Pearl Updater vs Coffee Hero
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pearl Updater
This application facilitates the updating of a specific coffee scale. It guides users through the update process, provides access to important information on the developer's website, and offers in-app support for troubleshooting.
- Update coffee scale firmware
- Access update information online
- In-app instructions
- Troubleshooting support
- Contact option for issues
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Acaia Pearl Updater We recommend that before you update, visit the Blog our website to get what has changed in this version, and other information that might be useful to ensure a successful update. http://acaia.co On the same web, under Support/FAQ you find more information about how to update. Make sure to read the instructions within the app before starting the update. The app also has a contact option in case you experience any problems. The steps to switch the scale into Update Mode, including the codes needed, is described in the Instructions inside the app
Coffee Hero
This app helps you brew the perfect cup of coffee every time. It offers a brew-by-mass calculator and a comprehensive timer, allowing full control over customizable recipes for consistent results. Save and share your brewing creations with confidence.
- Brew by mass calculator
- Comprehensive brewing timer
- Customizable recipes
- Repeatable consistency
- Save and share recipes
- Adjust recipes for different brew methods
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Coffee Hero is a Barista brewing calculator that gives full control over each cup of coffee made with customizable recipes and repeatable consistency. Through use of a brew by mass calculator (brewing on a kitchen/gram scale) and a comprehensive brewing timer, Coffee Hero gives anyone the ability to brew the perfect cup anytime, every time. Never again will you be required to guess how much coffee to use when brewing, how much water you’ll need to brew an exact amount, or how much coffee you can make with a limited amount of beans. Coffee Hero allows you to brew a super cup consistently & repeatedly with full control over the entire spectrum of variables in coffee brewing, regardless of the situation. Want to modify your favorite Chemex recipe to French Press? No problem! Need to know how strong your coffee will actually brew? Done! With Coffee Hero, you have the power to create, save & share your results with confidence, whether you are at home, behind the bar, or on the go.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Pearl Updater at Free against Coffee Hero's $4.99. Pearl Updater also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 39 months) and ratings volume (9 vs 1). Coffee Hero's advantage is rating (4.0 vs 2.4). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Pearl Updater is free to download; Coffee Hero costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Coffee Hero holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pearl Updater has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Pearl Updater ships an update every 3 months, Coffee Hero every 39 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pearl Updater | Coffee Hero |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 2.4 (9 ratings) | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 10.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 39 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | acaia | Rocket Science Heavy Industries |
Customer experience
Pearl Updater
Coffee Hero
In-app purchases
Pearl Updater
No in-app purchases
Coffee Hero
No in-app purchases
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