Comparison

Star Brew Timer vs Pour Over Coffee Timer & Drip

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

Head to head
About

Star Brew Timer

Features
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Star Brew Timer helps you make the perfect cup of coffee every time with precise timing for your favorite brewing methods. FEATURES: - Six popular brewing methods: Espresso, AeroPress, Pour Over, French Press, Moka Pot, and Cold Brew - Beautiful, intuitive interface with coffee-inspired design - Visual progress ring shows exactly how much time remains - Audio notification when your brew is ready - Preset times based on optimal brewing recommendations BREWING METHODS: - Espresso: 25 seconds for a quick, intense shot - AeroPress: 90 seconds for smooth, rich coffee - Pour Over: 3.5 minutes for clean, bright flavors - French Press: 4 minutes for full-bodied coffee - Moka Pot: 5 minutes for strong stovetop espresso - Cold Brew: 12 hours for smooth cold extraction Whether you're a coffee enthusiast perfecting your morning ritual or just starting your brewing journey, Star Brew Timer keeps you on track for consistently delicious results. Simple. Elegant. Perfect coffee.

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Pour Over Coffee Timer & Drip

Features
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PREMIUM โ€” PURCHASE REQUIRED: All features described below are part of Pro and require a purchase: a weekly or yearly auto-renewing subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Pour Over Coffee Timer walks you through every phase of a pour-over brew โ€” bloom, pulse pours and drawdown โ€” with the exact water grams and timing for each step. Pick V60, Kalita Wave, Chemex or AeroPress, press start, and pour when the ring tells you to. Every recipe uses the coffee-to-water ratio each brewer's manufacturer actually publishes โ€” 1:16.7 for Hario V60, 1:16 for Kalita Wave and Chemex, 1:13.5 for the inverted AeroPress โ€” stated as ratios so they scale honestly to any dose. And the app is straight with you about what a timer can and cannot fix: the built-in brew guide names the six variables that really move the cup (grind size, water temperature, bean freshness, filter, agitation, altitude) and gives you a calibrate-once procedure instead of pretending one schedule suits every bean. WHAT YOU GET โ€ข A brew that runs itself: each phase shows its target grams and a pour hint, taps a countdown haptic in the last 3 seconds so you can lift the kettle without looking, and cues you the moment the next pour starts โ€ข Manufacturer-accurate recipes for Hario V60, Kalita Wave, Chemex and AeroPress โ€” published ratios, not guesses โ€ข Scale any recipe to your dose: set 22 g instead of 15 g and every pour target moves with the ratio, while phase times honestly stay put โ€” brew time is set by grind, not dose โ€ข Build your own pour schedules step by step: bloom length, pulse count, grams per pour โ€ข A brew log that records what actually happened โ€” beans, water, how long the timer really ran, your star rating and tasting notes โ€ข A timer you cannot break: the screen stays awake mid-pour, the brew keeps running if you leave the screen, and a notification still fires with your phone face-down next to the scale PERFECT FOR โ€ข Home brewers who want Tuesday's V60 to taste like Saturday's โ€ข Anyone who just bought a gooseneck kettle and a scale and needs to know what to actually do with them โ€ข AeroPress owners who want the inverted method timed instead of guessed โ€ข Coffee people dialing in a new bag and keeping notes on what worked WHY NOT JUST USE A KITCHEN TIMER? A kitchen timer tells you when three minutes are up. It does not tell you that at 0:30 the bloom ends and 60 g of water should already be in the bed, or that a Chemex drawdown needs a full extra minute. Pour-over is a schedule of pours, not one countdown โ€” this app runs the schedule for you. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your brew log lives on your device. No account, no ads, no tracking, and nothing leaves your phone. PREMIUM (PURCHASE REQUIRED) Full access unlocks the complete recipe set (Kalita Wave, Chemex and AeroPress), the custom recipe builder and the dose scaler. Pick the plan that suits you: a weekly subscription, a yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Grind your beans, tap start, and pour the best cup you've made all week โ€” today. Terms of Use: https://leanstudio.asia/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://leanstudio.asia/privacy-policy Support: support@leanstudio.asia

Screenshots

Star Brew Timer3 screens
Pour Over Coffee Timer & Drip4 screens

Verdict

The call

Star Brew Timer and Pour Over Coffee Timer & Drip are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Star Brew Timer versus Pour Over Coffee Timer & Drip: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStar Brew TimerPour Over Coffee Timer & Drip
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size0 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperALAELEAN ASIA CO., LTD

In-app purchases

None

Star Brew Timer

No in-app purchases

None

Pour Over Coffee Timer & Drip

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Star Brew Timer free?
Star Brew Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pour Over Coffee Timer & Drip free?
Pour Over Coffee Timer & Drip is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Star Brew Timer or Pour Over Coffee Timer & Drip have ads?
Neither Star Brew Timer nor Pour Over Coffee Timer & Drip shows ads.

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