RoastNote vs Roastit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RoastNote
This app helps home coffee roasters meticulously track every stage of their roasting process. Log timings, events, bean details, and flavor profiles to build consistency and refine your coffee batches.
- Precise roast timer
- Event logging (first/second crack)
- Development Time and DTR tracking
- Weight logging and loss calculation
- Bean management
- Flavor tag ratings
- Roast history
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RoastNote is a simple, focused app for tracking home coffee roasting from start to finish. From timing your roast to reviewing past batches, it helps you build consistency and improve results over time. Key features: Precise roast timer with start, stop, and reset First crack / second crack event logging Development Time and DTR tracking Green and roasted weight logging with automatic weight-loss calculation Bean management (name, origin, variety, process) Flavor tags with ratings for cup profiling Roast history with detailed session views Per-bean roast counts and latest-session summaries Customizable process methods and flavor tags in Settings Who it’s for: Home roasters who want clean, reliable logs Anyone trying to reproduce great roasts consistently Coffee enthusiasts who want to compare beans and improve batch by batch The more you log, the clearer your roasting patterns become. RoastNote helps you turn each roast into better decisions for the next one. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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.
- Live phase-by-phase guidance
- Timely alerts for roast stages
- Simple roast logging
- Save and repeat roast profiles
- Personalized brew suggestions
- Device-specific guidance
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Roastit at none against RoastNote's 1. Roastit also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. RoastNote sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Roastit asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for RoastNote against 5.0 for Roastit. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
RoastNote ships an update every 4 days, Roastit weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RoastNote | Roastit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mao Nabeta | ARPINE AZATYAN |
Customer experience
RoastNote
Roastit
In-app purchases
RoastNote
- RoastNote Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
Roastit
No in-app purchases





