Roastmaster App Reviews

Roastmaster is an absolutely excellent app! To be honest, I was pretty sceptical and never pay even close to $10 for an app... ever. I thought that the screen shots were pretty but I feared that the app itself would be just pretty without being a robust and scalable tool. I was totally and completely wrong. I started home roasting several years ago and am now in the process of launching my own coffee roasting business. I used Behmor Thing for a long time since one of my roasters is the Behmor. While that application is good and provides many similar functions(roasting, inventory, cupping etc.), Roastmaster is 1000X better. It is scalable and flexible - all data can be edited (in real time for the most part). I needed something that would help track roasts (obviously), track inventory, track tasting from batches (or groups of batches), handle blends, etc. Blends can be created from green beans or roasted beans either by weight or %. You can create temp curves, profiles, add vendors & costs paid for beans. I cant image much that a home roaster or small shop roaster would need that this app does not provide. Ive roasted <30 times with it and every day I find more I like it more and more. Aside from the roaster itself this app has become an essential tool for me. Little parts of the UI that I didnt realize were functional... are. I found a little roast timer today by accident that you can set on the fly anywhere in the roast cycle, useful for multitaskers so you dont miss a critical moment like 1C. I love that there is integtration with Dropbox. This means that with a few very simple steps I can roast with my iPhone even though typically roast with my iPad. Simply export the current database to Dropbox (from the iPad), then navigate to dropbox and open it on the iPhone (It promtps you to open it replacing the current data on that device or open it along side) and youre off and roasting with your other device. Brillant! This is quite literally the best $10 Ive spent in recent memory. For the record I am not employed or affiliated by the developer at all. Im just a happy roaster =)

Been using this app for a month. I roast for myself, in my home. This app has helped me to become consistent, resulting in better coffee, with a less stressful roasting process. The one time I had a question that I could not find an answer to, my email was answered within hours. The depth of this app is stunning. It has been a useful tool with my ongoing journey to Coffee Nirvana.

A great tool for roasting, inventory and history. After 180 roasts With this app I cant think of 1 thing I would change

5 star app, plain and simple. My new favorite feature is Copy. It has saved the day more than once already, and makes entering multiple batches a breeze. 500+ roasts and going strong!

Ive been home roasting for several years. After tracking everything by memory or notes pinned to the bulletin board, Rainfrogs Roastmaster is an absolute treat. Creating blends by percentage, tracking settings and results for each roast, and having the inventory automatically adjust with each roast are all time-savers, and worth the little bit youll invest in this useful app. If you roast - get it!

Really good app for coffee roasting. I really like almost everything about it. The only problem/request that is have is that you let me type in the time for the timer instead of using the frustrating ring slider thing to set the alarm.

Dont waste your time. It takes longer to use the program than to roast coffee. Create your own in numbers. Way faster doing it your way. Thumbs down

I use this app for all our data logging at my small roasting company! We have it set up for both our production and sample roasting and could not be more pleased. I highly recommend this app to everyone!

We use this app to manage our inventory, log our roasts, blends, cuppings, etc. The interface is clean and easy to use but the app is super powerful and has a ton of features under the hood. We’ve been manually logging which is easy and intuitive but we are in the process of updating to data logging via thermal probes and wifi. The app developer has been incredibly helpful in setting up our system. We are having a roaster custom built and he has communicated directly with the manufacturer about all the details to insure everything works perfectly. In addition, the developer is active on his site and responds to forum posts and emails quickly and in detail. The app continues to have new features added and just gets better and better. We researched a bunch of other options before deciding to base our entire system around this app and are very happy we did!

Great app for recording your roasts. Never had a problem, and I roast at least once a week. Keep up the good work.

I home roast with a Hottop roaster which I have added 2, (K-type) thermocouple heat probes through the bean chute. I purchased the Thermoworks BlueTherm which my two probes plug into. The BlueTherm sends the temps via bluetooth to my iPad running Roastmaster to log the two temps as the roast it in progress. This works very well indeed. Also the myriad of features Roastmaster sports. Inventory, cuppings with time stamp, blending. But the roast in progress graph page is outstanding. You can watch delta rate of temp rise, time since first crack, temp projection markers for temps, you can scroll through pervious roasts which will underlie the current roast in progress for comparison. I also have fan and power settings I can add on the fly with a handy pop-up keypad. This keypad also works with no data logging for temps. Tops scores for me. Incredible connivence having my entire coffee world on the iPad. I roast almost every day.

Oh, Danny. The new baby is BEEOOTEEFULL! I cant wait to play with all the new toys and gadgets, and . . . Blahblahblah! Nice work again! John Just following up after a few weeks; this latest update is the bomb! A cut above the rest! From the delta projections, to the ability to follow saved profiles with absolute consistency, I cant give enough praise! Great app! All the new features in the active roast console are unbeatable. Best $$ Ive spent in a long time!

Ive got a small roasting business and this is bar-none the best app and tool to do what I do. Itd be great to have a way to also communicate with others in this business and possibly be able to even offer coffee to others. Thanks to the developer! This is a great app!!

Forget notecards. I started my coffee roasting journey using this app day 1. I don’t use all the features, but I’ve found the app easy to use, and when I’ve needed support (seldom) it’s been great. $10 is a lot for an App but it’s a no-brainer with this one.

Using this app with Bluetherm Duo and my Ipad while roasting on my Huky 500 makes roasting much more pleasurable. The only trouble is I went with this to avoid buying a laptop for use with another system. But, I found myself competing with my wife for the Ipad. So, I ended up buying another Ipad.

Initially I was hesitant to buy the app because of the cost but after making the plunge it was well worth the money. For a home roaster this is your right hand man, logging roasts, a wealth of detailed inputs, logging raw beans, cupping scores, and compatibility with thermometers. Theres so much this app provides that replaces a excel sheets and notebooks. If you check the company forum, their customer service (the creator of the app) communicates with you directly and helps you with whatever question you have. Overall, you wont be disappointed if youre tired of tracking your roasts manually!

Prior to the update over 800 roasts were logged in our cafe using this app. I was on the verge of abandoning roastmaster and had already installed both artisan and typica on an extra MacBook. The lack of a ROR curve was a primary factor. As a novice roaster I can use all of the data possible. Plotting the ROR post roast for analysis was tiresome and less helpful then a live read. This has been addressed. Along with a whole lot more! Expectations of the update were far exceeded. The roast analyzer is insanely rich with features that improve and enrich workflow. Building a profile pre roast is a welcome feature. Im sure more will be discover as I continue to explore the new functions. For now the iPad/iPhone will continue to handle the bulk of work in the cafe, handling transactions, managing inventory, playing music, running acaia coffee scales and roasting. The one improvement could come from us, the user community. The unused forums at rainfrog could be an amazing place to share knowledge, collaborate and grow in our craft.

I have a Behmor 1600 Plus and was looking for a better roast log than paper. I hopped on iTunes and found this app - wow is all I can say!! It was much more than I hoped for! If you are looking for an easy way to track nearly every variable, look no further. It is very well organized and looks great!

I recently upgraded from an air popper to Behmor 1600 Plus for home roasting. I wanted better logging than paper for repeat ability and tracking. This app fits the bill. Ive logged a couple dozen roasts and am pleased with the results. The only woefully absent feature is database syncing via iCloud or Dropbox. I dont always have my primary iOS device on hand and would love the ability to log a quick roast using my iPhone. Overall, well recommended.

The hardware portion was a little intimidating, but after installing Phidgets hardware and connecting it to my Diedrich IR-12 it just works. So all I do is use the software and havent given the HW a second thought. As it should be. Profiling my roasts is automatic now. With the ability to zoom in I can see trouble coming and adjust if necessary. The delta curve tells me more information than just the temp curve. The ability to save roasts as profiles makes repeating a roast much easier. You can even cup and score your roasts in the app. All kinds of features are customizable- the delta curve size, how data is presented in the analyzer, when control points are recorded. I keep learning more about it as I dig deeper. The developer is responsive and genuinely interested in making the app work for all of us, home or biz roaster. The Dropbox integration is nice. I noticed if I pass a database back and forth via Dropbox it sometimes comes up as the old version. This maybe a Dropbox issue, quitting both Dropbox and RM and then sending the database over seems to get it right. My only gripe is that data entry could be simplified. Like sliders for cupping scores, data points that are numbers and such. This app is now an integral part of my roasting day. Its my living. The app has paid for itself and the hardware since day one. Thank you for making my life so much easier and my coffee so much better!