Comparison

IKAWA Pro vs NIMGC

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

NIMGC

Discover specialty coffee shops and roasters curated by a community of enthusiasts. Find hours, photos, and honest reviews for genuinely good coffee, wherever you are. Contribute to the map by invitation only.

Highlights
  • Curated coffee shop and roaster catalogue
  • Find shops near you or while traveling
  • View hours, photos, and reviews
  • Check-ins verified by proximity
  • Community-driven curation
  • Invitation-only contributions
Features
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Every coffee person carries a mental map; the shops worth crossing a city for, the roasters that take the cup seriously. NIMGC is that map, made shared. Find genuinely good coffee. Browse a curated catalogue of specialty shops and roasters near you or wherever you're headed. See hours, real photos, honest reviews, and whether a place is open right now. Curated by a community, not an algorithm. Contributing to NIMGC is invitation-only. Shops, reviews, and check-ins come from baristas, roasters, and serious enthusiasts who vouch for each other. No paid placement, no five-stars-for-everything, no ads. Check in from the shop. Check-ins are verified by proximity - someone was actually there, standing at the counter. Own a coffee shop? Claim your listing free: hours, contact details, photos, and description are yours to manage, forever. Browsing is open to everyone with an account. Contribution is earned - ask a contributor you know for an invite code, or get in touch at hello@nimgc.com.

Screenshots

IKAWA Pro4 screens
NIMGC4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: NIMGC at 100% against IKAWA Pro's 35%. NIMGC also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.3) and update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks). IKAWA Pro's advantage is ratings volume (12 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

NIMGC holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IKAWA Pro has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of IKAWA Pro's written reviews are positive against 100% of NIMGC's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IKAWA Pro ships an update every 2 weeks, NIMGC daily. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
IKAWA Pro versus NIMGC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIKAWA ProNIMGC
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (12 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews34.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIKAWA ltd.OVERWATCH DATA SERVICES, LLC

Customer experience

IKAWA Pro

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

NIMGC

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

IKAWA Pro

No in-app purchases

None

NIMGC

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is IKAWA Pro free?
IKAWA Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NIMGC free?
NIMGC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, IKAWA Pro or NIMGC?
NIMGC is rated higher. IKAWA Pro averages 3.3 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while NIMGC averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do IKAWA Pro or NIMGC have ads?
Neither IKAWA Pro nor NIMGC shows ads.
Which is updated more often, IKAWA Pro or NIMGC?
IKAWA Pro ships an update every 2 weeks, and NIMGC daily. Most recently, IKAWA Pro was updated on October 29, 2026 and NIMGC on October 29, 2026.

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