Comparison

IKAWA Pro vs QUANTIFY CVA

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

QUANTIFY CVA

Digitize coffee evaluations with this tool, enabling accurate, consistent, and data-driven assessments. Save, share, and analyze your coffee quality data to improve training and communication.

Highlights
  • Customizable evaluation templates
  • Input evaluations by category
  • Statistical analysis and visualization
  • Evaluator management
  • Convert to SCA CVA PDF forms
  • Cloud-based access
  • Real-time multi-user sync
Features
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The "Quantify CVA" Coffee Value Assessment App is a digital tool built to perform quantitative coffee assessments using the official Coffee Value Assessment (CVA) system developed by the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA). It overcomes the limitations of traditional handwritten cupping forms and enables accurate, consistent, and data-driven evaluations that can be saved, shared, and analyzed anytime. "Quantify CVA" app was created as a joint venture between BP&Solution and ENTARO. Core Features 1. Creation Mode: Enables creation of customizable evaluation templates. Supports morphological evaluation, emotional evaluation, and combined evaluation templates, with configurable settings for country, variety, and processing method. 2. Assessment Mode: Allows inputting evaluations by category (aroma, aftertaste, acidity, sweetness, mouthfeel, overall impression) with automatic saving. 3. Analysis Mode: Performs statistical analysis and visualization of inputted data to identify quality trends. 4. Administrator Mode: Controls overall system operations: evaluator management, progress monitoring, and data integrity maintenance. 5. Conversion Mode: Converts app-generated templates into SCA (Specialty Coffee Association) CVA PDF forms. Technical Features - Cloud-based access — Evaluate from anywhere - Real-time multi-user sync — Evaluate together, remotely - Multiple output options — Export data to PDF, Excel, or via API - Encrypted data protection — Security you can trust Use Cases - Roasteries / Green Coffee Buyers: Quality comparison, data-based selection, standardization of coffee value assessment - Training Centers / Seminars: Sensory skills development, class evaluation, learner performance analysis - Export/Import Businesses: Streamlined communication through objective evaluation results - Research Institutions: Deriving comprehensive quality insights by correlating CVA data with scientific analysis Recommended For - Baristas who want to standardize and visualize their cupping data - Trainers managing sensory evaluation for learners or staff - Coffee professionals looking to communicate with clarity across stakeholders - Researchers transforming sensory input into data-driven insights The Future of Coffee Evaluation Starts Here - Digitize the sensory quality of coffee - Build a language for communicating value - Ensure fairness, traceability, and transparency in coffee evaluation - Improve training, competitions, and education through clear, consistent data CVA App: A tool to translate your sensual experiences into quantifiable data Now, with quantified coffee value, fairer and smarter assessments begin. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

IKAWA Pro4 screens
QUANTIFY CVA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: QUANTIFY CVA at 100% against IKAWA Pro's 35%. IKAWA Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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. QUANTIFY CVA sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. IKAWA Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IKAWA Pro ships an update every 2 weeks, QUANTIFY CVA every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 25, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
IKAWA Pro versus QUANTIFY CVA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIKAWA ProQUANTIFY CVA
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews34.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB113 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIKAWA ltd.BP&Solution Co.Ltd

Customer experience

IKAWA Pro

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

QUANTIFY CVA

Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

IKAWA Pro

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

QUANTIFY CVA

Subscriptions1
  • CVA Premium Subscription$9.991 Month

Questions

Is IKAWA Pro free?
IKAWA Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is QUANTIFY CVA free?
QUANTIFY CVA is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do IKAWA Pro or QUANTIFY CVA have ads?
Neither IKAWA Pro nor QUANTIFY CVA shows ads.
Which is updated more often, IKAWA Pro or QUANTIFY CVA?
IKAWA Pro ships an update every 2 weeks, and QUANTIFY CVA every 3 weeks. Most recently, IKAWA Pro was updated on August 25, 2026 and QUANTIFY CVA on September 19, 2026.

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