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Pourist vs Beanconqueror vs Filtru vs Timer.Coffee
Four good apps for pour over coffee take four different approaches. Beanconqueror is a precise journal where you record every parameter yourself, Filtru walks you through preset guides with Bluetooth scales, Timer.Coffee is a free open-source timer with preset recipes for 27 brew methods, and Pourist generates a recipe for your exact beans and gear, then tunes it from your feedback. Here is an honest comparison to help you pick.
At a glance
| Feature | Pourist | Beanconqueror | Filtru | Timer.Coffee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core approach | Generates a recipe for your bean, gear, and water, then adjusts the next cup from feedback | You record every brew yourself, with 30+ parameters | Preset and community brew guides with a step-by-step timer | Free timer with preset recipes for 27 brew methods, plus community sharing |
| Platforms | iOS | iOS · Android | iOS | iOS · Android · Web |
| Price | Free + Plus ($6.99/mo or $44.99/yr, 7-day free trial) | Free, open source, no ads | Free to download | Free, open source, optional donations |
| Bean registration | One photo of the bag fills origin, roast, process, and notes | Detailed manual bean inventory | Coffee bag scanner (camera) | Manual notes in the brew diary |
| Recipe personalization | Bean × dripper flow × grinder clicks × filter × water minerals × weather | Not the goal (it records, you decide) | Baseline recipe per method, plus community recipes | Preset recipes; saves your grind setting per recipe |
| Feedback loop | Taste feedback adjusts the next recipe automatically | You compare past logs yourself | Dial in your dose within the guide | Diary keeps ratings and notes; adjusting is up to you |
| Step-by-step timer | Yes, with per-pour and bloom cues | Timer that works with connected scales | Yes, with pour timing and amounts | Yes, with Lock Screen Live Activities |
| Bluetooth scales | Not supported | Yes (scales, pressure sensors, refractometers) | Yes (14 brands, including Acaia and Timemore) | — |
| Champion reference recipes | Yes, adapted to your gear (e.g. Tetsu Kasuya's 4:6) | — | Community recipes | Community-shared recipes |
| Cafe log | Yes, with optional public sharing | — | — | — |
| Open source | No | Yes (on GitHub) | No | Yes (on GitHub) |
| Languages (per App Store listing) | Korean · English · Japanese | English | 15 languages, including Korean and Japanese | 22 languages, including Korean and Japanese |
Which one should you pick?
Choose Beanconqueror if
You want to control and record every parameter yourself, you need Android, you prefer open source, or you brew with Bluetooth scales, pressure sensors, and refractometers. It is the most detailed manual brew journal you can get.
Choose Filtru if
You want guided preset recipes with a connected Bluetooth scale, weight and flow-rate graphs, or espresso shot tracking alongside your pour over, all on iOS.
Choose Timer.Coffee if
You want a lightweight, completely free timer with preset recipes for 27 brew methods, available on iOS, Android, and the web, and you enjoy sharing recipes with a community.
Choose Pourist if
You would rather start from a recipe made for your exact bean, grinder, dripper, filter, and water than hunt for one, you want each cup's taste feedback to change the next, and you want your bean archive, brew logs, and cafe cups in one place.
Is there an app that creates pour over recipes based on your grinder and beans?
Yes, there is. That is what Pourist does. It reads the bean's roast level, process, and flavor notes, converts your grinder's actual click scale into particle size, and accounts for your dripper, filter, and water to build a recipe for that exact combination. Your tasting feedback then adjusts the next one. That is the difference between following a preset guide and getting a recipe made for your gear.
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This comparison is based on each app's official website and App Store listing as checked on August 29 and 30, 2026. If anything here is wrong or outdated, tell us at contact@pourist.app and we will fix it.