Comparison

Brew Timer vs Bean Juice

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 Juice

Calculate your ideal coffee brewing ratios and explore different brew methods. Customize cup sizes and experiment to discover your perfect coffee.

Highlights
  • Coffee recipe calculation
  • Customizable cup sizes
  • Multiple brew methods supported
  • Ratio experimentation
  • Aeropress, Chemex, French Press, V60 support
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Bean Juice is a simple app for calculating your coffee recipes for you. Pick your preferred cup size in the settings and play with ratios and brew methods to find your perfect cup of coffee. Bean Juice currently supports Aeropress, Chemex, French Press and the V60, but we are working on adding more.

Screenshots

Brew Timer4 screens
Bean Juice3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Bean Juice at Free against Brew Timer's $2.99. Bean Juice also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). Brew Timer's advantage is review sentiment (88% vs 67%) and chart position (#130 vs unranked). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Juice 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 4.6 for Bean Juice. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 55 and 14 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of Brew Timer's written reviews are positive against 67% of Bean Juice's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brew Timer ships an update every 3 months, Bean Juice monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Brew Timer versus Bean Juice: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrew TimerBean Juice
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (55 ratings) — better4.6 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews88.5% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings55 — better14
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#130 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS11.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStephen PanaroNifty Tree Studios

Customer experience

Brew Timer

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

Bean Juice

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Brew Timer

No in-app purchases

None

Bean Juice

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Brew Timer free?
Brew Timer costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bean Juice free?
Bean Juice is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Brew Timer or Bean Juice?
Brew Timer is rated higher. Brew Timer averages 4.7 out of 5 from 55 ratings, while Bean Juice averages 4.6 from 14 ratings.
Do Brew Timer or Bean Juice have ads?
Neither Brew Timer nor Bean Juice shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Brew Timer or Bean Juice?
Brew Timer ships an update every 3 months, and Bean Juice monthly. Most recently, Brew Timer was updated on October 29, 2026 and Bean Juice on October 24, 2026.

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