Simple Espresso Timer vs Smart Espresso Profiler
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple Espresso Timer
This app automatically starts a timer when it detects the sound of your espresso machine brewing. Simply press stop when your shot is complete. It's designed to be placed near your machine for easy use.
- Automatic timer start via sound detection
- Manual stop function
- Simple, minimalist interface
- Designed for proximity to espresso machine
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When you're ready to start brewing your shot, you just start the app and place your phone near your espresso machine. The app will detect sound from your microphone and the timer will start counting. Once your shot is done, you press stop and that's it.
Smart Espresso Profiler
This tool helps you record and refine your espresso shots by providing real-time pressure and flow data. It enables advanced profiling on compatible machines, allowing you to save, share, and reference your favorite extraction settings with detailed tasting notes.
- Real-time pressure and flow recording
- Pressure and flow graph display
- Key indicator feedback during brewing
- Tasting notes for each extraction
- Save and share extraction profiles
- Set reference profiles for guidance
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The Smart Espresso Profiler is an easy-to-use tool to record and improve your espresso extractions. It gives all compatible espresso machines capabilities, which were only seen in the most advanced, state-of-the-art devices. Imagine perfectly repeatable pressure- and flow profiling with a modified vintage lever machine, or a modern pump machine, with instant feedback. Now you can log even your Decent Espresso shots on machines equipped with the Group Head Control. Decide whether you go with pressure, or with flow profiling - with the Smart Espresso Profiler, everything is possible. The Smart Espresso Profiler displays and records in real-time the pressure and flow of the coffee extraction, translating this information into pressure and flow graphs. It even informs you about the key indicators (brew ratio, flow rate, etc.) during the brewing process. Record all your experiences with the tasting notes feature, included in the app. Save and share profiles and notes of your favorite extractions. Set an earlier profile as a reference to follow. IMPORTANT: The Smart Espresso Profiler needs a pressure sensor to work, available at https://www.naked-portafilter.com/smart-espresso-profiler/ For flow profiling, and brew weight data, an Acaia Pearl, Lunar, Cinco, Pyxis, a Skale Bluetooth, a Eureka Precisa or a Decent smart coffee scale is needed.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Simple Espresso Timer at 5.0 against Smart Espresso Profiler's 4.4. Simple Espresso Timer also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (100% vs 86%). Smart Espresso Profiler's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (16 vs 4). On price and ads 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
Both are free to download. Smart Espresso Profiler sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Simple Espresso Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Simple Espresso Timer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Simple Espresso Timer's written reviews are positive against 86% of Smart Espresso Profiler's.
Simple Espresso Timer ships an update every 6 months, Smart Espresso Profiler every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple Espresso Timer | Smart Espresso Profiler |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 4.4 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 85.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Peter Bodskov | Kavekalmar Kft. |
Customer experience
Simple Espresso Timer
Smart Espresso Profiler
In-app purchases
Simple Espresso Timer
No in-app purchases
Smart Espresso Profiler
- SEP scale only$7.99
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