Simple Espresso Timer vs Good Espresso
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.
Good Espresso
Log your daily espresso shots with detailed notes and photos. Track variables like beans, brew ratio, and extraction time to perfect your home barista skills. Discover new recipes and improve your technique.
- Log espresso shots
- Track brewing variables
- Save favorite recipes
- Add notes and photos
- Discover user recipes
- Log coffee shop drinks
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Good Espresso is for anyone who wants to make delicious espresso at home. Every day when you make your espresso, you can log everything about your shot, from the beans to all the nerdiest variables like brew ratio. Take notes and photos, track your progress, and dial in your technique until your favorite coffee shop is the one in your own kitchen. - Log every shot in your journal - Favorite recipes and quickly log them again every time you make that drink - Track every variable like a pro barista: beans, grind, dose weight, yield weight, brew ratio, pressure, pre-infusion time, extraction time - Upload both shot and final drink photos - Make notes on your method and what to try next time to improve - Discover shots and recipes from other users and find new things to try - New! Log drinks from your favorite coffee shop.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Simple Espresso Timer at 5.0 against Good Espresso's 4.1. Simple Espresso Timer also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 83%). Good Espresso's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Simple Espresso Timer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Simple Espresso Timer's written reviews are positive against 83% of Good Espresso's.
Simple Espresso Timer ships an update every 6 months, Good Espresso monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and June 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple Espresso Timer | Good Espresso |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 4.1 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 83.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Peter Bodskov | Joshua Johnson |
Customer experience
Simple Espresso Timer
Good Espresso
In-app purchases
Simple Espresso Timer
No in-app purchases
Good Espresso
No in-app purchases
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