Comparison

Brewmaster vs GetPal

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

GetPal

Features
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Getpal Member App is a digital membership management system that enables members to access and manage their membership through a mobile application. The app functions as a digital membership card system where each member receives a unique membership identifier that can be displayed and verified through their mobile device. Members interact with the app through a personalized dashboard that displays their membership information, current status, and profile details in a centralized interface. The application includes a merchant discovery feature where members can browse through participating businesses and merchants within the Getpal network, viewing their locations, business information, and current promotional offerings. Members explore available promotions and rewards offered by these merchants directly within the app, with the ability to view promotion details, terms, and redemption requirements. When members wish to participate in a promotion, they redeem the reward through the app and present their digital membership card along with the redemption confirmation at the merchant location to claim their benefit. The app operates with a registration and verification system that authenticates member credentials and provides secure access to membership features and merchant promotions. Members use the digital card feature for identification and verification purposes at participating locations, replacing traditional physical membership cards with a mobile-based solution. The application architecture supports profile management capabilities where members can view and update their personal information, contact details, and account settings. Getpal Member App operates as a closed membership system designed specifically for registered Getpal members to discover participating merchants, access promotional benefits, and interact with the Getpal network through a streamlined mobile interface.

Screenshots

Brewmaster4 screens
GetPal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: GetPal at every 2 days against Brewmaster's monthly. GetPal also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brewmaster ships an update monthly, GetPal every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Brewmaster versus GetPal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrewmasterGetPal
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.7 (18 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews16.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings18 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB149 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperacaiaIMedia Digital Sdn Bhd

Bugs and requests

Brewmaster

Reported bugs

24 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • Bluetooth connection unreliable
  • Saved images not showing
  • Data not saved or deleted randomly
  • Timer skips seconds or is inaccurate
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  • App crashes when accessing specific features (e.g., kettle settings)
  • Cannot edit water or update profile picture
  • CSV output incomplete
  • App crashes on startup
  • Cannot pair with scale
  • Lost data after crash
  • Saving photos not working
  • Connectivity broken after updates
  • Auto-start has significant lag
  • Background process drains phone battery
  • Flow rate measurement changed/inaccurate
  • Cannot measure to a tenth of a gram
  • Timer only begins when espresso lands in cup, not when start is pressed
  • App adds extra seconds to total brew time
  • Average flow rate not calculated or displayed
  • Information from other apps not retrieved
  • Cannot save brew curves after update
  • Automatic transfer of notes from one shot to the next
  • Timer on scale doesn't run if app is running

Requested features

18 requests
  • Hire a better software team
  • Improve app stability and maintenance
  • Update UI to be more modern
  • Allow manual data input
  • Add dark mode
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  • Improve graph readability
  • Add flow rate calculator
  • Sync scale timer and app timer
  • Allow 0.1g accuracy in timer mode
  • Auto-stop feature
  • Search functionality for previous brews
  • Comparison of brew charts side-by-side
  • Recommendations for brew ratios by coffee type
  • Fix display on iPhone 6+
  • Allow editing of profile name
  • Change 'Tribe' to 'Brew Method'
  • API documentation for third-party apps
  • One unified app instead of multiple

GetPal

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Brewmaster

No in-app purchases

None

GetPal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Brewmaster free?
Brewmaster is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GetPal free?
GetPal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Brewmaster or GetPal have ads?
Neither Brewmaster nor GetPal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Brewmaster or GetPal?
Brewmaster ships an update monthly, and GetPal every 2 days. Most recently, Brewmaster was updated on October 21, 2026 and GetPal on October 24, 2026.

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