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VST CoffeeTools for iPhone

VST · Food & Drink · United States store
NOT IN TOP 100 HERE
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Revenue a month, worldwide EST
$1.5K
Likely $504 to $4.5K
▼ 57.6% in 13 days
New ratings
+0
in 1 days, 46 in total
Rating
2.3 of 5
15 ratings in this store
Countries it ranks in
12
was 12 on Oct 16, 2026

Revenue

Estimated from the grossing charts of Oct 23, 2026 in the 53 countries we track, and ratings growth on the App Store.

EST. REVENUE / YEAR · WORLDWIDE
$18.2K
No Google Play version found
EST. LIFETIME DOWNLOADS
525 to 1.5K
Estimated from ratings count
WHERE IT EARNS · EST. / MONTH
  • Spain #22 Food & Drink$1.5K · 100%
HOW SURE ARE WE
Small app: combines its grossing ranks with ratings growth (0.2 new ratings a month on average since launch). Tested on 418 apps with verified revenue: typically off by about 2.6 times, so the range is wide. Countries we don't track (and Google Play in China, which doesn't exist) aren't included, and neither are ads or web payments. Gross revenue before store fees.
RATINGS
15
AVG RATING
2.27
PRICE
Free
AGE
16.6y
LAST UPDATE
2953d ago
VERSION
1.4.1
SIZE
13 MB
AGE RATING
4+

Last 30 days

From our daily snapshots of every grossing chart and daily ratings counts.

DAYS IN A GROSSING CHART
30 / 30
COUNTRIES NOW
12 (was 2)
NEW RATINGS, LAST 1 DAYS
+0
EST. REVENUE A MONTH, DAILY · APP STORE EST
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Oct 10, 2026$3.6K a month
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Oct 20, 2026$1K a month
Oct 21, 2026$775 a month
Oct 22, 2026not in a grossing chart
Oct 23, 2026$1.5K a month
The same estimate as the headline, saved every day. Best rank Sep 24, 2026: #65 Food & Drink · KR. Now: #22 Food & Drink · ES.
RATINGS IN THE CORE COUNTRIES, DAILY
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Oct 22, 202646 ratings
Oct 23, 202646 ratings
46 on Oct 22, 2026, 46 on Oct 23, 2026. New ratings track new downloads, even outside the charts.

Money and momentum

Measured from the store, not estimated.

WHAT IT CHARGES
5 purchases listed
  • Coffee Mode$29.99
  • Espresso Mode$29.99
  • Coffee Mode Upgr$24.99
  • Sugar Mode$9.99
  • Corn Mode$5.99
Top in-app purchases as listed on the App Store, in local prices.
REVIEW MOMENTUM
0.0 reviews / week
  • Recent reviews average3.2 stars
  • Recent 1 and 2 star share41%
From the latest 17 written reviews, covering 6049 days.
RELEASE CADENCE
0 updates in 90 days
  • Typical gap between releases89 days
From the last 17 versions listed on the App Store.
RATING BREAKDOWN
15 ratings
5★13%
4★13%
3★13%
2★7%
1★53%

What users want

From the latest 17 reviews on the United States App Store, Apr 1, 2010 to Oct 22, 2022: 41% are 1 or 2 stars. Open a theme to read what people wrote.

WHAT THEY COMPLAIN ABOUT · SHARE OF BAD REVIEWS
Price and subscription43%

3 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ Happy to pay money for something that works.
★★★★★ This app does very little beyond allowing you to buy plug-ins that cost significant money.
★★★★★ Coffee) I found them to be much more expensive than "free".
WHAT THEY ASK FOR

No feature requests in the latest reviews.

WORDS THAT KEEP COMING UP IN BAD REVIEWS

Nothing stands out.

WHAT THEY LOVE · SHARE OF GOOD REVIEWS
Easy to use44%

4 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ Convenient and simple to use!
★★★★★ and continually upgraded to be as accurate AND easy to use as possible.
★★★★★ What a wonderful tool! I am not computer savvy or a technician and have had the software for sometime on our computers but have not used it much. It's like a hammer that is just out of reach. I'm plenty happy…
Useful, it helps44%

4 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ Of course most people brewing coffee are not currently using a scale with readings to the hundredth of a gram, but if the app allowed for such, there would almost certainly be an eventual increase in the amount of…
★★★★★ and continually upgraded to be as accurate AND easy to use as possible. Every specialty coffee shop/roaster should be on the same page as VST.
★★★★★ Support from VST is quick and very helpful.
Looks great44%

4 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ UPDATED BELOW: The app has a slick interface and works great.
★★★★★ What a wonderful tool! I am not computer savvy or a technician and have had the software for sometime on our computers but have not used it much. It's like a hammer that is just out of reach. I'm plenty happy…
★★★★★ In my opinion this software is easier to use than what is on my netbook, mostly because the interface with MoJoToGo is so intuitive.
Accurate, great results22%

2 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ and continually upgraded to be as accurate AND easy to use as possible.
★★★★★ UPDATED BELOW: The app has a slick interface and works great.

Found by matching words and phrases in the reviews, not read by a person. A review can count toward more than one theme.

What users say

Latest reviews, United States App Store.

★★★★★Oct 22, 2022
Oh please kind sir,

you have put so much in to this, could you find the heart to UPDAT? Now crashing on entry with iOS 15 on iPhone 13. 3 stars because I still have hope!😁

★★★★★Sep 20, 2021
Trash app

Trash

★★★★★Mar 11, 2021
Just plain broken

Happy to pay money for something that works. Unfortunately this app for coffee extraction doesn’t. The back end calculation is simply off. My TDS is 1.15, my dose is 37.5 and my end brew weight is 514. Using a calculator you arrive at about 15.75% extraction, but the “tool” says 16.4%. This will make you a worse brewer. Also, you’re forced to set a LRR, instead of having this being a deliverable. You can’t adjust the water weight and the end beverage weight independently. These numbers are locked. Another flaw.

★★★★★May 14, 2020
A Useful Tweak

One way in which VST could improve the app for some, while allowing a greater use, and being an industry leader once again, would be to allow for a hundredth place in the dosing. There are more scientific scales like the OHAUS SCOUT or the U.S. SOLID 5000g/0.01g being seen in the industry as coffee is increasingly looked to as a science. With doses as small as 12g in pour overs and espresso, the difference of a tenth of a gram is nearly a percent of the mass. The difference between tenths of a gram in an extraction yield percentage reading is also considerable at around a quarter of a percent. Of course most people brewing coffee are not currently using a scale with readings to the hundredth of a gram, but if the app allowed for such, there would almost certainly be an eventual increase in the amount of people who found it a useful tweak. After all, there are more brewers now who are aiming for previously unattainable levels of accuracy in their brewing and charting methods.

★★★★★Nov 23, 2019
Just a sales tool

This app does very little beyond allowing you to buy plug-ins that cost significant money.

★★★★★Jan 22, 2018
Liquid Retained Ratio

Coffee mode LRR. Why it cannot be set to zero? I think it could be set to zero.

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App Store ads

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Growth research

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ASO keywords

Most repeated terms in the listing. Highlighted ones also appear in the title.

coffee19vst coffeetools11vst10brew8coffeetools7mode7temperature7coffee refractometer6refractometer6tds6accuracy6compute5brewing5espresso5measure5corn5brew formula5vst coffee5refractometer compute5mass fraction5professional4specialty4measurements4yield4

What's new in 1.4.1

Fixed In App Purchase issue on iOS 12 Bug Fixes

Released Apr 1, 2010. Current version shipped Sep 22, 2018.

Store description

PROFESSIONAL COFFEE TOOLS for the BARISTA, SPECIALTY ROASTER and COFFEE BEVERAGE EQUIPMENT DESIGNER Best New Product SCAA EXPO 2010 VST CoffeeTools™ allows professional and home users to quickly compute proper brew formulas using any method of brewing coffee or espresso. Used with a coffee refractometer (not included) VST CoffeeTools will apply measurements of brew formula and coffee TDS to compute normalized extraction yield – a crucial metric for ensuring the sweetest coffee and espresso. COFFEE BREWED TO GOLD CUP STANDARDS •Use VST CoffeeTools™ with any VST coffee refractometer to compute brew recipes and measure results to meet internationally accepted Gold Cup standards as practiced by the Specialty Coffee Associations of America (SCAA) and Europe (SCAE), as well as the Norwegian Coffee Association (NCA) and European Coffee Brewing Center (ECBC). COMMUNICATE •Recipes & Measurements can be eMailed and shared with customers, clients and colleagues for quick, detailed communication of all brewing parameters. Full database sorting, import and export is supported. COFFEE MODE •VST CoffeeTools™ for Coffee offers professional baristas and specialty roasters the tools to design, measure, diagnose and refine any brew method to ensure excellence in coffee brewing. •Metric, English (U.S. Custom) or mixed units, and conversions of weights and volume is fully supported. •Compatible with all drip and immersion brewing methods and works with any VST Coffee refractometer displaying % TDS to 0.01% – temperature corrected for coffee. Accuracy recommended: +/- 0.05% or better. •Save, share, import measurements and details, including TDS, Ext Yield, Dose, Brew Formula, CO2, Moisture, Brew Time, Brew Method, Temperature, Pre-Infusion, Grinder/Setting, Roaster, Roast Style, Farm/Farmer, Barista Name/Notes and much more. COFFEE LITE MODE (discontinued) ESPRESSO MODE •VST CoffeeTools™ for Espresso offers professional baristas and specialty roasters the tools to design, measure, diagnose and refine espresso extraction. •Eliminate sour or bitter shot defects by making adjustments to quickly dial in measured Extraction Yield. •Presets for Single, Double or Triple shots as Normale, Lungo or Ristretto can be loaded and custom preset for personal preferences. •Works with any VST Coffee refractometer displaying % TDS to 0.01% or 0.1% – temperature corrected for coffee. Accuracy recommended: +/- 0.1 % TDS or better. •Save, share, import measurements and details, including TDS, Yield, Dose, Brew Formula, Shot Time, Temperature, Pressure, Pre-Infusion, Grinder/Setting, Roaster, Roast Style, Farm/Farmer, Barista Name/Notes and much more. SUGAR MODE • Sugar mode allows beverage industry professionals to measure Sucrose, Glucose, Fructose and Invert Sugars at any temperature from 15-40 Deg C for use in concentrates and related sugar-based beverages. •Simply enter Refractive Index and Temperature from any refractometer to compute and displays all values for Specific Gravity, Density, Total Weight, Mass Fraction and Dry Substance weight. •VST CoffeeTools™ for Sugars is accurate to +/- 0.00003 nD per ICUMSA Tables (1998 & 2000). Final accuracy depends on accuracy of instrument. CORN MODE •CORN mode allows beverage industry professionals to measure High Fructose Corn Syrups HFCS42 and HFCS55 at any temperature from 10-50 Deg C for use in concentrates and related HFCS-based beverages. •Simply enter the Refractive Index and TEMP from any refractometer to compute and displays all values for Specific Gravity, Density, Total Weight, Mass Fraction and Dry Substance weight. •VST CoffeeTools™ for CORN Syrups has been tested against the Corn Refiners Association tables for syrup composition, and is fit to be accurate to better than +/- 0.0001 nD and less than +/- 0.02 % Mass Fraction. Final accuracy depends on accuracy of instrument.

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