Nespresso Smart vs RAPT Brew
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nespresso Smart
Unlock advanced functionalities for your Nespresso connected coffee machine. Pair your device to brew customized coffee, access maintenance guides for optimal quality, and follow step-by-step recipes for exquisite coffee creations.
- Pair and brew with connected machine
- Customize coffee length
- Step-by-step recipe guides
- Enhanced maintenance content
- Expert support and tutorials
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Unbox the expert features of your Nespresso connected machine* with Nespresso Smart: • Pair and Brew. Pair your device and unlock the exclusive features of your connected coffee machine. • Best coffee quality cup after cup. Enhanced maintenance content to savour quality coffee cup after cup. • Customize the length of your coffee to brew the perfect cup, tailored just for you. • Follow step-by-step guides to create exquisite coffee recipes effortlessly. • Enjoy café-quality recipes at home with ease using the Nespresso Barista. • Get expert support. Access problem-solving tutorials for unparalleled coffee mastery.
RAPT Brew
Control and automate your entire brewing process remotely from your phone. Monitor, adjust, and automate everything from grain to glass, with features for both homebrewers and professionals. Scale your brewing operations with smart controllers and intelligent logic.
- Remote brewery control
- Monitor and automate brewing process
- Customizable brewing profiles
- Real-time telemetry and control logic
- Automated temperature ramping
- Notifications and detailed logs
- Warehouse & stock management
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RAPT - Automate. Monitor. Brew! A truly native experience! Control your entire home and commercial brewery with a few clicks remotely from your phone! For Homebrewers. For Professionals. For You! Mashing in the shed? Fermenting in the basement? Serving in the living room? With the RAPT app you have one central place to monitor, control and automate your entire brewing process from grain to glass! Let our smart controllers and wizards help you to make your brew day easier than ever before! Sometime feeling like ready to go Pro? No worries, RAPT got you covered! You can bypass the suggested defaults and customise your brewing process every step of the way! Including license compliant warehouse & stock management, and even exports to assist with excise tax! Using real-time telemetry and intelligent control logic, RAPT lets you design complex mash and fermentation profiles that adapt dynamically - ramping temperatures, triggering automated diacetyl rests, cold crashing, dry hop schedules - all based on real data, not hunches. Success guaranteed! Leave your setup to RAPT while you focus on the creative & fun side. Get instant notifications when a step finishes, tap into detailed logs and history, or tweak profiles on the fly from your phone. RAPT is compatible with all RAPT products and even gives you the tools to integrate third party products and hardware Homebrew, nano, or full commercial scale - RAPT is built to scale with you. Brewing good and consistent has never been easier!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Nespresso Smart at 3.4 against RAPT Brew's 2.2. Nespresso Smart also leads on ratings volume (685 vs 13) and chart position (#101 vs unranked). RAPT Brew's advantage is review sentiment (17% vs 3%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Nespresso Smart holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nespresso Smart has 685 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 3% of Nespresso Smart's written reviews are positive against 17% of RAPT Brew's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Nespresso Smart ships an update monthly, RAPT Brew fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nespresso Smart | RAPT Brew |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (685 ratings) — better | 2.2 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 3.2% of reviews | 16.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 685 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #101 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 172 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Nestle Nespresso SA | Kegland Distribution Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
Nespresso Smart
RAPT Brew
Bugs and requests
Nespresso Smart
Reported bugs
5 issues- Doesn't connect to WiFi
- Login issues, can't register account
- Bluetooth pairing problems
- App gets stuck in a loop, needs update that doesn't come
- Factory reset button doesn't work
Requested features
2 requests- Chat capabilities with support
- Ability to select cup volume per cup, not just globally
RAPT Brew
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Nespresso Smart
No in-app purchases
RAPT Brew
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Nespresso Smart free?
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