Comparison

Dial vs Coffee Brew Coach

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

Head to head
About

Dial

Features
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Every new bag of coffee is a puzzle. You spend the first third of the bag hunting for a grind setting, and by the time it tastes great, it may be almost gone. Dial is built to fix that. Brews on Dial are public, so when you open a new bag you can see how other people have brewed that same coffee: their grinder, grind setting, dose, ratio, recipe, and how it turned out. Start from a brew that worked instead of a guess. And if you're the first, you're the one who saves the next person the hunt. LOG YOUR BREWS Pour over, espresso, immersion: any method, any gear. Log the coffee, brewer, grinder, grind setting, dose, ratio, recipe, brew time, rating, and notes. Track TDS and extraction yield if you measure them, or hide those fields entirely. Use the built-in timer, or skip it. Dial never asks you to make up numbers just to fill a form. Dial remembers your history. Pick a coffee and the form fills itself from your most recent matching brew, down to the recipe. Adjust what changed, log, done. Made something great last week? Rebrew it in one tap. YOUR CELLAR Keep track of every bag you own: days off roast and how much is left, tracked automatically as you brew. Freeze a bag (or split one for the freezer) and Dial tracks freeze and thaw dates so days off roast stays honest. EXPLORE Browse recent brews, coffees, roasters, and people. Every coffee has its own page collecting the community's brews on it, and every page gets more useful as more brews come in. Can't find your coffee? Add it, and the next person who buys that bag starts from your work. PUBLIC BY DESIGN Openness is the point. Your brew logs help the next person dial in the coffee you just finished, and theirs help you. Everything you log is public and searchable from day one. NO NOISE, JUST BREWS No likes, no streaks. Everything Dial does serves the brew. Dial is built by one person who logs every single brew they make. Whether you're chasing a specific extraction or just want tomorrow's cup to be better than today's, Dial gives you a place to keep your brewing memory and a community to borrow from.

About

Coffee Brew Coach

Features
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Your coffee can get better every single day โ€” you just need to know which one thing to change. Coffee Brew Coach is like having a barista friend on call. After each brew, tell us how the cup tasted. We give you one clear adjustment to try next time โ€” grind a touch finer, pull back the temperature, let it bloom a little longer. Brew, taste, tweak, repeat. That's how baristas dial in coffee, and now it's how you will too. HOW IT WORKS โ€ข Log your brew in seconds โ€” method, dose, and how it tasted โ€ข Get one specific adjustment, in plain words, not jargon โ€ข Tell us if the next cup was better โ€” the coaching learns your taste โ€ข Put tomorrow's tweak on your home screen with the Brew Plan widget โ€ข Watch your streak grow as the tweaks add up WORKS WITH YOUR SETUP V60, Chemex, AeroPress, French press, espresso, drip machine โ€” whatever you brew with, at any skill level. No fancy gear required. FREE TO USE 10 coached brews every month, free. Pro unlocks unlimited brews and your full brew history. Your perfect brew could be today. Let's find out. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://coffeebrew.coach/api/privacy

Screenshots

Dial4 screens
Coffee Brew Coach4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dial at none against Coffee Brew Coach's 2. Coffee Brew Coach's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Coffee Brew Coach sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Dial asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dial ships an update every 10 days, Coffee Brew Coach every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Dial versus Coffee Brew Coach: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDialCoffee Brew Coach
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 6 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.016.4 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size42 MB59 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSixteen Grams CorporationCHRISTOPHER JOSEPH POIRIER

In-app purchases

None

Dial

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Coffee Brew Coach

Subscriptions2
  • Dial In Pro$4.991 Month
  • Dial In Pro (Annual)$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Dial free?
Dial is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Coffee Brew Coach free?
Coffee Brew Coach is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Dial or Coffee Brew Coach have ads?
Neither Dial nor Coffee Brew Coach shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dial or Coffee Brew Coach?
Dial ships an update every 10 days, and Coffee Brew Coach every 6 days. Most recently, Dial was updated on October 31, 2026 and Coffee Brew Coach on October 5, 2026.

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