Comparison

Dialed In vs DialedIn

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

Head to head
About

Dialed In

This app helps home baristas track and analyze their espresso shots. Log key variables like time, dose, and yield to understand your extraction and improve your technique. Manage your coffee beans and visualize trends to consistently pull better shots.

Highlights
  • Log shot time, dose, yield, grind size
  • In-app timer
  • Automatic extraction labeling
  • Trend charts for visualization
  • Coffee bean library
  • iCloud backup (premium)
  • Custom fields (premium)
Features
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Dialed In is the shot logging companion built for home baristas who take their craft seriously. Whether you're dialing in a new bean or chasing a personal best, Dialed In tracks every variable that matters so you can pull better shots whether you’re learning or an experienced barista. **TRACK WHAT MATTERS** Log shot time, dose, yield, grind size, and notes alongside every shot. Each entry builds a complete picture of your technique over time. Use the in-app timer with a tap, or enter the time your machine already provides. Either way, your data is captured accurately and consistently. **KNOW YOUR EXTRACTION** Every shot is automatically labelled — Very Under, Slightly Under, Good, Slightly Over, or Very Over — based on your brew ratio or shot time. See at a glance what went wrong and what went right, without doing the math yourself. **SEE YOUR TRENDS** The trend charts lets you visualize extraction time, grind setting, and brew ratio across your recent shots. Spot the moment your dial-in clicked, or when an adjustment threw something off. **MANAGE YOUR BEANS** Keep a library of your coffees. Log shots against specific beans and see how each one performs as you work through a bag. **PREMIUM: iCLOUD BACKUP & CUSTOM FIELDS** Back up your shot history automatically to iCloud and restore it anytime. Add custom fields to capture anything your workflow requires — water temperature, crema color, acidity, specific flavors, or anything your heart desires. Dialed In is built for iOS and feels at home on your iPhone. No account required. No subscription needed to get started.

About

DialedIn

Features
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DialedIn is a shot log for people who treat espresso like an engineering problem. Log what went in, what came out, how long it ran, and how it tasted, and get one clear adjustment for the next pull. No account, no tracking. Everything lives on your device and in your private iCloud, and syncs across your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. A SHOT LOG BUILT FOR THE COUNTER Dose, yield, time, grind setting, taste tags, a star rating, and a note, captured in about twenty seconds while the cup is still warm. The live ratio updates as you type, next to your target so you know where to stop. TASTE TAGS AND ONE CLEAR ADJUSTMENT Tag the shot sour, bitter, balanced, fruity, harsh, watery, and more. The advisor reads taste first and the clock second, then makes one call: grind a step finer, a step coarser, open the yield, cut it, or change nothing. It tells you why, in plain words. BEAN BAGS WITH ROAST DATES Every bag keeps its roaster, roast date, and origin notes, with an honest freshness window: resting, peak, fading, past prime. You always know which bag deserves the next shot. BEST-SHOT RECALL Rate your shots and each bag remembers its best one: the exact dose, yield, time, and grind. One tap starts your next shot from that recipe, today or when you buy the same bean next year. A RATIO CALCULATOR THAT DOES THE MATH Pick a dose and a target ratio and DialedIn gives you the output weight to stop at. Classic 1:2, tight ristretto, long lungo, your call. TRENDS AN ENGINEER CAN READ Shot times charted against the 25 to 32 second window, brew ratio against your target, and your spread over the last ten shots. Watch the dots converge as a bag comes into focus. GEAR NOTES Machine temperatures, grinder zero point, baskets, water recipe, prep routine: the settings that make your results repeatable, kept next to the shots they produced. ON EVERY SCREEN YOU OWN DialedIn syncs across iPhone, iPad, and Mac with iCloud. The iPad layout puts the charts, the calculator, and the log side by side, a proper bench for dialing in. FREE VS LIFETIME Free includes 20 shots and 2 bean bags, with every tool: the advisor, the calculator, roast freshness, and best-shot recall. One lifetime purchase ($14.99 USD) unlocks unlimited shots and beans, the per-bean dial-in report PDF, and the full CSV export. No subscription, no account. Pull. Taste. Adjust. DialedIn remembers the rest.

Screenshots

Dialed In4 screens
DialedIn4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: DialedIn at daily against Dialed In's every 4 months. Dialed In's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). 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. Dialed In sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and DialedIn sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dialed In ships an update every 4 months, DialedIn daily. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Dialed In versus DialedIn: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDialed InDialedIn
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrew MitstiferInnovaLabWorks

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Dialed In

One-time1
  • Dialed In Premium$2.99
1 purchases

DialedIn

One-time1
  • DialedIn Lifetime$14.99

Questions

Is Dialed In free?
Dialed In is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DialedIn free?
DialedIn is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Dialed In or DialedIn have ads?
Neither Dialed In nor DialedIn shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dialed In or DialedIn?
Dialed In ships an update every 4 months, and DialedIn daily. Most recently, Dialed In was updated on October 31, 2026 and DialedIn on October 31, 2026.

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