BaristaTimer vs CoffeaNote

BaristaTimer is a timer and logging app for brewing better pour-over (hand drip) coffee, in English and Japanese. It supports popular methods like the 4:6 Method and the New Hybrid Method. Custom recipes, brew history, and stats help you make a better cup. ■ Dynamic Island & Live Activity See the current step, time, and water on your Lock Screen — even while using another app. ■ Voice Commands — Hands-Free Control Control the timer by voice — no need to touch your phone. ・"next" / "back" / "done" (Japanese & English) ・Voice button can be hidden in settings ■ Supported Methods 【4:6 Method】 Developed by the World Brewers Cup 2016 Champion. Split water into the first 40% (flavor) and the last 60% (strength) for intuitive taste control. ・Adjust flavor balance (sweet to bright) with a slider ・Control strength with the number of pours (1–3) ・Customize steaming (bloom) time 【New Hybrid Method】 Combines percolation and immersion using a switch dripper (e.g., HARIO Switch). ・Auto water temp by roast level (light, medium, dark) ・Dripper open/close shown per step ・Fine-tune temps manually 【JAC2015 Winning Recipe】 The inverted AeroPress recipe that won JAC2015. ・30g at 1:6, poured at 82°C, then 90°C ・Step water scales with your dose and ratio 【Custom Method】 Create your own recipes from scratch. Set each step's time and water (grams or brew ratio); drag to reorder. ・Dripper type: Normal, Switch, or AeroPress (labeled on methods and brews) ・"Agitate" steps for stirring, swirling, or tapping 【Brew to Create】 Brew without targets, then save it as a custom method. Swipe any method right to add it to Favorites at the top. ■ Timer Features ・Real-time target time and water volume per step ・Detailed view: all steps listed with an elapsed-time bar ・Show pours in grams or brew ratio (1:n) ・Auto step transitions for hands-busy brewing ・Start countdown & assist sounds for step transitions ・Runs in the background ■ Brew Log After each brew, log the details to improve your next cup. ・Bean origin, roast, grinder, grind size, dripper, filter ・Free-form notes & automatic step times ・Browse, view, and edit history ・Rate your satisfaction ■ Flavor Notes Log the flavors you taste, in the shared language of tasting. ・As many flavors as you like from 110 attributes across three tiers ・Tap a category to expand it, then log just "Fruity" or go on to "Blackberry" ・A specific note adds its parent categories automatically ・Shown on brew details and in the share image ・Vocabulary from the Coffee Taster's Flavor Wheel by SCA and World Coffee Research ■ Share on Social Media Share a brew (recipe, rating, times) or custom method as an image to X, Messages, and more. A #BaristaTimer hashtag and App Store URL are attached — edit freely before posting. ■ Inventory — Never Run Out Track how much coffee is left, in grams. ・Search to add a product; tap to adjust the amount ・Saving a new brew log subtracts the beans you just used ・Alerts when running low or out (adjustable threshold, or turn off) ・Swipe left to stop tracking (the product itself is kept) ■ Works Offline — No Internet Required Every feature works offline — even at a remote campsite, brew your usual recipe. ■ Brew Summary & Top 10 ・Stats by period (Last 30 days / Custom / All time) ・Total brews, average rating, and highest-rated cup ・Most-used method, dripper, filter, and water ・Top 10 highest-rated brews ranked ・AND filters across product, origin, dripper, and more ■ High-Rated Pattern Analysis Histograms of ratio, brew time, temperature, and roast level show what your top-rated brews share. ・Tabs per method (4:6 / New Hybrid / Custom) ・Customizable high-rating threshold (default 8/10) ・Jump to the matching high-rated records ■ Terms of Use & Privacy Policy Terms of Use: https://baristimer.github.io/privacy/terms Privacy Policy: https://baristimer.github.io/privacy/ * This description is a machine translation based on the original Japanese.

CoffeaNote is a pour-over coffee journal that helps you record every brew — and recreate the ones you loved. "That cup last week was perfect. How did I brew it?" Every extraction has countless variables: dose, grind size, water temperature, pour timing. Log them in CoffeaNote, and your best recipes are always ready to brew again. Keep tasting notes over time and refine your own perfect cup. ◆ Made for you if… - You jot down your brewing recipe every time - You forget the conditions behind your best cups - You like comparing recipes across different beans - You want precise pour timing while you brew ◆ Recipe logging Record bean details (roast level, origin, and more), dose, grind size, water temperature, and every pour step. Each step can include time, water amount, temperature, valve actions (for immersion/switch drippers), and memos. After brewing, save your impressions as tasting notes with ratings. It also supports AeroPress and French Press, so you can record events like press and crust break. AeroPress also supports invert-style recipes. ◆ Brew Guide — brew exactly as written A timer guides you through your recipe, second by second. - Advance notice before each step (adjustable) - Sound and vibration alerts - Elapsed time and total water at a glance - Record your actual brew time when you finish ◆ Now on Apple Watch Check recipes and run Brew Guide right from your wrist. It syncs automatically with your iPhone, and starting, pausing, or skipping a step on either device updates the other in real time. ◆ QR Code Recipe Sharing Share and exchange recipes between CoffeaNote users with a QR code. Share your recipes with fellow coffee lovers. ◆ Recipe Comparison View two recipes side by side and spot the differences in grind, temperature, and pour steps — so you know exactly what changed the taste. ◆ Copy for AI Copy a recipe and its tasting notes as AI-ready text. Paste it into your favorite AI tool to get brewing advice. ◆ Bean Photo Auto-Fill On Apple Intelligence–compatible devices, CoffeaNote can read the text on your coffee bag's packaging and fill in the bean details for you. ◆ iCloud Sync (Premium) Automatically sync recipes between iPhone and iPad. Moving to a new device is easy, too. ◆ Free features Recipe logging, tasting notes, Recipe Comparison, and Copy for AI are free and unlimited. Brew Guide is available for your 10 most recently added recipes. ◆ Premium (monthly subscription) Unlock Brew Guide for all recipes and iCloud Sync. See the in-app purchase screen for pricing. - Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the period - Payment is charged to your App Store account - You can manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://nezuzuapps.github.io/CoffeaNote/privacy_en.html Make every cup better than the last — one brew at a time, with CoffeaNote.