Act Four vs Extractly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Act Four
Learn to brew perfect espresso with video guidance and taste analysis. The app tracks your brew automatically, helping you adjust your machine and recipe for your ideal cup. Designed for both beginners and experienced baristas.
- Video-guided brewing workflow
- Speed and taste analysis
- Machine and grinder adjustment guidance
- Automatic recipe tracking
- Hands-free operation
- Brew Weight and Timing adjustments
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Let’s brew amazing espresso. New to espresso? Act Four’s video-guided workflow is designed to quickly walk you through the same steps used by professional baristas. We’ll analyze the speed and taste of each brew to tweak your machine, grinder, and brew recipe until you land on your ideal cup. Espresso pro? Let’s dial in by taste. After each brew, we’ll dive into the tasting experience to drive adjustments to Brew Weight and Brew Timing. Each brew iterates on the previous until we hit that magic cup. Act Four’s minimal workflow is designed to be hands-free and out of your way. Just open the app for automatic recipe, preinfusion, brew, and flow rate tracking. Privacy Policy: https://actfour.coffee/privacy Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Extractly
Achieve perfect espresso shots with guided recipes and smart adjustments. This app helps you fine-tune your grind and brewing process for consistent, balanced results, regardless of your espresso machine type.
- Guided espresso recipes
- Smart shot adjustments
- Grind optimization
- Machine compatibility
- Consistent results
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Dial in a better espresso shot. Stop guessing your grind. ShotLab helps you pull balanced, consistent espresso with guided recipes and smart adjustments after every shot. Whether you're using a manual lever, semi-automatic, or super-automatic machine, ShotLab adapts to your setup and shows you exactly what to tweak.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Extractly at none against Act Four's 3. Act Four's advantage is ratings volume (17 vs 1). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. Act Four sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Extractly asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Act Four against 5.0 for Extractly. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Act Four has 17 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Act Four | Extractly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (17 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AIV, LLC | Archil Vardidze |
Customer experience
Act Four
Extractly
In-app purchases
Act Four
- Monthly3 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- SwitchBot Integration$19.99
Extractly
No in-app purchases
