Comparison

My Espresso vs Crema

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

Head to head
About

My Espresso

This app helps coffee enthusiasts meticulously record and manage their espresso brewing parameters. Track time, dose, yield, pressure, and temperature to find the perfect extraction for any bean. Rank your favorite recipes and organize your coffee gear.

Highlights
  • Track espresso brewing parameters
  • Record time, dose, yield, pressure, temperature
  • Scorecard for ranking recipes
  • Filter favorite recipes
  • Manage beans, machines, and grinders
  • Digital espresso journal
Features
Read full description

Calling all coffee connoisseurs! Are you ready to elevate your espresso brewing skills? Welcome to My Espresso - the ultimate app to track all your espresso recipes so that you can find the perfect extraction for every coffee bean, every time. Easily capture the recipe for each espresso, including time, dose, yield, pressure, and temperature. Create a score card so that you can rank your recipes and filter your favourites. Store and manage all your recipes, beans, machines, grinders and baskets in your profile. There's no need to scribble in an espresso journal anymore, now you have an intuitive espresso assistant in the palm of your hand! Join the club and download My Espresso today. Terms of Use (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Crema

This app allows coffee enthusiasts and latte artists to score their creations using AI. Users can upload photos of their latte art, receive an objective score, and compete on global leaderboards to become the best pourer.

Highlights
  • AI latte art scoring
  • Global leaderboards
  • Daily, weekly, and overall rankings
  • Skill comparison
  • Improvement tracking
  • Premium features for unlimited uploads and insights
Read full description

Crema - Latte Art Scoring & Global Leader boards Turn every coffee into a competition. Crema is the ultimate app for coffee lovers and latte artists who want to prove their pour. Snap your latte, let AI score your art, and climb the ranks to become the best pourer of the day. How It Works: - Snap your pour, capture your latest latte art in seconds - Get an instant AI score that's objective, consistent, and brutally honest - Climb the leaderboard and claim your spot as the best pourer daily, weekly and overall Why Crema? Because “that’s a great pour” isn’t enough anymore. Crema brings real competition to latte art. Whether you're a home barista or café regular, you can finally: - Compare your skills against others - Track your improvement over time - Settle once and for all… who pours it better Go Premium and take your pours to the next level: - Unlimited daily uploads so you can refine your technique without limits - Skills Radar Chart to see exactly where you excel (and where you don’t) - Best Pour Insights for discovering your top-performing designs Perfect For - Coffee lovers - Home baristas - Café regulars - Competitive perfectionists Your Daily Ritual, Upgraded Pour. Snap. Score. Repeat. Download Crema and find out, do you actually have the best pour? Terms of use: https://www.trycrema.app/terms

Screenshots

My Espresso4 screens
Crema3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Crema at every 2 days against My Espresso's monthly. My Espresso's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. My Espresso sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Crema sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My Espresso ships an update monthly, Crema every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
My Espresso versus Crema: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy EspressoCrema
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB61 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperElihu Del Valle AbdoRyan Wilcox

Customer experience

My Espresso

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Crema

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

My Espresso

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Premium Annual$39.991 Year
3 purchases

Crema

Subscriptions2
  • Crema Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Crema Premium Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Crema Lifetime Premium$59.99

Questions

Is My Espresso free?
My Espresso is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Crema free?
Crema is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do My Espresso or Crema have ads?
Neither My Espresso nor Crema shows ads.
Which is updated more often, My Espresso or Crema?
My Espresso ships an update monthly, and Crema every 2 days. Most recently, My Espresso was updated on November 4, 2026 and Crema on October 31, 2026.

Other comparisons