The best AeroPress Timer alternative for better coffee.
AeroPress Timer does one brewer with step-by-step recipes. Filtru guides your AeroPress the same way, then adds fourteen more methods, a journal, your scale, and a bag scanner.
Available for iPhone and iPad. Free to download.
AeroPress Timer & Recipes, on the App Store
First, some honesty.
AeroPress Timer & Recipes keeps it simple: a curated collection of AeroPress recipes with step-by-step guidance, plus your own additions.
Simple is also the ceiling. One brewer, iPhone only, English only, with no journal, no community, no scale support, no stats, and a $7.99 Pro unlock. Filtru covers the AeroPress inside a full brewing companion that runs on iPad too.
Filtru vs AeroPress Timer,
feature by feature.
Based on each app’s public App Store listing and documentation, as of July 2026.
| Feature | AeroPress Timer |
 Filtru
★ Recommended
|
|---|---|---|
| Brew methods covered | Partial. AeroPress only | Yes. 15 methods, AeroPress included |
| Guided step-by-step brew timers | Yes. Step-by-step recipes | Yes. Guided timers for 15 methods |
| Community & shared recipes | No. Add your own; no community advertised | Yes. Community recipes on every brew method |
| Coffee journal | No. Not advertised | Yes. Tasting notes with customisable bag styles |
| Bluetooth scale support | No. Not advertised | Yes. 14 brands with live weight + flow rate |
| Live brew graphs (weight + flow) | No. Not advertised | Yes. Weight + flow-rate brew print per cup |
| Espresso tools | No. Not advertised | Yes. Dial-in, shot recording, TDS + extraction |
| AI bag scanning | No. Not advertised | Yes. AbolBuna, on-device, 50,000+ bags |
| iPad support | No. iPhone only | Yes. iPhone & iPad |
| Languages | Partial. English only | Yes. 14 languages |
| Price | Yes. Free · Pro $7.99 | Yes. Free · optional PRO from $3.49/mo |
| Track record | Partial. 4.2★ from 18 US ratings · est. 2023 | Yes. 4.8★ from 11,914 ratings · est. 2016 |
“I just needed an app to guide me through the process of brewing my Chemex and AeroPress, I like how this does just that.”— App Store review of Filtru
Why people switch from AeroPress Timer to Filtru.
The AeroPress is a gateway, not a destination.
Most AeroPress owners end up with a V60 or a moka pot eventually. Filtru guides all fifteen methods with the same step-by-step calm, so the app grows with the shelf.
A brew worth remembering.
AeroPress Timer forgets your cup the moment it's done. Filtru keeps a journal of every brew, and AbolBuna scans the bag so the details fill themselves in.
Your gear is invited.
Fourteen Bluetooth scale brands with live weight and flow rate, espresso dial-in with TDS, and it all works on iPad as well.
What you get when you switch.
Guided brewing for fifteen methods
AeroPress, V60, Chemex, French press, espresso, siphon, and more. Each has a baseline recipe and a guided timer that keeps pace with you. See the AeroPress guide →
A journal that fills itself in
Scan the bag with AbolBuna, brew with the guided timer, and the journal entry writes itself. Beans, recipe, graph, and tasting notes in one place. See the scanner →
Accessibility is a feature, not a checkbox
Filtru works properly with VoiceOver, including live spoken readouts of your scale's measurements while you brew, as often or as rarely as you like. And you can switch the whole app to fonts like OpenDyslexic, Lexend, or Atkinson Hyperlegible.
The answer is YES
Switching from AeroPress Timer? These all have the same answer:
- Can I brew AeroPress with a guided timer in Filtru? Yes
- Can I keep a journal of my AeroPress brews in Filtru? Yes
- Can I use Filtru on iPad? Yes
- Does Filtru work with VoiceOver? Yes
- Is Filtru free to try? Yes
Filtru is free to download and works with the gear you already own. No subscription needed to start brewing.
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AeroPress Timer is a trademark of its respective owner; Filtru isn’t affiliated with or endorsed by it. Feature and pricing information comes from public listings and documentation as of July 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell me and I’ll fix it.