Comparison

Coffee DTR Timer vs RoastNote

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

Head to head
About

Coffee DTR Timer

This app helps coffee roasters time their roasts accurately. It allows users to input roaster, bean, and weight details, then track key stages like yellowing and first crack. The timer calculates development time, weight loss, and provides a roast summary for logging.

Highlights
  • Roast stage timing (Yellowing, First Crack, Drop)
  • Live Development Time (DTR) calculation
  • Weight loss calculation
  • Roast history logging
  • Favorite and delete roasts
  • Custom roaster and bean input
Features
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This simple coffee roast timer is used with your roaster of choice. Add your roaster name, bean name and green weight with units on the setup screen. On the timer screen hit start when you start your roast. Tap the Yellowing button when the beans start to turn yellow and the drying phase time is saved. Tap First Crack at the sound of first crack and the Maillard phase time is saved and live DTR is enabled allowing to dial in development time! Tap Drop/End and the development time along with DTR, maillard time, time to first crack and total roast time are shown to allow you to log your roast information. Add roasted weight and weight loss is calculated. Save roast will add to roast history and display the roast summary screen. On the history screen the user can favorite or delete roasts from the history.

About

RoastNote

This app helps home coffee roasters meticulously track every stage of their roasting process. Log timings, events, bean details, and flavor profiles to build consistency and refine your coffee batches.

Highlights
  • Precise roast timer
  • Event logging (first/second crack)
  • Development Time and DTR tracking
  • Weight logging and loss calculation
  • Bean management
  • Flavor tag ratings
  • Roast history
Features
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RoastNote is a simple, focused app for tracking home coffee roasting from start to finish. From timing your roast to reviewing past batches, it helps you build consistency and improve results over time. Key features: Precise roast timer with start, stop, and reset First crack / second crack event logging Development Time and DTR tracking Green and roasted weight logging with automatic weight-loss calculation Bean management (name, origin, variety, process) Flavor tags with ratings for cup profiling Roast history with detailed session views Per-bean roast counts and latest-session summaries Customizable process methods and flavor tags in Settings Who it’s for: Home roasters who want clean, reliable logs Anyone trying to reproduce great roasts consistently Coffee enthusiasts who want to compare beans and improve batch by batch The more you log, the clearer your roasting patterns become. RoastNote helps you turn each roast into better decisions for the next one. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Coffee DTR Timer4 screens
RoastNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Coffee DTR Timer at none against RoastNote's 1. RoastNote's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 9 days). On price, review sentiment, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. RoastNote sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Coffee DTR Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Coffee DTR Timer ships an update every 9 days, RoastNote every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Coffee DTR Timer versus RoastNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCoffee DTR TimerRoastNote
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.518.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMike WhaleyMao Nabeta

Customer experience

Coffee DTR Timer

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

RoastNote

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Coffee DTR Timer

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

RoastNote

Subscriptions1
  • RoastNote Pro Monthly$0.991 Month

Questions

Is Coffee DTR Timer free?
Coffee DTR Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RoastNote free?
RoastNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Coffee DTR Timer or RoastNote have ads?
Neither Coffee DTR Timer nor RoastNote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Coffee DTR Timer or RoastNote?
Coffee DTR Timer ships an update every 9 days, and RoastNote every 4 days. Most recently, Coffee DTR Timer was updated on September 11, 2026 and RoastNote on September 10, 2026.

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