Comparison

DialedIn vs Brew Tuner

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

Head to head
About

DialedIn

Log every detail of your coffee brewing process to consistently achieve perfect cups. Track variables like grind size, temperature, and ratio, and rate your brews to improve your technique over time. Build a personal library of your favorite beans and discover insights to elevate your coffee experience.

Highlights
  • Log brewing variables
  • Rate and take tasting notes
  • Personal coffee bean library
  • Track equipment compatibility
  • Analyze brewing insights
  • Built-in brewing timer
Features
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Stop guessing. Start brewing better. DialedIn is the brew tracker built for coffee lovers who want more than a good cup. They want a great one every single time. Whether you pull espresso shots or do pourovers, DialedIn remembers everything so you never lose a perfect brew again. Log your grind size, water temp, ratio, and time. Rate each cup. Watch your technique improve. TRACK EVERY VARIABLE • Log espresso and pourover sessions in seconds • Track grind size, temperature, brew time, and ratio • Built-in timer for hands-free brewing • Rate each cup and take tasting notes YOUR COFFEE LIBRARY • Build your personal bean collection • Track origins, roast levels, roasters, and costs • See your best sessions for every coffee • Find your go-to beans at a glance EQUIPMENT-AWARE • Grind size controls that adapt to your specific grinder • Compatible with 100+ espresso machines and grinders • Supports Hario, Chemex, Kalita, Kinto, and more INSIGHTS THAT MAKE YOU BETTER • See your average rating trend over time • Discover your optimal grind and temperature • Identify your most-brewed coffees and top sessions • Track improvement from your first brew to your latest NO ACCOUNT REQUIRED Start brewing immediately — no sign-up, no friction. Create a free account anytime to back up your data and access it across devices. DialedIn is free forever with no ads and no paywalls. Made by a coffee lover, for coffee lovers.

About

Brew Tuner

Features
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That bag you loved last summer just came back in stock. You bought it again — and you're back to wasting beans, dialing it in from scratch, because you didn't write down what worked. Brew Tuner is for exactly that. Log every brew — grind setting, dose, yield, time, rating, tasting notes — once. The next time you revisit a bean, your sweet spot is one tap away. WHAT YOU TRACK - Beans — roaster, origin, varietal, process, roast level, notes - Grinders — any dial type. Integer steps (Encore), fractional (Niche, 1Zpresso), stepless, even grinders with negative settings - Brew methods — V60, Chemex, AeroPress, espresso, French press, Moka, Turkish, cold brew, or anything you invent - Brews — full recipe with 1–10 rating, tasting notes, and flavor tags THE DIAL-IN LOOP - Tap "Adjust & re-brew" on any past brew. Brew Tuner duplicates it so you can change one variable — usually grind — and try again. No more guessing what "two clicks finer" looked like last week. - The per-bean dial-in view groups your attempts by (grinder, brew method) and surfaces the best brew at the top. Open it for a returning bean and you're back where you left off. - Filter the brew history by bean, grinder, or method to compare like with like. WORKS YOUR WAY - Independent unit prefs — grams or ounces for grounds, grams or ounces for yield, °C or °F for temperature. Mix freely. - Common grinders and brew methods are pre-loaded so you can start logging in seconds. - Fully offline — every screen works without a network connection. - No accounts. No sign-up. No cloud requirement. - Your data lives only on your device. BACKUP, NOT SYNC When you move to a new phone or want a snapshot, Settings → Backup & restore exports everything to a single JSON file you can save anywhere — iCloud Drive, Google Drive, email, AirDrop. Restore on the new device by picking the file back up. No cloud sync. No accounts. No ads. No analytics. No tracking. Just a coffee log that's actually yours — and that you can take anywhere. Brew Tuner is built for one purpose: making your next cup better than your last. Especially the second cup of a bean you've already met.

Screenshots

DialedIn4 screens
Brew Tuner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: DialedIn at Free against Brew Tuner's $1.99. DialedIn also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

DialedIn is free to download; Brew Tuner costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DialedIn ships an update every 2 days, Brew Tuner every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
DialedIn versus Brew Tuner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDialedInBrew Tuner
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.114.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWilliam ChinAnthony Schmidt

In-app purchases

None

DialedIn

No in-app purchases

None

Brew Tuner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DialedIn free?
DialedIn is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Brew Tuner free?
Brew Tuner costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do DialedIn or Brew Tuner have ads?
Neither DialedIn nor Brew Tuner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DialedIn or Brew Tuner?
DialedIn ships an update every 2 days, and Brew Tuner every 2 weeks. Most recently, DialedIn was updated on October 7, 2026 and Brew Tuner on October 4, 2026.

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