Comparison

Cafe46 vs Pour Over Coffee Timer & Drip

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

Head to head
About

Cafe46

Features
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Cafe46 is a precision timer for the 4:6 pour-over method. Created by Tetsu Kasuya, 2016 World Brewers Cup Champion, the 4:6 Method divides your pour into two phases — the first 40% shapes flavor, the last 60% controls strength — making great coffee accessible to everyone. FEATURES Ā· Automatic step-by-step timer — just focus on pouring Ā· Flavor control: Sweet, Balanced, or Bright Ā· Strength control: Strong, Medium, or Light Ā· Customizable pour amounts and wait times Ā· Sound and haptic alerts — no need to watch the screen Ā· Dark mode support Ā· Traditional Chinese & English interface No barista skills required. Just follow the steps and brew with confidence, every time.

About

Pour Over Coffee Timer & Drip

Features
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PREMIUM — 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 — bloom, pulse pours and drawdown — 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 — 1:16.7 for Hario V60, 1:16 for Kalita Wave and Chemex, 1:13.5 for the inverted AeroPress — 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 • 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 • Manufacturer-accurate recipes for Hario V60, Kalita Wave, Chemex and AeroPress — published ratios, not guesses • 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 — brew time is set by grind, not dose • Build your own pour schedules step by step: bloom length, pulse count, grams per pour • A brew log that records what actually happened — beans, water, how long the timer really ran, your star rating and tasting notes • 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 • Home brewers who want Tuesday's V60 to taste like Saturday's • Anyone who just bought a gooseneck kettle and a scale and needs to know what to actually do with them • AeroPress owners who want the inverted method timed instead of guessed • 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 — 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 — today. Terms of Use: https://leanstudio.asia/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://leanstudio.asia/privacy-policy Support: support@leanstudio.asia

Screenshots

Cafe464 screens
Pour Over Coffee Timer & Drip4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Cafe46 at every 10 days against Pour Over Coffee Timer & Drip's every 4 months. Cafe46 also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cafe46 ships an update every 10 days, Pour Over Coffee Timer & Drip every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Cafe46 versus Pour Over Coffee Timer & Drip: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCafe46Pour Over Coffee Timer & Drip
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShou-Chiang HsuehLEAN ASIA CO., LTD

In-app purchases

None

Cafe46

No in-app purchases

None

Pour Over Coffee Timer & Drip

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cafe46 free?
Cafe46 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 Cafe46 or Pour Over Coffee Timer & Drip have ads?
Neither Cafe46 nor Pour Over Coffee Timer & Drip shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cafe46 or Pour Over Coffee Timer & Drip?
Cafe46 ships an update every 10 days, and Pour Over Coffee Timer & Drip every 4 months. Most recently, Cafe46 was updated on October 28, 2026 and Pour Over Coffee Timer & Drip on October 28, 2026.

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