Comparison

Brewmaster vs Brew Timer

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Brewmaster

This app logs your coffee brewing process, visualizing data in real-time with a connected scale. It helps you understand extraction, ratios, and share your brewing moments.

Highlights
  • Log brewing process, methods, notes, and flavors
  • Real-time visualized brewing charts
  • Monitor extraction amount and duration
  • Coffee ratio converter
  • Share brewing print cards
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Introducing “Brewmaster” Log your coffee brewing moment with Brewmaster. Using the acaia scale with the Brewmaster to create beautiful and informative visualized coffee brewing data which helps you to know your brewing better. A coffee log that does a live recording of your coffee brewing process, using acaia’s precise weighing technology, when you brew your coffee on the acaia coffee scale, whether it’s pourover or espresso, you can easily monitor the amount and the duration of coffee extraction. Features: Log-a-brew: Log your brewing process, methods, notes, and coffee flavors, brew better coffee with the acaia coffee scale. Real-time Visualize Brewing Print : improve coffee brewing with the real-time flow charts that reflects your pouring speed, flow rate, learn the way of coffee extraction and brew a mind-blowing cup of coffee with great flavor. And… Coffee Ratio Converter: Easy calculation of water to bean, or bean to water ratio. Celebrate The Moment: Share your brewing print cards with friends, remember the great times and great tastes.

About

Brew Timer

This app guides you through the coffee brewing process step-by-step to achieve a consistently great cup. It offers numerous included recipes and grinder settings, allows customization, and features automatic tracking of brew details and notes.

Highlights
  • Step-by-step brewing guidance
  • Customizable brew recipes
  • Grinder-specific settings
  • Automatic brew journal
  • Detailed coffee tracking
  • Brew dashboard for notes and tweaks
  • Metric and imperial unit support
Features
Currently charting
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Can brewing coffee at home be both easy and delicious? Yes! Brew Timer helps you produce a consistently great cup of coffee by guiding you step-by-step through the brewing process. Start with one of the included brew recipes or add your own and tune it to perfection. Brew Timer works with you, no matter what you use to brew. Water mass, grind setting, total brew time — there's a lot to keep track of when dialing in your brews. That's why Brew Timer is packed with powerful features like grinder-specific settings, smart water adjustments, and an automatic brew journal. When you find your perfect cup, Brew Timer will help you repeat it. Brew a delicious cup of coffee every time with Brew Timer! — 28 Included Recipes — Aeropress (×5) Hario V60 (×4) Chemex (×3) Kalita Wave 155 (×2) Kalita Wave 185 (×2) Espresso (×2) Hario Switch (×2) Stagg [X] (×2) Stagg [XF] (×1) Clever Dripper (×1) French Press (×2) Siphon (×1) Tricolate (×1) Add your own! (×∞) — 36 Included Grinders — 1Zpresso Baratza Capresso Commandante Fellow Hario Helor Kinu Knock Niche Orphan Espresso Option-O Porlex Timemore Wilfa Add your own! — Coffee Tracking — Brew Timer comes with detailed coffee tracking built in. You can track everything from the simple "Name" and "Roaster", to the more fine-grained details like "Varietal" and "Harvest Date". To save you from typing it all out, on iOS 15 and later Brew Timer supports scanning coffee bags to automatically extract these coffee details for you. — Brew Journal — Every time you complete a brew, Brew Timer creates a new entry in your personal Brew Journal. Grind, coffee and water amounts are all tracked automatically. Record your own notes to capture thoughts on technique and taste for next time. — Brew Dashboard — After each brew, Brew Timer compiles a one-stop dashboard to make it easy to add tasting notes, reference coffee details, and tweak your recipe for next time. Brew Timer supports metric (mL/g) and imperial (fl. oz/oz) and will convert recipes to Aeropress-specific units for you. Brew Timer works without a scale, but it is recommended. Follow Brew Timer on: Instagram - https://instagram.com/brewtimerapp Twitter - https://twitter.com/brewtimerapp -- Thanks Matt Luedke for the app preview music!

Screenshots

Brewmaster4 screens
Brew Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Brew Timer at 88% against Brewmaster's 16%. Brew Timer also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.7) and chart position (#34 vs unranked). Brewmaster's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Brewmaster is free to download; Brew Timer costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Brew Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 55 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 16% of Brewmaster's written reviews are positive against 88% of Brew Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brewmaster ships an update monthly, Brew Timer every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Brewmaster versus Brew Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrewmasterBrew Timer
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating1.7 (18 ratings)4.7 (55 ratings) — better
Positive reviews16.4% of reviews88.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1855 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank—#34 — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperacaiaStephen Panaro

Customer experience

Brewmaster

All ratings18 ratings
Positive11.1%
Neutral5.6%
Negative83.3%
Written reviews61 reviews
Positive16.4%
Neutral6.6%
Negative77.0%

Brew Timer

All ratings55 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral5.5%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive88.5%
Neutral7.7%
Negative3.8%

In-app purchases

None

Brewmaster

No in-app purchases

None

Brew Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Brewmaster free?
Brewmaster is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Brew Timer free?
Brew Timer costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Brewmaster or Brew Timer?
Brew Timer is rated higher. Brewmaster averages 1.7 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while Brew Timer averages 4.7 from 55 ratings.
Do Brewmaster or Brew Timer have ads?
Neither Brewmaster nor Brew Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Brewmaster or Brew Timer?
Brewmaster ships an update monthly, and Brew Timer every 3 months. Most recently, Brewmaster was updated on October 16, 2026 and Brew Timer on October 14, 2026.

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