Skaffee vs Act Four
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Skaffee
Record and share your coffee brewing process with this app. It offers a convenient learning mode and access to community knowledge. Works with a specific smart scale for precise measurements.
- Record brew process
- Share brewing techniques
- Convenient learning mode
- Community intelligence
- Works with Skale scale
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Learning x Sharing Record your brew process, share your thought Convenient learning mode Community's intelligence and experience By using Skale electrical scale with Skaffee coffee brewing app, experts can share the pour over coffee brewing process and hobbyists can explore the goodies of pour over coffee. Skaffee works with a hardware Skale, which is a precise scale with real-time response. Manual: skale.gitbooks.com Where to Buy: http://www.skale.cc/store/
Act Four
Learn to brew perfect espresso with video guidance and taste analysis. The app tracks your brew automatically, helping you adjust your machine and recipe for your ideal cup. Designed for both beginners and experienced baristas.
- Video-guided brewing workflow
- Speed and taste analysis
- Machine and grinder adjustment guidance
- Automatic recipe tracking
- Hands-free operation
- Brew Weight and Timing adjustments
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Let’s brew amazing espresso. New to espresso? Act Four’s video-guided workflow is designed to quickly walk you through the same steps used by professional baristas. We’ll analyze the speed and taste of each brew to tweak your machine, grinder, and brew recipe until you land on your ideal cup. Espresso pro? Let’s dial in by taste. After each brew, we’ll dive into the tasting experience to drive adjustments to Brew Weight and Brew Timing. Each brew iterates on the previous until we hit that magic cup. Act Four’s minimal workflow is designed to be hands-free and out of your way. Just open the app for automatic recipe, preinfusion, brew, and flow rate tracking. Privacy Policy: https://actfour.coffee/privacy Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Act Four at 100% against Skaffee's 0%. Act Four also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (17 vs 1). Skaffee's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Act Four sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Skaffee asks for nothing beyond the download.
Act Four holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Act Four has 17 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Skaffee's written reviews are positive against 100% of Act Four's.
Skaffee ships an update every 3 weeks, Act Four every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on July 28, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Skaffee | Act Four |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 17 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Atomax Inc. | AIV, LLC |
Customer experience
Skaffee
Act Four
In-app purchases
Skaffee
No in-app purchases
Act Four
- Monthly3 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- SwitchBot Integration$19.99
