Roastmaster App Reviews

Covers the whole journey from green bean inventory, through roasting, blending, brewing, tasting. Great attention to detail, yet lets you track the basics or the minutia. Best of class, get it and get busy roasting...

I was not to keen on spending 10$ at first, but after using the app, I can confirm that its well worth the price, especially since its a Universal app. Every feature is well thought and the whole interface is very polished. Furthermore, the developer responded to my questions in a very quick manner and took the time to explain things in a very detailed way. Its nice to see people passionate about their products. Highly recommended for anyone who likes coffee !

This app has nearly everything that I was looking for and overall, it is very nicely put together! There are a couple things I would like to see added: the ability to take photos of your roast and store it with the profile (I noticed this is mentioned on the website - is it on the way?); also the ability in import and export roast curves would be useful (as csv or other text format). Also regarding the curves, I was looking for a way to be able to view several curves superimposed on one plot and I couldnt figure out how to do it. I am not sure if this feature is available and I just cant find it, but in any case this is a feature I would like to see implemented (or implemented in a more intuitive way). But overall, very good. Thanks!

Very unfriendly. I couldnt get anything from this crappy app.

The latest updates are great! The developer is always improving the app and thinking of things important to a roaster even before I mention them. Keep up the great work.

This app has its usefulness, but it is not worth the $10 I paid. It has a very non-intuitive feel, and features seem to change with no warning or pattern. Sometimes I am able to compare a current roast profile with a historic one, but then that feature drops out mid-roast. For the cost, I expected much more.

I started using Roastmaster as a hobbyist, and have continued with it as I transitioned into a small business owner/micro-roaster. And this app has performed exceptionally at every step of the way. The developer is a roaster himself, a coffee industry professional, and a talented app developer...and all-around great human! I cant say enough good things about the app and developer. Tip o the hat!

I have never paid more than a buck or two for an app but this one just looked too good and it has delivered big time. I have used paper logs to log all of my roasts up until now. Roastmaster has taken the place of my big 3 ring binder full of logs. No more digging through to see how that last fantastic Burundi was roasted. Just look it up and all the info is there!! With my Gene Cafe, repeating results is easier than ever!! I also love the inventory tracking. Actually, I love every aspect of this app. It was so worth the $$!! Awesome!!

This app turned out to be everything that Ive ever wanted/needed. Ive kept a journal for years outlining all of my roasts and now its completely obsolete. Funny how technology is slowly creeping into every corner of everyday life. Thank you for creating roastmaster. Best money Ive spent on an app since I first got an iPhone three years ago!

Excellently useful and well-thought application to augment the fun and rewards of home-roasting! Worth the $10... which is saying a lot in the world of apps these days. Thank you!!

Very very thoughtful application, and what great timing as Ive just upgraded from hot air popper roaster to behmor 1600. Really, it is extremely well done and well deserving of $10. The commitment shown already will surely continue to use great features in the future. One thing Iight suggest is the ability to create blends by combining beans before the roast. It currently seems to work best for roasting individually and then combining afterward. Great job!

Great app. Great customer service in response to questions and suggestons. Cannot wait until this comes out as an ipad app.

I love this app. Its a great example of what apps can be. Someone spent their time and implemented the very best tools you can imagine for the home roaster. Its totally worth the money and Im usually skeptical. This app has refined my home roasting and helped take it to a whole new level.

Roastmaster is a slick, well written app. Hats off to the developer. Ive been eying this for weeks, and finally downloaded. Im just beginning to utilize the power of this program. Looking forward to the updates!

This is the most Ive paid for an app, but believe it is worth every penny. Very well done. Really takes advantage of the ipad functionality and takes my home roasting to a new level. Now I can throw out my notebook, index cards and spreadsheets and keep all the data in one place.

This app does what it supposed to do, help you log your home coffee roasting info and track/compare roasts. While the graphics are stunning, unfortunately they make usability a nightmare. I guess the video game-like look of the interface is supposed to make me feel like Im using my Wii to roast beans. Its never really clear where you INPUT data, vs. where you RETRIEVE data. Even after going though the "Crash course" tutorial (the existence of such a tutorial alone for an iOS app should be a red flag) it was never really clear what each mode was for. Dont get me wrong, I think beautiful aesthetics go a long way to providing a pleasant experience. But they should enhance usability as much as make an appealing interface. If I wanted to play "Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego" (for some reason that is the game that came to mind when I saw the graphics) I would buy the game. For $10, I expect an app to have a more focused interface. Right now it is a confusing mess. If all you want to do is log your roast, use iRoaster. Its $9 cheaper and marginally clearer to use. Joe

I use this app often, roasting multiple times a week. Its great for simply tracking your roasts. Timing, first crack, etc. I would like some upgrades though. It would be very useful if it were easier to input data during a roast. I like to make note of when the coffee hits certain temperatures. It would also be useful to be able to view and compare roasts graphs post roast. Other than a few improvements this is a great app.

If you roast coffee, youre cool. If youre cool you will love this app. I have been a Sweet Marias junkie for a whole bunch of years now, this app is the second most important ingredient in my obsessive hobby. Its easy to jump right in and reap the benefits of this app right away. Im on my third week now, and it still never ceases to amaze me. Very through, it has bean innovatory , the roaster variables are never ending, this is fully customizable for any set up. For me I track my roasts, rate the cups, know when its time to order more, it really has become the digital center of my coffee roasting enterprise. Flat out the best money I have spent on my endeavor for perfect coffee. Thanks to the people behind it.

Tonight we roasted our 300th roast, it was some Kenya Safari Ridge. We have used this app since July 2010 and the software keeps improving time after time. We cant roast without it now since it tracks our inventory and every single roast detail we want. If you roast coffee for fun or semi pro you should have this app. Big Thanks to the developers, and great work!

Ive been roasting coffee for a few months now, first in popcorn poppers and now in a Behmor home roaster. This app seemed like a good addition to my toolset. After having used it for several months, run 40+ roasts through it, logged 30+ cuppings, etc. Im still finding awesome features! It amazes me how thorough it is. Almost every piece of my roasting/brewing operation can be managed with Roastmaster (the only thing it doesnt have is a brew timer feature – but there are other good apps like Bloom that can give you those features). I have to admit, as a web/user interface designer, I was a bit skeptical about the apps design from the screenshots. After having used it for a while, though, Ive fallen in love with the interface. Believe me, its VERY well done. Most features are very discoverable and for those that arent, you can browse the voluminous help documents available from within the app. One of my favorite things about this app is the way you can associate everything together. For instance, I can log a cupping and associate it with a specific roast (not just a bean). As I roast, it tracks my green coffee inventory to let me know what I have left "in stock." The relational database model they talk about is super effective and well-implemented here. If you are a hobbyist (or pro) and want to take your roasting up a few notches, buy this app! Its worth every penny.