Drawdowns

Pour-over brew timer for iPhone and iPad.

Frequently Asked

Where is my data stored?

Everything lives on your device. No accounts, no servers, no telemetry. If you delete the app, your recipes and settings are gone — back them up first using Settings → Recipes → Export All Recipes.

How do I add a recipe?

Open the Recipes tab and tap the + in the top corner. Choose New Recipe to type the details by hand, or Scan Recipe / Choose Photo to read them from a recipe card using your camera or photo library. Fill in roaster, origin, variety, process, grinder offset, ratio, bloom time, and pour schedule. Tap Save.

How do I scan a recipe card?

Open the Recipes tab → tap + → Scan Recipe. iOS asks you to take a photo or pick one from your library. Drawdowns reads the card on-device using Apple Intelligence — nothing is sent to a server — and pre-fills the recipe form so you can review and save.

Scanning requires a device that supports Apple Intelligence (iPhone 15 Pro or newer; M1 iPad or newer). On other devices the Scan Recipe option won't appear.

How do I share a single recipe?

In the Recipes tab, swipe left on a recipe and tap Share. Send the file via Messages, Mail, AirDrop, or save it to Files. The recipient imports it via the + menu's Import Recipe in their own copy of Drawdowns.

How do I back up or move all my recipes?

Open Settings → Recipes → Export All Recipes. Drawdowns creates a single file containing every recipe in your library and hands it to iOS — save it to Files, AirDrop it to another device, or email it to yourself. To restore on the receiving device: open Recipes → + → Import Recipe and pick the file. Duplicates are skipped automatically.

What does "2 Coarser" or "1 Finer" mean on a recipe?

Recipes save grind size as an offset from your personal baseline, which you set once in Settings → Standard Grind. A recipe saved as "2 Coarser" displays as your baseline + 2 — so the same recipe travels accurately across different grinders.

Why does the screen sometimes dim during a brew?

Drawdowns asks iOS to keep the screen awake while a brew timer is running. Low Power Mode can override that and dim the screen anyway — switch Low Power Mode off for the cleanest experience during a pour.

For Roasters and Coffee Shops

Working on a version of Drawdowns built for coffee shops and roasters. If you'd want to help shape it, write us at apps@seemaxwork.com.

Privacy

Drawdowns does not collect, transmit, store on our servers, or share any user data. Recipes and settings are saved locally on your device only.

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