Comparison
Coffee brewing apps, side by side
We make Gota, so read this knowing that. Everything below about the other apps comes from their own App Store listings, websites and code repositories, checked on 18 October 2026, and we say where each of them does something better than we do.
The basics
| App | Runs on | Price (US App Store) | Open source | Languages | In the App Store since |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gota | iPhone | Free; Gota Pro $3.95/month or $35.95/year | No | 6 | 2026 |
| Filtru | iPhone, iPad | Free; Pro $3.49/month, $32.99/year or $79.99 once | No | 14 | 2017 |
| Timer.Coffee | iPhone, Android, web | Free; optional donations | Yes (GPL-3.0) | 22 | 2023 |
| Beanconqueror | iPhone, Android | Free, no purchases | Yes (GPL-3.0) | English in the App Store | 2018 |
| Aeromatic | iPhone, Android, web recipes | Free; Premium $7.99 | No | English, Spanish | 2021 |
| Brew Timer | iPhone | $2.99 once | No | English | 2016 (last update December 2022) |
| Pour-Over Coffee Recipes Timer | iPhone | Free; $1.99/month or $8.99/year | No | English | 2022 |
Features
| App | Recipes | Guided timer | Bluetooth scales | Voice | Your grinder's setting | AI and scanning | Journal and beans | Espresso |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gota | 1,000+ across about 100 brewers, every one with its author | Yes, with live water targets | Acaia; five more brands in beta | Reads steps aloud and takes voice commands, in 6 languages | Yes: 50 grinders, recipes shown in your clicks | Recipe import from photo or text, bag scanning, AI barista (Pro) | Journal, bean shelf, freshness, Insights | No |
| Filtru | 13–15 methods; guides from Scott Rao, James Hoffmann and the community | Yes, with a target weight per step on a scale | 19 brands, the widest support we found | Reads the scale's weight aloud; Siri Shortcuts | Not stated | Bag scanning | Journal (Pro), beans | Yes (Pro) |
| Timer.Coffee | 27–30 methods, 40+ recipes named after their authors | Yes | Not stated | Sound cues | Stores a grind per recipe | AI bean labels | Journal, beans, monthly progress | Listed among methods |
| Beanconqueror | Your own, from editable methods | Live brew graph with a scale | About 17 brands, plus pressure sensors, refractometers and thermometers | Not stated | Not stated | Bean data scanning and import | Journal, beans, roasting, water, statistics | Yes |
| Aeromatic | AeroPress only, 60+ recipes from baristas, roasters and champions | Yes, with videos | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Notes and bean ratings | No |
| Brew Timer | 13 methods, 28 recipes | Yes | Not needed, not stated | Not stated | 36 grinders with settings per grinder | Bag scanning | Automatic journal, coffee cards | 2 recipes |
| Pour-Over Coffee Recipes Timer | 11+ methods; formulas from Hoffmann, Rao, Kasuya and Perger | Animated steps with cues | Not stated | Sound cues | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
“Not stated” means we found no mention of it in the app's own listing, website or code, not that it can't exist.
Where each one is strongest
- Filtru connects to more scales than any other app here, brews espresso too, and has nine years of refinement and the most ratings in the App Store.
- Timer.Coffee is free from top to bottom, open source, and on iPhone, Android and the web, in 22 languages.
- Beanconqueror talks to the most devices — scales, pressure sensors, refractometers — and tracks roasting and water as well; free and open source.
- Aeromatic goes deepest on one brewer: AeroPress, with a video for each recipe.
- Brew Timer is a one-time purchase, with no subscription.
- Pour-Over Coffee Recipes Timer is simple and inexpensive, with beginner-friendly recipes.
- Gota has the largest library with every recipe credited to its author, is the only one here whose listing offers voice commands, shows every recipe in your own grinder's setting and films your brew into a finished video with Live Brew.
Where Gota falls short
Gota is iPhone-only for now. It connects to fewer scale brands than Filtru or Beanconqueror, it doesn't brew espresso, it isn't open source, and it is the newest app here, launched in April 2026. If any of those matters most to you, one of the others may suit you better.
Sources
Each app's App Store listing (the public lookup API and apps.apple.com, United States store), its official website — getfiltru.com, beanconqueror.com, aeromatic.app, getbrewtimer.com — and, for the open-source apps, their repositories at github.com/antonkarliner/timer-coffee and github.com/graphefruit/Beanconqueror. Checked on 18 October 2026; prices change by country and over time.
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Next step
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This exact recipe, step by step on your iPhone — haptics at every pour, live water targets, and a brew log that remembers how the cup turned out.
- Audio and haptic cues per step
- Scale the dose — ratios follow
- Save it and log your brew
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