Comparison

IKAWA Pro vs TPC Coffee

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

TPC Coffee

Discover local specialty coffee shops and cafes with this guide. Find hand-selected locations and community events tailored for coffee enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Discover local specialty coffee shops
  • Find cafes
  • Community event listings
  • Curated coffee locations
  • Coffee lover's guide
Features
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The TPC Coffee app is your guide to discovering local specialty coffee shops/cafes. Featuring hand selected coffee shops as well as community events for the coffee lover.

Screenshots

IKAWA Pro4 screens
TPC Coffee4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: TPC Coffee at 5.0 against IKAWA Pro's 3.3. IKAWA Pro's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TPC Coffee holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 7 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IKAWA Pro ships an update every 2 weeks, TPC Coffee every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 25, 2026 and July 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
IKAWA Pro versus TPC Coffee: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIKAWA ProTPC Coffee
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (12 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews34.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB82 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIKAWA ltd.Corktowncode LLC

Customer experience

IKAWA Pro

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

TPC Coffee

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

IKAWA Pro

No in-app purchases

None

TPC Coffee

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is IKAWA Pro free?
IKAWA Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TPC Coffee free?
TPC Coffee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, IKAWA Pro or TPC Coffee?
TPC Coffee is rated higher. IKAWA Pro averages 3.3 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while TPC Coffee averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do IKAWA Pro or TPC Coffee have ads?
Neither IKAWA Pro nor TPC Coffee shows ads.
Which is updated more often, IKAWA Pro or TPC Coffee?
IKAWA Pro ships an update every 2 weeks, and TPC Coffee every 6 weeks. Most recently, IKAWA Pro was updated on August 25, 2026 and TPC Coffee on July 7, 2026.

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