# Coffee Journal by SmartVial

> Coffee Journal by SmartVial (iPhone/iPad app by No St Co AB.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/coffee-journal-by-smartvial/id6471112871 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [No St Co AB](https://appshunter.io/developer/1804088011)
- Category: Lifestyle, Food & Drink
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 113 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2024-02-12
- Data updated: 2026-10-19

## What is Coffee Journal by SmartVial?

Coffee Journal by SmartVial is a journal for single origin specialty coffee. Built around, but not dependent on, intelligent coffee storage. SmartVial, vials with a QR code that know which coffee is inside.

SmartVial
• Link: scan a SmartVial to link it to a coffee and add it to your library.
• Find: sweep the camera over your vials and the app points out the right one.
• Multi scan: see the coffee inside every vial in view, and who it belongs to.
• Keep roast date, freeze date, weight and notes on every vial.
• Multi copy: copy a coffee from one vial to several others.
• Share: transfer a vial to a friend, or request one of theirs.

Coffee Journal
• Log each coffee with a rating, flavors, brew method and photos.
• Save brew data like grind size and water temperature.
• Scan a coffee bag to look up the coffee.
• Explore coffees by country, producer, farm, variety and process.
• Follow friends and see what they are drinking.
• Cestimate: after a few logs, the app predicts how much you will like a coffee.

Vials are sold separately. The coffee journal works without them.

SmartVial Plus subscription
Find, Multi scan and Multi copy can be used 10 times each per month, and you can create one custom tag. SmartVial Plus, an optional monthly subscription, makes them unlimited.
Renews automatically every month until cancelled. Manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings.

Terms of Use: https://smartvial.com/policies/terms
Privacy Policy: https://smartvial.com/policies/privacy

## Is Coffee Journal by SmartVial safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Coffee Journal by SmartVial.

## Is Coffee Journal by SmartVial legit?

Coffee Journal by SmartVial appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Coffee Journal by SmartVial is 78 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 26.10.14 — 2026-10-17

Coffee Journal is now Coffee Journal by SmartVial. The app is built around SmartVial, vials with a QR code that know which coffee is inside.
This update also introduces SmartVial Plus, an optional monthly subscription.

### 26.9.12 — 2026-09-15

Log tab
Search coffees, scan a bag, and see your recently scanned and viewed coffees and the experiences you've been tagged in.

Brew coffee
Log home brews from a coffee's details. Add brew data like grind size and water temperature, plus a free-text note, and reuse a previous brew with one tap.

How to brew
Brew tips based on the coffee's origin, process, variety, altitude and roast level, alongside your own previous brew notes. Recipes are now private and can be edited and deleted.

Look and feel
Native tab bar with Liquid Glass on iOS 26, redrawn tab icons.

### 26.6.30 — 2026-07-03

• Vial transfer requests — owner gets auto-prompted to honor the request, and requests can carry a note.
• Added an "untagged" filter to the vial list.
• View other users vials on their profiles.

Plus vial scanner fixes and polish throughout.

### 26.6.5 — 2026-06-10

Roastery ranking.
Identify multiple vials.
Copy vial properties to more vials.
Create coffee from url.

### 26.5.13 — 2026-05-13

Fix for find coffee with camera bug.

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