Spinn vs Beanconqueror
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spinn
This app connects you to a marketplace of over 120 coffee roasters, offering a revolutionary way to make quality coffee and espresso at home. It works with a smart coffee maker that grinds beans and brews various coffee types, aiming to reduce waste from coffee pods.
- Connects to 120+ coffee roasters
- Smart coffee and espresso maker
- Built-in grinder and brewer
- Scan coffee bags for brewing instructions
- Brew espresso, coffee, and cold brew
- Eliminates coffee pods
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Hello Coffee Lover, Spinn is the all-in-one coffee and espresso maker connected to a marketplace that features 120+ roasters. Improve the way you make coffee at home and to eliminate coffee pods from the planet with Spinn. Download our app to purchase coffee and learn more about the Spinn revolution. Buy our Spinn Maker that features a built in grinder and centrifugal brewer. Scan the coffee bags you purchase to get the perfect espresso, coffee or cold brew. You don’t have to settle for an inferior coffee experience at home, get Spinn today!
Beanconqueror
This app helps coffee enthusiasts of all levels optimize their brewing process and manage their coffee beans. It supports various preparation methods, allows detailed tracking of beans and roasts, and offers advanced features like water recipe customization and flow profiling.
- Brew optimization for multiple methods
- Detailed coffee bean tracking
- Roast tracking and management
- Customizable water recipes
- Flow and pressure profiling
- Bluetooth scale integration
- Caffeine tracking to Apple Health
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Beanconqueror - The Ultimate Coffee Companion You’re a coffee afficiando, and so am I! Beanconqueror is the product of our shared love of the drink in our cups and in our hearts. Whether you're just starting out, or are an experienced barista, Beanconqueror will help you get the most out of your coffee. Optimize your brews: Beanconqueror offers a wide range of preparation methods, including V60, Aeropress, Espresso, Orea v3, Mokkamaster and more. Each comes setup ready to go, or you can customize your preparation methods with just the parameters you want to use. This way, you can get your perfect brew every time. Keep track of your beans: Beanconqueror makes it easy to keep track of all your beans. You can easily scan or import detailed information of roasted coffee from your favourite roasters, or even from your own roasting setup. It’ll even keep track of your running total of beans so you know when you’re running low. Track your roasts: Add all the details for your green beans, roast them in batches tracking the variables you need to to maintain consistency, and automatically transfer your finished roasts to use for brewing. Dedicated water section: Beanconqueror also has a dedicated water section where you can add your custom waters to be used in the brew section. Save all the key information for your water recipes, such as general hardness, sodium, calcium, magnesium, and more. Flexibility and Convenience: Beanconqueror is available for both iPhone and iPad. It also supports several languages, including English, German, Spanish, Chinese, and Turkish, and more will be added in the future. Beanconqueror is also Open Source and free to use. Flow & Pressure Profiling: Beanconqueror is compatible with a range of bluetooth scales and pressure profile devices, including Decent Scale, Acaia Scales, Felicita Scales, Hiroia Jimmy, Eureka Precisa, Skale2, Smart Espresso Profiler, and Pressensor. It can even produce graphs to track your brew live and help you repeat your favourite brews more easily. Track your caffeine consume into Apple Health and have a look there. Whether you're looking to track your coffee journey, optimise your brews, or simply keep track of your coffee beans, Beanconqueror has everything you need to perfect your brew from green to cup.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Beanconqueror at none against Spinn's shown. Beanconqueror also leads on review sentiment (94% vs 69%) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Spinn's advantage is ratings volume (11K vs 138) and update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly). On price, rating, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Spinn against 4.9 for Beanconqueror. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spinn has 11K ratings behind it against 138, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 69% of Spinn's written reviews are positive against 94% of Beanconqueror's.
Spinn ships an update every 9 days, Beanconqueror monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spinn | Beanconqueror |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (11K ratings) | 4.9 (138 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.9% of reviews | 94.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11K — better | 138 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 124 MB | 141 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Spinn. | Lars Saalbach |
Customer experience
Spinn
Beanconqueror
User reviews
Spinn
From 11K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Amazing coffee quality
- 🔧 Customizable coffee options
- 📱 Convenient app control
- 🌱 Eco-friendly (no pods)
- 💰 Cost-effective vs. coffee shops
Room to improve
- 🐛 Reliability issues/breakdowns
- 🔧 Requires frequent maintenance
- 💧 Small water reservoir
- 🔊 Loud grinder
- 🕰️ Lack of scheduling/timer options
Beanconqueror
From 138 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Highly customizable and detailed
- 🌟 Free and ad-free
- 🚀 Intuitive and easy to use
- 💡 Comprehensive tracking of brews and equipment
- ✅ Supports Bluetooth devices (scales, refractometers)
Room to improve
- 🐛 Scale connectivity issues (iOS)
- 🤔 Some UI elements could be clearer
- ⏳ Manual import/export for sync
- 📸 Photo upload issues/crashes
- ⚙️ Some settings are cumbersome to re-enter
Bugs and requests
Spinn
Reported bugs
3 issues- Frequent disconnections from app
- Brewing issues (clogging, inconsistent volume)
- Errors requiring hard resets
Requested features
5 requests- Store past coffee recipes
- Ability to upload custom recipes
- Larger water reservoir
- Quieter grinder
- Scheduling/timer options
Beanconqueror
Reported bugs
8 issues- Scale connectivity issues with iOS devices
- App crashes when trying to add a picture
- Brew time selection menu not appearing
- Some brews not visible in brew list
- App crashes when trying to add a picture on iPhone 13 Pro
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- Timer stops when app is left in background
- Bug with brew time selection menu
- Some brews not visible in brew list
Requested features
30 requests- iCloud sync/cross-device sync
- Dark mode
- Apple Watch app
- More graphical/pictorial summary of stats
- Ability to create tags for filtering
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- Recipe log/tab
- User accounts
- Cloud syncing
- Different formatting options for dates and times
- Add a field for specifying recipe (e.g., Hoffman V60)
- Add a timer with push notifications for cold brew
- Add a field for processing method (Washed, Natural, Honey)
- Add a field for farm, more location info, elevation
- Add a field for pressure reached during brew
- Add a field for grinder retention
- Ability to change date/time of a brew
- Option to indicate bean storage
- Parameter for frozen beans
- Record weight and start/finish time of each pour
- Record time of bloom pour
- More icons for brew methods
- Ability to log coffee at cafes/brewed by others
- Fields in Brew for amount of water used and time recognizing minutes/seconds
- Community approach: publish and rate recipes
- Focus/category for recipes
- Photos included in backup/export
- Add a field for coffee that ends up in the trash (e.g., purging grinder)
- Prompt for dial-in based on sour/bitter
- Ability to define a recipe for a certain bean type once optimum settings are found
- Add Wendougee Lita
In-app purchases
Spinn
No in-app purchases
Beanconqueror
No in-app purchases








