Dialed In - Espresso Tracker
Dialed In is an espresso tracking app for iOS that logs shot variables and provides automated extraction analysis for home baristas.
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
The app removes the manual friction of calculating brew ratios and extraction times, allowing users to focus on refining their technique.
For Home baristas who track espresso variables to improve their technique and consistency.
What does it look like?
Key features
Records espresso variables including time, dose, yield, and grind size for each entry.
Labels shots as under or over-extracted based on brew ratio and time without manual calculation.
Charts extraction time, grind settings, and brew ratios to identify patterns across multiple shots.
How much does it cost?
Freemium model allows free access to core logging, gating data persistence and advanced customization behind a premium upgrade.
Velocity
Dormant developmentUX improvementsShow more...
Development has stalled, with no new feature builds or updates released in the last 228 days. The app currently operates at a zombie velocity, as there has been no activity for over seven months. The last recorded update focused on minor UI adjustments and refinements to the shot logging flow, but the lack of subsequent releases indicates a cessation of active development.
Who built it?
User Sentiment
What do users think recently?
Fresh user feedback skews thrilled. Users appreciate graphical analysis tools provide a simple and effective way for users to dial in their shots and customizable fields available in the basic purchase offer significant value for the price point.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- Graphical analysis tools provide a simple and effective way for users to dial in their shots
- Customizable fields available in the basic purchase offer significant value for the price point
1 of 1 recent reviews analyzed · limited sample
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Competitive landscape for Dialed In - Espresso Tracker
How's the Food & Drink market?
Dialed In maintains a 5.0-star rating on the App Store, though the single-review sample size limits market-wide visibility. The lack of updates for 228 days suggests a static position that risks losing ground to more active category entrants.
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Key takeaways for Dialed In - Espresso Tracker
Where is it heading?
The espresso tracking market is consolidating around apps that offer consistent feature updates and community-driven insights. Dialed In remains exposed due to its long update silence, which will likely erode its current 5.0-star rating as users encounter bugs or missing features that active rivals have already addressed.
- The 228-day update gap suggests the app is in maintenance mode, which will likely lead to user churn as competitors iterate.
- The core extraction analysis tool remains a high-value differentiator that effectively serves this app home-barista audience.
The SWOT
- Automated extraction labeling reduces dial-in friction
- Hardware-specific profiles could capture high-end users
Next best moves
Ship a feature update to the logging flow because the seven-month gap signals maintenance mode → restore user confidence
The counter-intuitive read
The 5.0-star rating is a liability, not an asset…
Read the full takeBottom line
Dialed In serves a clear need for automated extraction analysis, but the 228-day update gap threatens its long-term viability. Restoring a regular release cadence would address the primary churn risk and defend the app's position against more active rivals.
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Sources
- [1] App Store
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