Comparison

Second Cup Kenya vs CrackLog

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

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About

Second Cup Kenya

Features
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Welcome to the Second Cup App – Where Every Sip Counts! Download the Second Cup Primo Rewards App today and turn every sip into a celebration! Your loyalty deserves recognition, your experience personalized, and your feedback heard. Cheers to a world of coffee crafted just for you! Reward Yourself: Redeem your hard-earned Loyalty Cups for a variety of exclusive rewards. From free beverages to special discounts, the more you sip, the more you earn. Personalized Perks: Enjoy a personalized experience with exclusive offers tailored just for you. Discover delightful surprises and make each visit uniquely yours. Your Voice Matters: Share your thoughts directly through the app. Your feedback helps us serve you better, ensuring every cup is brewed to perfection. Spread the Love: Refer your friends and double the joy! Earn extra perks for each friend who joins the Second Cup community. Because great coffee is best enjoyed with great company. Welcome to Second Cup: Brewing excellence since 1975! In the heart of Toronto, 1975, our first location opened, a humble shop selling only coffee beans. Fast forward to 1980, and over 130 Second Cup Cafés graced Canada, sparking a coffee revolution. The 90s brought innovation with specialty espressos and chillers, elevating the Second Cup experience. By 2003, we ventured globally, reaching the UAE and Kuwait. 2010 saw our European debut in Cyprus. In 2015, we celebrated 40 years of coffee excellence, a testament to our unwavering commitment. And in 2019, we took our first steps towards sustainability, ensuring a greener future. In 2025 we opened our first coffee shop in Kenya. - Our Vision: To be the world’s premier sustainable cafe brand. - Our Mission: To achieve growth through innovation and dedication to excellence. - Brand Promise: Committed to delivering a premier sustainable café experience. Join us on this caffeinated journey – from a small Toronto shop to a global sensation, Second Cup is a legacy crafted with passion and shared with you.

About

CrackLog

Manually log coffee roasting details in real-time, including temperature, crack events, and fan/power adjustments. Visualize your roast curves and save batches as cards for easy comparison and future reference. Export your data for safekeeping.

Highlights
  • Real-time roast curve drawing
  • Manual temperature and crack logging
  • Fan and power adjustment tracking
  • Batch card collection
  • Side-by-side roast comparison
  • Data export and import
Features
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Hear the crack, press the big button once. A dot lands on the curve right there. CrackLog is a roasting log for home roasters who read the temperature off the machine and listen for the cracks themselves. Start the timer at charge, log temps as you go, tap first crack and second crack when you hear them, and the roast curve draws itself in real time. At drop, the batch becomes a card in your collection. Nothing to sign up for and nothing uploaded: your roast curves and batch cards never leave the handset you tapped them into. TRY IT BEFORE YOU ROAST A demo compresses a ten-minute roast into thirty seconds. You tap the cracks yourself and watch the dots land, without a single green bean. Demo batches stay out of your stats and overlays. A ROAST, START TO FINISH Charge: the timer starts at 0:00. Roasting: log the temperature shown on your roaster as often as you like. Keep the screen on while the timer runs. Cracks: tap First crack when you hear it, then Second crack. The dot is placed at that exact second. Mis-tapped? Undo on the spot. Drop: the timer stops, total time and DTR are worked out, and the batch card is made. DONE BY HAND, ON PURPOSE You type the temperature you see and you press the crack you hear. CrackLog never guesses your roast level and never grades the roast. It records what happened, as it happened. FAN AND POWER, LOGGED IN PLACE Each time you turn fan or power (1 to 9), one tap. The changes draw as a step line in a lane under the curve and sit in a table on the card, so next time with the same green coffee you can follow "fan 7 at 3:20" exactly. Tap yellowing and the end of first crack too and the drying, Maillard and development ratios are summarised for you. Preheat and room temperature go in the batch details. WHAT A CARD HOLDS Time-by-temperature curve with first and second crack dots Fan and power changes, yellowing and end-of-first-crack times Green coffee, origin, charge weight, drop weight, weight loss, roaster used, preheat and room temperature Roast level, eight steps from Light to Italian, chosen by you One line of roasting notes Browse the collection by green coffee or roast level. There are no streaks, no missions and no nagging to roast every day. SIDE BY SIDE WITH THE LAST BATCH Overlay the previous batch of the same green coffee as a translucent curve and compare as you roast. Roast again from any card and the green coffee, charge weight, roaster and preheat are filled in before you start. ROASTER'S KIT (OPTIONAL, ONE-TIME PURCHASE) Replay guide: start the same green coffee and the last batch's fan, power and crack times run alongside your timer. Multi-batch overlay: up to three earlier batches on one curve. Second temp: alternate between two readouts, such as bean temperature and exhaust temperature. Name them yourself and a second line is drawn on the curve. Roaster profile: rename the two dials and set their ranges to match your machine. Curve share card, green coffee stock, stats by green coffee, your own marks, card theme. Not a subscription. Whatever is free today stays free. YOUR RECORDS BELONG TO YOU Export every batch to a single file and import it again. Delete everything in one step from Settings. Logging works without an account, without a connection and without touching your photos, mic or location. Ads never appear and nothing renews. One optional lifetime purchase, handled by the App Store.

Screenshots

Second Cup Kenya3 screens
CrackLog4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Second Cup Kenya at none against CrackLog's 1. Second Cup Kenya also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.4). On price, update cadence, 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. CrackLog sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Second Cup Kenya asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Second Cup Kenya ships an update every 2 weeks, CrackLog every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Second Cup Kenya versus CrackLog: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSecond Cup KenyaCrackLog
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSecond Cup Coffee Company Inc., TheKYUNGHWAN KIM

In-app purchases

None

Second Cup Kenya

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

CrackLog

One-time1
  • Roaster's Kit$7.99

Questions

Is Second Cup Kenya free?
Second Cup Kenya is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CrackLog free?
CrackLog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Second Cup Kenya or CrackLog have ads?
Neither Second Cup Kenya nor CrackLog shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Second Cup Kenya or CrackLog?
Second Cup Kenya ships an update every 2 weeks, and CrackLog every 3 weeks. Most recently, Second Cup Kenya was updated on October 30, 2026 and CrackLog on October 31, 2026.

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