The best Burrfect alternative for better coffee.
Burrfect dials in espresso and stops there. Filtru dials in espresso too, then covers fourteen more brew methods, fourteen scale brands, live graphs, and an on-device bag scanner.
Available for iPhone and iPad. Free to download.
Burrfect: Better Espresso, on the App Store
First, some honesty.
Burrfect has a nice idea: crowd-sourced starting recipes and an auto shot timer for espresso dial-in.
It's espresso-only, its Pro is subscription-only, there's no step-by-step guidance, no scale support, no graphs, no bag scanning, and after three years it still shows no public GB rating. Filtru does the dial-in and the other fourteen methods, with a lifetime option.
Filtru vs Burrfect,
feature by feature.
Based on each app’s public App Store listing and documentation, as of July 2026.
| Feature | Burrfect |
 Filtru
★ Recommended
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|---|---|---|
| Brew methods covered | Partial. Espresso only | Yes. 15 methods, espresso included |
| Guided step-by-step brew timers | Partial. Auto shot timer; no step guidance | Yes. Guided timers for 15 methods |
| Community & shared recipes | Yes. Crowd-sourced shot feed | Yes. Community recipes on every brew method |
| 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 | Yes. Dial-in assistant + shot history | Yes. Dial-in, shot recording, TDS + extraction |
| AI bag scanning | No. Not advertised | Yes. AbolBuna, on-device, 50,000+ bags |
| Languages | Partial. English only | Yes. 14 languages |
| Price | Partial. Pro £3.99/mo, no lifetime | Yes. Free · PRO $3.49/mo · $79.99 lifetime |
| Track record | Partial. Est. 2023 · no public GB rating | Yes. 4.8★ from 11,914 ratings · est. 2016 |
“This has become an essential companion for my coffee brewing; highly recommended!”— App Store review of Filtru
Why people switch from Burrfect to Filtru.
Espresso and everything after it.
Plenty of espresso drinkers also own an AeroPress or a V60. Filtru dials in your shots with TDS and extraction, then guides the other fourteen methods with the same care.
The shot, drawn.
Connect a Bluetooth scale and Filtru records weight and flow through the whole shot, a brew print you can compare across dial-ins. Burrfect has no scale support at all.
Own it once if you like.
Burrfect Pro is subscription-only. Filtru PRO starts at $3.49 a month with a $79.99 lifetime option, and the guided brewing is free either way.
What you get when you switch.
The full espresso toolkit
Dial-in, shot recording, extraction calculator, TDS, plus guided espresso recipes for when you'd rather just make coffee. See the espresso tools →
Works with serious coffee scales
Acaia, Timemore, Felicita, Decent, BooKoo and more. Live weight and flow-rate feedback with automatic pairing. See supported scales →
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 Burrfect? These all have the same answer:
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Can I dial in espresso in Filtru? Yes
Yes. Filtru includes espresso dial-in, shot recording, an extraction calculator, and TDS support.
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Can I brew other methods in Filtru too? Yes
Yes. Filtru guides fifteen brew methods, from espresso and moka pot to AeroPress and V60.
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Can I buy Filtru PRO once instead of subscribing? Yes
Yes. Filtru PRO has a $79.99 lifetime option alongside the monthly and yearly plans.
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Does Filtru work with VoiceOver? Yes
Yes. Filtru is fully usable with VoiceOver, including live spoken readouts of Bluetooth scale measurements, and offers dyslexia-friendly fonts like OpenDyslexic, Lexend, and Atkinson Hyperlegible.
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Is Filtru free to try? Yes
Yes. Filtru is a free download for iPhone and iPad, with guided brewing included; PRO is an optional upgrade.
Filtru is free to download and works with the gear you already own. No subscription needed to start brewing.
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Burrfect 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.