Roast Manager vs Decenza Pocket
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Roast Manager
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Roast Manager is a simple app for home coffee roasters. With it you can manage your: โข green coffee โข roasting profiles โข coffee roasts โข coffee containers The app is kept relatively simple, but everything has a comment field where additional content can be entered. Data is automatically synced across all your devices via iCloud. Additionally, the app features NDEF-compatible NFC tag support, allowing you to easily identify and manage your coffee storage containers (on devices with NFC support).
Decenza Pocket
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Decenza Pocket is the companion app for Decenza, a modern controller for Decent espresso machines. Pair it with your Decenza tablet and your espresso machine is one tap away โ whether you're across the room or across town. Features โข Power on from your home screen โ a dedicated widget wakes your DE1 without opening the app, so the machine is hot by the time you reach the kitchen. โข Live shot monitoring โ watch pressure, flow, temperature and shot progress update in real time. โข Auto-discovery on Wi-Fi โ finds your Decenza tablet on the local network automatically. โข Remote access from anywhere โ secure WebSocket relay lets you control your machine when you're away from home. โข Push notifications โ get alerted when your machine is ready or when a shot finishes. Requirements A Decent espresso machine and a running Decenza tablet instance on espresso machine tablet. Decenza Pocket is a companion app โ it does not control the espresso machine directly.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Decenza Pocket at daily against Roast Manager's every 10 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Roast Manager ships an update every 10 days, Decenza Pocket daily. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Roast Manager | Decenza Pocket |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Daily โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch โ better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Guido Scheffler | Kulitorum |
In-app purchases
Roast Manager
No in-app purchases
Decenza Pocket
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Roast Manager free?
Is Decenza Pocket free?
Do Roast Manager or Decenza Pocket have ads?
Which is updated more often, Roast Manager or Decenza Pocket?
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