IKAWA Pro vs NIMGC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
IKAWA Pro ships an update every 2 weeks, NIMGC daily. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | IKAWA Pro | NIMGC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (12 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 34.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 124 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IKAWA ltd. | OVERWATCH DATA SERVICES, LLC |
Customer experience
IKAWA Pro
NIMGC
In-app purchases
IKAWA Pro
No in-app purchases
NIMGC
No in-app purchases









