Comparison

IKAWA Pro vs Smart Espresso Profiler

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

Head to head
About

IKAWA Pro

This app enables precise, repeatable coffee sample roasting with digital control. Design, edit, and share roast profiles, and access a global library for consistent results across teams and locations. It automates heat and airflow for hands-free operation.

Highlights
  • Digital roast profile design and editing
  • Automated heat and airflow control
  • Global roast profile library access
  • Profile sharing with colleagues
  • Hands-free roasting execution
  • Roast data logging and history
Features
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IKAWA’s Sample Roaster is enabling consistent, repeatable roasting by using digital precision. It improves quality, saves time and encourages collaboration and learning through profile sharing. SMARTER SAMPLE ROASTING The IKAWA Sample Roaster will automatically adjust heat and airflow to match your roast profile. This means consistency between your roasts and everyone else on the team, over and over again. Design and edit roast profiles with up to 20 temperature points and 10 fan points, then repeat roasts or fine tune your roast profiles. Edit profiles for the Exhaust Temperature Sensor, Inlet Sensor, and airflow with up to 20 control points on each line. ONLINE ROAST PROFILE LIBRARY IKAWA Sample Roaster profiles are shareable, and you can access our global roast profile library or share your own with your colleagues. HANDS FREE ROASTING WITH DIGITAL PRECISION AND CONTROL The IKAWA Pro App delivers hands free roasting with the incredible precision and control. Set a profile on the app, press go and the roaster will execute that roast with precision. CREATING A COMMON LANGUAGE Not only will you have access to our Roast Profile Library with profiles from around the world, but you can create a company set of roasts. This means from location to location, day to day, the roasts you and your team sample are the same. Save and share profiles and roast history, including; Colour Change, First Crack, Development Time Ratio, Rate of Rise graph, Roast Data CSV, Photos and Notes IKAWA’s patented Sample Rosters and designed and manufactured in our London workshop. To learn more, please visit www.ikawacoffee.com/for-professionals

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

IKAWA Pro4 screens
Smart Espresso Profiler2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Smart Espresso Profiler at 86% against IKAWA Pro's 35%. Smart Espresso Profiler also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.3) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). IKAWA Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Smart Espresso Profiler sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. IKAWA Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Smart Espresso Profiler holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of IKAWA Pro's written reviews are positive against 86% of Smart Espresso Profiler's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IKAWA Pro ships an update every 2 weeks, Smart Espresso Profiler every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 25, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
IKAWA Pro versus Smart Espresso Profiler: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIKAWA ProSmart Espresso Profiler
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (12 ratings)4.4 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews34.8% of reviews85.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1216 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIKAWA ltd.Kavekalmar Kft.

Customer experience

IKAWA Pro

All ratings12 ratings
Positive58.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive34.8%
Neutral8.7%
Negative56.5%

Smart Espresso Profiler

All ratings16 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

None

IKAWA Pro

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Smart Espresso Profiler

One-time1
  • SEP scale only$7.99

Questions

Is IKAWA Pro free?
IKAWA Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Smart Espresso Profiler free?
Smart Espresso Profiler is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, IKAWA Pro or Smart Espresso Profiler?
Smart Espresso Profiler is rated higher. IKAWA Pro averages 3.3 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Smart Espresso Profiler averages 4.4 from 16 ratings.
Do IKAWA Pro or Smart Espresso Profiler have ads?
Neither IKAWA Pro nor Smart Espresso Profiler shows ads.
Which is updated more often, IKAWA Pro or Smart Espresso Profiler?
IKAWA Pro ships an update every 2 weeks, and Smart Espresso Profiler every 2 months. Most recently, IKAWA Pro was updated on August 25, 2026 and Smart Espresso Profiler on September 21, 2026.

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