffees share the same way, alone or with their recipes. Prefer a picture? Any recipe or brew log becomes a clean, themed card. Coffee Library Keep every coffee you brew: roaster, origin, process, varietals, roast level and roast date, plus your own tasting notes. Attach a coffee to recipes and logged brews, then look back at every cup you made with it. Dial-In Assistant Brewed something off? Mark the taste (sour, bitter, weak, or strong) and BrewSmart recommends exactly what to change next time: grind, dose, ratio, temperature, or time. Apply it with one tap. Brew Journal Log every cup with a rating, tasting notes, grind, water temperature, and the coffee you brewed with. Add brews by hand or straight from the timer, and edit any detail later. Recipe Collection Browse a hand-picked collection of recipes (classics like the 4:6 Method, hot and iced) right from the recipes screen, and save any of them into your app. Apple Watch Brew Coach Start a guided brew from your wrist and follow the pour coach with haptic cues for every pour. No need to touch your phone mid-brew. Real-time sync keeps your watch and iPhone together. Home Screen Widgets Jump straight to your ratio or timer. Lock Screen Live Activity Keep your pour timer and next-pour countdown on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. Siri & Shortcuts Ask Siri to calculate your ratio or start a brew timer hands-free. Recipe Management Save your favorite water, coffee, and ratio combinations, plus grind and temperature, as named recipes. Attach a coffee, load any setup with one tap, then edit, rename, or delete anytime. Grams or Ounces, °C or °F Switch weight between grams and ounces and temperature between °C and °F, across the app, widgets, and Apple Watch. Clean & Focused No ads. No subscriptions. Light and dark mode. Optimized for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. Whether you're calibrating your V60, dialing in espresso, or just making a better cup every morning, BrewSmart takes you from ratio to perfect brew, and remembers what worked.

Screenshots

Brew Timer4 screens
BrewSmart4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: BrewSmart at none against Brew Timer's shown. BrewSmart also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Brew Timer's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (24 vs 2). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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. Brew Timer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and BrewSmart sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Brew Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brew Timer has 24 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brew Timer ships an update every 6 days, BrewSmart every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Brew Timer versus BrewSmart: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrew TimerBrewSmart
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (24 ratings) — better4.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings24 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDurali GuderKEN TOMINAGA

Customer experience

Brew Timer

All ratings24 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral4.2%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%

BrewSmart

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Brew Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Membership - 1 Month$0.991 Month
  • Premium Membership - 1 Year$9.991 Year
3 purchases

BrewSmart

One-time3
  • Small Tip$1.99
  • Medium Tip$4.99
  • Large Tip$9.99

Questions

Is Brew Timer free?
Brew Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BrewSmart free?
BrewSmart is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Brew Timer or BrewSmart?
Brew Timer is rated higher. Brew Timer averages 4.4 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while BrewSmart averages 4.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Brew Timer or BrewSmart have ads?
Brew Timer shows ads; BrewSmart does not.
Which is updated more often, Brew Timer or BrewSmart?
Brew Timer ships an update every 6 days, and BrewSmart every 5 days. Most recently, Brew Timer was updated on November 4, 2026 and BrewSmart on October 30, 2026.

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