Comparison

Coffee DTR Timer vs Decenza Pocket

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

Decenza Pocket

Features
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Decenza Pocket is the companion app for Decenza, a modern controller for Decent espresso machines. Pair it with your Decenza tablet and your espresso machine is one tap away — whether you're across the room or across town. Features • Power on from your home screen — a dedicated widget wakes your DE1 without opening the app, so the machine is hot by the time you reach the kitchen. • Live shot monitoring — watch pressure, flow, temperature and shot progress update in real time. • Auto-discovery on Wi-Fi — finds your Decenza tablet on the local network automatically. • Remote access from anywhere — secure WebSocket relay lets you control your machine when you're away from home. • Push notifications — get alerted when your machine is ready or when a shot finishes. Requirements A Decent espresso machine and a running Decenza tablet instance on espresso machine tablet. Decenza Pocket is a companion app — it does not control the espresso machine directly.

Screenshots

Coffee DTR Timer4 screens
Decenza Pocket4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Decenza Pocket at daily against Coffee DTR Timer's every 9 days. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Coffee DTR Timer ships an update every 9 days, Decenza Pocket daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Coffee DTR Timer versus Decenza Pocket: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCoffee DTR TimerDecenza Pocket
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.517.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMike WhaleyKulitorum

In-app purchases

None

Coffee DTR Timer

No in-app purchases

None

Decenza Pocket

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Coffee DTR Timer free?
Coffee DTR Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Decenza Pocket free?
Decenza Pocket is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Coffee DTR Timer or Decenza Pocket have ads?
Neither Coffee DTR Timer nor Decenza Pocket shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Coffee DTR Timer or Decenza Pocket?
Coffee DTR Timer ships an update every 9 days, and Decenza Pocket daily. Most recently, Coffee DTR Timer was updated on October 24, 2026 and Decenza Pocket on October 14, 2026.

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