Profitec MOVE 2.0 – dual boiler espresso machine with Brew-by-Weight and app

Profitec MOVE 2.0 – dual boiler espresso machine with Brew-by-Weight and app

The cup sits on the scale, the espresso runs from the bottomless portafilter, and on your smartphone the shot curve grows along with it. At the weight you have set, the machine stops by itself. Meanwhile, the second boiler is ready for the steam wand.

The MOVE 2.0 is the second generation of Profitec's compact dual boiler. It keeps what made the MOVE what it is – two separate boilers, a short heat-up time, timed shots – and adds Bluetooth, the Make Coffee Yours app, connectivity with compatible scales and Brew-by-Weight. At 26.5 centimetres wide and 35.5 centimetres high, it is lower than its predecessor. It is developed by Profitec in Bammental near Heidelberg. You can buy the MOVE 2.0 in Switzerland from us online or see it in Bern and Zurich.

What's new about the MOVE 2.0?

Precision by weight instead of time alone

The MOVE works on a timer: you set a shot time, and the machine starts and stops the shot by itself. What's new is that you connect the MOVE 2.0 to a compatible scale via Bluetooth and let it stop the shot by weight – at the moment the desired amount is in the cup. If grind size or dose changes, the shot time shifts, and a purely timed shot delivers a different amount. Brew-by-Weight goes by the result itself.

According to Profitec, compatible scales include Acaia (all models), Decent Scale, DiFluid Microbalance, Eureka Precisa, Felicita, Goat Story Gina, Hiroia Jimmy, Skale II, Varia AKU (all Bluetooth-enabled models with updated firmware), Solo Barista, Ikape and Brewista X. We carry scales from Acaia and the AKU from Varia ourselves.

Everything in view with the app

The MOVE 2.0 is the first Profitec espresso machine with comprehensive app connectivity. In the Make Coffee Yours app you adjust every setting that is also available on the display, and you see the complete shot curve in real time. Alternatively, the MOVE 2.0 can be controlled via Beanconqueror. Operation on the machine stays the familiar one of the MOVE.

Ready in about 7 minutes

The MOVE 2.0 is built lower than its predecessor. According to Profitec, an optimised boiler volume and the Fast Heat-Up Mode make it ready for the first espresso in about seven minutes. The low-noise vibration pump is designed for quiet operation.

Dual boiler with ring brew group

Inside, two boilers are at work: the optimised ring brew group with a 0.27 litre boiler volume for the coffee, and a stainless steel boiler with 0.7 litres for steam and hot water. You program both temperatures separately, and espresso and milk foam are made at the same time. On days without milk, you use it as a single boiler.

The brew temperature helps decide which compounds dissolve from the puck – warmer brings more body, cooler more aroma. When steam power is decoupled from that decision, you choose the brew temperature by taste. If you work by weight (for us: a fine grind, 14.5 to 17 g, a ratio below 1:2), the shot curve shows you what a change in grind size does.

The details in everyday use

Discreet OLED display

The OLED display shows temperature and menu, and during the shot the Shot Counter counts the extraction time to the second. There is also a timer function, adjustable pre-infusion and a programmable ECO mode.

Dual pressure gauge

The dual pressure gauge shows boiler and pump pressure at a glance. The Barista Light illuminates the cup during the shot.

Programmable shot buttons

You program the shot buttons to your recipe. Without a scale the machine stops after the set time, with a scale by weight.

Modular portafilter with silicone spouts

The bottomless portafilter is modular: with the silicone spouts it becomes a spouted portafilter, and without them you see the extraction directly from below. Included are baskets for 7, 14 and 21 grams, a blind basket, a tamper and a cleaning brush.

Well-thought-out care and maintenance

The MOVE 2.0 cleans the brew group automatically with a program and reminds you about cleaning and changing the filter. A Make Coffee Yours water filter cartridge and a test strip for carbonate hardness are included – depending on your water hardness, you choose the matching filter setting. You can measure total and carbonate hardness more precisely with a test kit from BRITA. The water tank holds 2.8 litres and has an adapter for the filter. If water runs out, a sensor switches the machine off. You'll find cleaning products in our machine and grinder cleaning collection.

MOVE 2.0 or MOVE – what's different?

The MOVE 2.0 builds on the MOVE. New are Bluetooth, the app connection, scale integration and Brew-by-Weight, plus a lower build and an optimised boiler volume. If you would like more boiler volume and can manage without app and scale, you'll also find the RIDE in the Profitec Collection.

At a glance

Who the MOVE 2.0 is made for

For everyone with little space who wants espresso and milk foam at the same time. For everyone who works by weight or would like to start – with a compatible scale, weighing turns into an automatic stop. And for everyone who wants to see in the shot curve why today's shot tastes different from yesterday's. No shot is exactly repeatable; the bean, the humidity and you yourself change every day. The MOVE 2.0 doesn't take the experimenting off your hands; it makes the variables visible.

Nobody needs a scale for good espresso. If you use one, you have one step less. That is our opinion, one among many. Espresso is complex, but it isn't rocket science.

Our advice tool narrows down which machine suits you. A free consultation appointment is possible in the showroom, by phone or virtually. Online, Jackson, our AI advisor, helps you choose. In our Espresso Machine and Grinder Comparison, we show you machines and grinders in operation, side by side. A private barista course can be booked additionally.

Ordering and delivery

You order the MOVE 2.0 directly in the online shop, in black or in yellow. We deliver in 2 to 4 working days, throughout Switzerland and to Liechtenstein. Click and Collect is available in Bern, Gerberngasse 44 and Zurich, Hagenholzstrasse 50b. Financing is possible. We answer questions about scale, grinder or water at [email protected], on coffeecoachingclub.ch and by phone during business hours.

What goes with it

The grinder decides at least as much about the taste as the machine. From Profitec there is the TWIST SD54 as a single-dose grinder. For everyone who wants a grinder that is affordable and precise: the VS3 from Varia. If you want more: the VS6 from Varia or the EG-1 from Weber Workshops. You'll find all models in our coffee grinders.

For Brew-by-Weight you need a compatible scale – in our coffee scales, these are the scales from Acaia with app and flow-rate display and the Varia AKU. For weighing without pairing, a compact scale from Normcore is enough. For puck prep: for everyone who wants affordable and precise, tamper and puck screen from Normcore; if you want more, those from Weber Workshops – in the categories tampers and puck screens. What a dual boiler does compared with a single boiler and a heat exchanger, you can read in our deep dive on heating systems.