The Espresso vs Barista Espresso Timer

Pull better espresso, pour cleaner latte art, and finally understand why a shot tastes the way it does. The Espresso is your personal barista school, right in your pocket. Step-by-step coffee lessons, an espresso shot analyzer, and progress tracking come together in one beautifully designed app for home baristas and specialty coffee lovers. Latte Art & Milk Steaming Get precise guidance on milk steaming, cup angle, pitcher position, milk flow, and timing. Learn the techniques behind silky microfoam and clean pours for every cappuccino and latte, from the basics to more advanced free-pour skills. Espresso Shot Analyzer Log each espresso shot and get clear feedback to dial in your extraction. Track dose, yield, brew time, grind setting, and tasting notes to learn what works best for your beans, your machine, and your workflow. Statistics & Progress Tracking Review your shot history, compare results over time, and spot patterns in your espresso routine. Helpful charts and logs show how consistent you are, so you can refine your technique and make better coffee every day. Coffee Knowledge Explore the fundamentals of specialty coffee: roast profiles, origin, brewing methods, extraction, crema, and milk texture. Build a deeper understanding of the craft behind every cup. Why The Espresso? • Learn espresso and latte art step by step • Analyze and improve every espresso shot • Track your coffee progress over time • Discover specialty coffee knowledge • Enjoy a clean, intuitive, and beautiful design Download The Espresso for free today and turn your daily coffee routine into a craft you can measure, improve, and enjoy. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Espresso Timer listens to your machines and times them for you. Tap LISTEN, then make coffee. The clock starts the second your grinder or pump kicks in, stops when it goes quiet, and shows the real running time down to a hundredth of a second. Your hands stay on the machine. I built this because my espresso kept drifting. Same beans, same setting, different cup. I'd been timing by feel. Once grind time and shot time are actually measured, every morning tastes like the good one. WHAT IT DOES Two clocks · One for grinding, one for the shot. Each with its own target time and its own sensitivity · Classic watch-inspired analog dial, plus a digital readout to 1/100 of a second · Opens on last used clock Detection that holds up · The clock winds back to where the noise really began and trims the tail. You see your machine's time, not the app's reaction time · Clatter doesn't count: portafilter down, cups, spoons. Only sustained noise starts the clock, Reset anytime · Short pauses while dosing don't end anything. The clock just waits · Tip: Works best with the iPhone sitting close to your machines Target time · Your target sits on the ring as a colored segment · Tap the target button, then turn the outer ring like a click wheel. The hand jumps to your target and follows your finger. It locks again after two seconds or tap so nothing shifts by accident · Or save a good run as your new target · When you hit the desired target time the whole dial flashes and a tone sounds. The clock keeps running in case you realize that you need more Calibration · Run your grinder and your machine once. The app measures your room and both devices, then sets the trigger levels for your kitchen · Repeat it whenever you like. You can also set both sensitivities by hand, with a live level meter Small things that matter · Tap the dial to start or stop by hand · Autostart and autostop listening options · The display stays awake while the app is open. Nothing goes dark mid-shot · Haptics on every control, modern iOS 26 look, English and German – more to come APPLE WATCH · A real app on your wrist. It runs without the iPhone · Same dial, same detection. Grind and shot are two pages you swipe between, with the bean and portafilter as small marks on the face · Tap the window at three o'clock, then turn the crown. It locks again after two seconds or tap · A firm double tap on your wrist when the time is up · Target times stay synced on both devices, Device to device, no account, no internet. Switch it off in Settings if you'd rather not · Tip: set the watch's Wake Duration (Watch settings > Display & Brightness) to 70 seconds and the display stays on for the whole shot PRIVACY The microphone signal never leaves your device. Sound is reduced to a single loudness value in memory. Nothing is recorded, stored or uploaded. No account, no ads, no tracking, no network access. Found a bug or have an idea? Write to espresso@alex-zimmermann.com, ideally with your device and iOS version. I read everything. Privacy Policy: http://espresso.alex-zimmermann.com/privacy-policy/