Nespresso Smart vs ThymeBlock
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.
ThymeBlock
Easily save recipes from any source, get nutrition estimates, and plan your weekly meals. Automatically generate shopping lists based on your chosen recipes and dietary goals.
- Save recipes from web links, photos, or manual entry
- Automatic nutrition estimation (calories, protein, carbs, fat)
- Weekly meal planning with custom or automatic generation
- Consolidated, aisle-sorted shopping lists
- Import recipes from various online sources
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ThymeBlock turns the recipes you find into meals you actually cook. SAVE RECIPES FROM ANYWHERE Share a link straight to ThymeBlock, or paste it. Recipe sites and TikTok: the ingredients, steps, and photo arrive parsed and ready. Scan the ingredients off a cookbook page with your camera, or type your own. PLAN YOUR WEEK IN MINUTES Pick recipes for your cook days and your week takes shape. OR LET THYMEBLOCK PLAN IT FOR YOU Set your nutrition goals and Prime Thyme fills the week for you: recipes that hit your targets, in the right amounts. EVERYTHING YOU NEED FOR THE WEEK Your recipes and plans become a shopping list: every ingredient combined into one list, with the amounts you need, sorted by aisle. NUTRITION ON EVERY RECIPE With Full Thyme, every recipe you save gets a nutrition estimate computed from public food data: calories, protein, carbs, and fat per serving. FREE TO START Import your first recipes free. Watch a short ad to unlock more, or go ad free with a subscription: Full Thyme: nutrition on every recipe, ad free, with higher import limits. Monthly or annual. Prime Thyme: everything in Full Thyme, plus automatic weekly meal plans that hit your nutrition targets, with the grocery list built for you. Prices are shown in the app in your local currency. Subscriptions renew automatically, monthly or yearly depending on your plan, unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Privacy policy: https://thymeblock.com/privacy Terms of use: https://thymeblock.com/terms Support: support@thymeblock.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ThymeBlock at 100% against Nespresso Smart's 3%. ThymeBlock also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.4). Nespresso Smart's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ThymeBlock holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nespresso Smart has 682 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 3% of Nespresso Smart's written reviews are positive against 100% of ThymeBlock's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nespresso Smart | ThymeBlock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (682 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 3.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 682 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #99 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nestle Nespresso SA | Rafael Hurtado Rosas |
Customer experience
Nespresso Smart
ThymeBlock
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
ThymeBlock
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Nespresso Smart
No in-app purchases
ThymeBlock
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Nespresso Smart free?
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