Dialed In vs Varietal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dialed In
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Designed for those mornings when you just want great coffee without the mental gymnastics. Get in, make a better coffee than yesterday, and get out. Your most recent coffees are visible at a glance, and adjustments are just one swipe away—because quick access matters when you’re half awake. Need to fine-tune? Dive deeper when you’re ready, with powerful features designed to help you track and perfect your grind settings over time. All data stays on your device. No ads, no tracking—just coffee.
Varietal
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Follow your recipes. Know your beans. Understand your grind. RECIPES YOU CAN FOLLOW Build recipes with step-by-step pours, ratios, water temperature, and bloom time. When you're ready to brew, Varietal guides you through each step — so your 4:6 method, bloom-and-pulse, or signature recipe is always within reach. YOUR BEAN COLLECTION Log every bag you buy with roaster, origin, process method, tasting notes, and more. Whether you're at a café, a market, or browsing online, your full library is always in your pocket. MANAGE YOUR SETUP Keep track of your brewers, grinders, and recipes all in one place. Create custom recipes tailored to specific bean and equipment combinations — so when you find something that works, you can recreate it exactly. SMARTER GRIND RECOMMENDATIONS Varietal learns from your brew logs. Based on your past brews with similar beans and equipment, it can suggest a starting grind setting — less guesswork, more consistency.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Dialed In at weekly against Varietal's every 6 weeks. On price, ads, 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.
Dialed In ships an update weekly, Varietal every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on January 10, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dialed In | Varietal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jacques Benzakein | Thomas Larose |
In-app purchases
Dialed In
No in-app purchases
Varietal
No in-app purchases





