ASMOKE vs Tensor Coffee
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ASMOKE
Control and monitor your smart pellet grill remotely. Utilize preset cooking modes, track real-time temperatures, and receive notifications when your food is ready. This app simplifies grilling for beginners and offers customization for experienced users.
- Preset cooking modes
- Real-time temperature monitoring
- Food readiness notifications
- Remote grilling control
- Customizable temperature settings
- Master chef recipe library
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ASMOKE Essential, the smartest, most portable pellet grill. Through the App, you can use preset cooking modes and monitor the real-time temperature, and get notification when your food is ready. This smarter pellet grill is the easiest to use. With the ASMOKE Essential, you can make perfect cooking results, even if you are a grilling beginner. Preset Cooking Modes Through the App, you can use preset cooking modes and monitor the real-time temperature, and get notification when your food is ready. The ASMOKE Essential automatically sets the perfect temperature and timing for delicious results, every single time. And for the experienced grillers - customize your settings to add your own unique touch. Monitor Grilling Process Take the guesswork out of grilling with App-based remote monitoring, perfect for the party host who wants to keep an eye on everything without missing out on the fun. Remotely control the grilling process for each dish, fine-tune temperatures with a tap on your phone, and receive instant notifications when your food is done. Master-Chef Expertise Take your grilling skills to the next level with an exclusive recipe library including signature dishes from master chef. Follow along with step-by-step instructions, ensuring perfect cooking every single time.
Tensor Coffee
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Tensor Coffee — the companion app for your Tensor One + La Marzocco Linea Micra espresso machine. Tensor Coffee is the official app for the Tensor One precision controller, the engineering-first performance upgrade for the La Marzocco Linea Micra. Where the controller gives you one dial and total control at the machine, this app is where everything comes together: set up your device, design extraction profiles — up to full multi-stage pressure curves — brew and monitor shots live from your phone, review your shot history, and control the machine itself. Connect over WiFi or Bluetooth and turn guesswork into data-driven espresso that's repeatable to the gram. PAIR AND CONNECT Find your Tensor One over Bluetooth and connect in seconds. Put the controller on your home WiFi straight from the app for a faster connection that reaches across the room — Bluetooth stays on as an automatic fallback. Your devices are remembered for instant reconnection. BUILD BREW PROFILES Create and edit the recipes that run on your machine. Design brew-by-time profiles to run a precise extraction on a timer, or brew-by-weight profiles that stop on a target mass when paired with a compatible Bluetooth scale. Set your dose, yield, ratio, image, and name for each profile. PRESSURE PROFILING With the Tensor Profiling Kit installed, shape the extraction itself: multi-stage pressure profiles with up to six stages from 2 to 9 bar, plus blooms — full pauses with smooth pressure tapers in and out. The app draws your curve as you design it. BREW FROM YOUR PHONE Start any profile from the app and watch the shot live: timer, weight and flow rate from your scale, and measured pressure traced over your target curve in real time. Stop the shot from your phone at any moment — and shots started at the machine appear live in the app too. SHOT HISTORY Your shots are recorded on the controller and sync to the app automatically. Review time, weight, and pressure data, and favorite the shots worth repeating. CONTROL YOUR MACHINE Pair the Tensor One with your Linea Micra and bring the machine into the app: set boiler temperature, adjust steam level, switch standby, and run guided backflush cleaning. Connect by scanning the code on your machine or by signing in with your La Marzocco account — the controller holds the connection itself, so it keeps working when your phone is away. Optional Home Assistant integration for home-automation setups. CUSTOMIZE YOUR DISPLAY Upload your own images to the controller's integrated display and assign them to profiles. Crop and frame photos right in the app — they sync automatically to every phone paired with your device. Curate the controller's color library with your own custom accent colors, kept in sync between app and dial. SETTINGS AND UPDATES Adjust display brightness, choose how many profiles appear on the dial, manage scales and calibration — and install firmware updates the controller downloads securely over its own WiFi. Changes made at the dial appear in the app instantly. GUIDED INSTALLATION Step-by-step, illustrated installation instructions walk you through fitting the Tensor One to your Linea Micra, with a clear progress tracker so you always know what's next. DESIGNED IN ZÜRICH Tensor Coffee products, including the Tensor Coffee app and the Tensor One device, are designed and built in Switzerland for people who treat espresso as a craft — replacing manual guesswork with precise, repeatable extraction, shot after shot. Requires a Tensor One controller installed on a La Marzocco Linea Micra. Bluetooth is required for setup; WiFi is recommended for the fastest connection. Pressure profiling requires the Tensor Profiling Kit. Brew-by-weight requires a compatible Bluetooth coffee scale. Machine controls require pairing your Tensor One with the machine; a La Marzocco account is optional.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: ASMOKE at 13.4 against Tensor Coffee's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
ASMOKE ships an update monthly, Tensor Coffee every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ASMOKE | Tensor Coffee |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (21 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 17.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ASMOKE USA INC | Quinten Johnson |
In-app purchases
ASMOKE
No in-app purchases
Tensor Coffee
No in-app purchases









