Comparison

Brew Timer vs Bean Beast

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Brew Timer

This app guides you through the coffee brewing process step-by-step to achieve a consistently great cup. It offers numerous included recipes and grinder settings, allows customization, and features automatic tracking of brew details and notes.

Highlights
  • Step-by-step brewing guidance
  • Customizable brew recipes
  • Grinder-specific settings
  • Automatic brew journal
  • Detailed coffee tracking
  • Brew dashboard for notes and tweaks
  • Metric and imperial unit support
Features
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Can brewing coffee at home be both easy and delicious? Yes! Brew Timer helps you produce a consistently great cup of coffee by guiding you step-by-step through the brewing process. Start with one of the included brew recipes or add your own and tune it to perfection. Brew Timer works with you, no matter what you use to brew. Water mass, grind setting, total brew time — there's a lot to keep track of when dialing in your brews. That's why Brew Timer is packed with powerful features like grinder-specific settings, smart water adjustments, and an automatic brew journal. When you find your perfect cup, Brew Timer will help you repeat it. Brew a delicious cup of coffee every time with Brew Timer! — 28 Included Recipes — Aeropress (×5) Hario V60 (×4) Chemex (×3) Kalita Wave 155 (×2) Kalita Wave 185 (×2) Espresso (×2) Hario Switch (×2) Stagg [X] (×2) Stagg [XF] (×1) Clever Dripper (×1) French Press (×2) Siphon (×1) Tricolate (×1) Add your own! (×∞) — 36 Included Grinders — 1Zpresso Baratza Capresso Commandante Fellow Hario Helor Kinu Knock Niche Orphan Espresso Option-O Porlex Timemore Wilfa Add your own! — Coffee Tracking — Brew Timer comes with detailed coffee tracking built in. You can track everything from the simple "Name" and "Roaster", to the more fine-grained details like "Varietal" and "Harvest Date". To save you from typing it all out, on iOS 15 and later Brew Timer supports scanning coffee bags to automatically extract these coffee details for you. — Brew Journal — Every time you complete a brew, Brew Timer creates a new entry in your personal Brew Journal. Grind, coffee and water amounts are all tracked automatically. Record your own notes to capture thoughts on technique and taste for next time. — Brew Dashboard — After each brew, Brew Timer compiles a one-stop dashboard to make it easy to add tasting notes, reference coffee details, and tweak your recipe for next time. Brew Timer supports metric (mL/g) and imperial (fl. oz/oz) and will convert recipes to Aeropress-specific units for you. Brew Timer works without a scale, but it is recommended. Follow Brew Timer on: Instagram - https://instagram.com/brewtimerapp Twitter - https://twitter.com/brewtimerapp -- Thanks Matt Luedke for the app preview music!

About

Bean Beast

Record and organize your favorite coffee recipes, including brew parameters and equipment used. Track your coffee beans and roasters, and recall your ratings for specific beans to remember your preferences.

Highlights
  • Recipe tracking with brew parameters
  • Equipment specification for recipes
  • Bean and roaster organization
  • Bean rating history
  • Support for all brew methods
Features
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Bean Beast helps you create amazing coffee by allowing you to keep track of the recipes, ratings, and beans you like best. Compatible with all coffee brew methods: espresso, pour-over, aeropress, french press, and more. App Features: - Recipes -- Add your favorite coffee recipes and keep track of all the brew parameters. (Grind, dose, temperature, etc) - Equipment -- Have multiple grinders or espresso machines? No problem; you can specify which one you used for each recipe. - Beans & Roasters -- Add your various beans and roasters to keep everything nice and organized, and see recipes for a specific bean. - Bean Ratings -- Do you ever struggle to remember exactly what you thought of a specific bean that you *know* you've had before? Fret not; you can just look at your previous rating for it :) Bean Beast is under active development and I'm working to polish and add more features. To see my development roadmap, you can visit http://beanbeast.com/roadmap Enjoy! Zach

Screenshots

Brew Timer4 screens
Bean Beast4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Bean Beast at Free against Brew Timer's $2.99. Bean Beast also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). Brew Timer's advantage is chart position (#120 vs unranked) and ratings volume (55 vs 18). On rating, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Bean Beast is free to download; Brew Timer costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Brew Timer against 4.7 for Bean Beast. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 55 and 18 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 88% and 88% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brew Timer ships an update every 3 months, Bean Beast weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Brew Timer versus Bean Beast: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrew TimerBean Beast
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (55 ratings) — better4.7 (18 ratings)
Positive reviews88.5% of reviews — better88.2% of reviews
Number of ratings55 — better18
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#120 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB87 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperStephen PanaroZachary Swinehart

Customer experience

Brew Timer

All ratings55 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral5.5%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive88.5%
Neutral7.7%
Negative3.8%

Bean Beast

All ratings18 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive88.2%
Neutral5.9%
Negative5.9%

In-app purchases

None

Brew Timer

No in-app purchases

None

Bean Beast

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Brew Timer free?
Brew Timer costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bean Beast free?
Bean Beast is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Brew Timer or Bean Beast?
Brew Timer is rated higher. Brew Timer averages 4.7 out of 5 from 55 ratings, while Bean Beast averages 4.7 from 18 ratings.
Do Brew Timer or Bean Beast have ads?
Neither Brew Timer nor Bean Beast shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Brew Timer or Bean Beast?
Brew Timer ships an update every 3 months, and Bean Beast weekly. Most recently, Brew Timer was updated on October 24, 2026 and Bean Beast on October 20, 2026.

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