Comparison

Coffee DTR Timer vs Roastit

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

Roastit

This app guides you through the coffee roasting process with live coaching and timely alerts. Log your roasts, learn from each batch, and easily repeat successful profiles. Your data stays private on your device.

Highlights
  • Live phase-by-phase guidance
  • Timely alerts for roast stages
  • Simple roast logging
  • Save and repeat roast profiles
  • Personalized brew suggestions
  • Device-specific guidance
Features
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Roastit guides you through Drying, Maillard, and Development with live coaching, timely alerts, and simple roast logging—so you can learn from every batch and repeat what works. LIVE ROAST GUIDANCE Follow phase-by-phase fan and power suggestions. Get an alert when first crack is near, mark it with one tap, and track development automatically. BUILT FOR FRESH ROAST Get guidance designed for the Fresh Roast SR540 and SR800, including fan and power suggestions and a reliable elapsed timer. Other home roasters are supported with temperature-based guidance. SAVE AND REPEAT Log your beans, process, roast level, phase times, settings, and notes. Re-roast a favorite with its profile already filled in. LEARN FROM YOUR ROASTS Review phase breakdowns, first-crack timing, fan and power charts, and personalized brew suggestions. No account. No cloud sync. Your roast data stays on your device.

Screenshots

Coffee DTR Timer4 screens
Roastit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Roastit at 15.1 against Coffee DTR Timer's 18.5. On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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, Roastit weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Coffee DTR Timer versus Roastit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCoffee DTR TimerRoastit
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.515.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMike WhaleyARPINE AZATYAN

Customer experience

Coffee DTR Timer

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

Roastit

All ratings2 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

None

Roastit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Coffee DTR Timer free?
Coffee DTR Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Roastit free?
Roastit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Coffee DTR Timer or Roastit have ads?
Neither Coffee DTR Timer nor Roastit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Coffee DTR Timer or Roastit?
Coffee DTR Timer ships an update every 9 days, and Roastit weekly. Most recently, Coffee DTR Timer was updated on September 11, 2026 and Roastit on September 20, 2026.

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