Pearl

Name: Acaia Pearl
Brand: Acaia
Rating: 91 (5 reviews)

Released Mar 1, 2015 · Analysis updated Mar 19, 2026

Durable coffee scale with long battery life, easy to use for both espresso and manual brewing in café settings. The Acaia Pearl scores 91/100 based on 5 expert reviews in the coffee scales category. Coverage includes reviews from Coffeeness, Perfectdailygrind, Tomsguide, and Coffeechronicler.

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based on 5 expert reviews

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Pros

Long battery life(2)
Solid construction(2)

Cons

Expensive(5)
Not waterproof(3)

5 Expert Reviews

Independent publication05/2025

Independent publicationMay 9, 2025

The Acaia Pearl is the best coffee scale on the market, offering superior precision and functionality for manual brewing.

Independent publication03/2015

Independent publicationMar 22, 2015

The Acaia Pearl is described as a game-changing brewing scale with advanced features that far exceed basic timer and scale functions.

Major publication01/2025

Major publicationJan 17, 2025

The Acaia Pearl S is the scale that can do everything, and then so much more.

Independent publication11/2022

Independent publicationNov 17, 2022

Acaia scales have become the gold standard in specialty coffee, with the Lunar model being the most reliable all-around option despite some minor drawbacks.

Independent publication08/2021

Independent publicationAug 2, 2021

The new Acaia Pearl offers significant improvements over the previous model with better battery life, USB-C charging, enhanced display, and useful features like flow rate tracking, making it an excell...