Comparison

Brewbar vs Zen Scale Coffee

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

Head to head
About

Brewbar

This tool helps manage your coffee brewing station by tracking analytics, recording brews, and comparing them to master prints. It integrates with specific scales and grinders to provide detailed insights into the brewing process, helping to reduce waste and track costs.

Highlights
  • Master brewing print creation
  • Brew recording and comparison
  • Extraction yield calculations
  • Ground coffee tracking
  • Ingredient waste reduction
  • Real-time ratio display
  • Multi-station brewing
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Brewbar-Early Access The brew station management tool from Acaia. Seamlessly track your brew bar's analytics. - Create a master brewing print with the dial-in screen - Record every brew during the day and compare with the master brewing print - Use with the Atlas Extraction Stand and Lunar + Pearl scales to gain further insight into the brewing process. Get exact beverage weights for extraction yield calculations, and track the movement of water and coffee through the brew system. - Connect to the Baratza Sette 270W to record every gram of coffee ground for use. - Automatically record water used and cups brewed to reduce ingredient waste and track cost of goods. - Compatible with Acaia Pearl and Acaia Lunar (for dual scale setup) - Show in real-time bean:water ratio and bean:beverage ratio - Brewbar stations: Connect up to four Acaia scales (3 stations), and choose a saved recipe to brew consistent cups of pour over coffee at all 3 stations at the same time - Replication History: View previous replications for the recipes - Compare the difference between the replication and the original brew (master brewing print) Note: Brewbar require latest firmware on the scales. v1.8 for Pearl and v2.5 for Lunar This is a beta version, and we would appreciate any feedback you might have. Feedback Email: Brewbar@acaia.co Make sure to include as much information as possible. If you have a video to show, upload to your Dropbox or similar and add the link to the email you send, and not send the whole video file

About

Zen Scale Coffee

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ZenScale is a precision coffee brewing companion for compatible BLE coffee scales. Monitor weight in real time, tare quickly, and run an integrated brew timer with subtle haptic feedback. Designed for a calm, minimal workflow so you can focus on your pour and consistency. Support: https://apps.siatrak.com/support Privacy Policy: https://apps.siatrak.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://apps.siatrak.com/terms Standard Apple EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Brewbar at 8.0 against Zen Scale Coffee's 18.2. On price and in-app purchases 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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Brewbar versus Zen Scale Coffee: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrewbarZen Scale Coffee
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPad — better—
Requires iOS8.0 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperacaiaMateusz Siatrak

In-app purchases

None

Brewbar

No in-app purchases

None

Zen Scale Coffee

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Brewbar free?
Brewbar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Zen Scale Coffee free?
Zen Scale Coffee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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