Simple Espresso Timer vs EspressoLog
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.
EspressoLog
Record and analyze your espresso shots to perfect your brewing. Track key metrics like dose, yield, and time, alongside tasting notes to refine flavor balance. Manage your beans and machines in a minimalist interface designed for home baristas.
- Log dose, yield, ratio, time, temperature
- Track tasting notes (acidity, body, aftertaste)
- Manage coffee beans
- Manage coffee machines
- Analyze extraction data
- Improve brewing consistency
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Dialing in a new coffee often means starting from scratch. After several test shots, you finally find a recipe that tastes great. But weeks later, when you brew the same coffee again, it's easy to forget what worked. EspressoLog helps you capture the recipes and tasting notes behind your best shots, so you can recreate them with confidence. Log dose, yield, ratio, shot time, and temperature for every espresso. Track acidity, sweetness, bitterness, body, and aftertaste to better understand how recipe changes affect flavor. Manage your coffees with roast details, freshness tracking, and flavor notes. Keep track of your machines and grinders, and see exactly what equipment was used for each shot. Designed for home baristas who want more consistent espresso, faster dial-ins, and better coffee in every cup. No account, data stays on device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: EspressoLog at every 3 weeks against Simple Espresso Timer's every 6 months. EspressoLog also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). Simple Espresso Timer's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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. 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 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Simple Espresso Timer ships an update every 6 months, EspressoLog every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple Espresso Timer | EspressoLog |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 4.8 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Peter Bodskov | Kate Lee |
Customer experience
Simple Espresso Timer
EspressoLog
In-app purchases
Simple Espresso Timer
No in-app purchases
EspressoLog
No in-app purchases
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