Comparison

Th3rdwave vs COMYU

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

Head to head
About

Th3rdwave

Discover and find coffee shops with this comprehensive directory and community app. Track visited locations, save favorites, and manage loyalty cards. Explore new brews with a premium subscription service.

Highlights
  • Discover new and trendy cafes
  • Search over 5,000 cafes worldwide
  • Advanced search filters
  • Track visited places and favorites
  • Manage loyalty cards and rewards
  • Premium monthly coffee subscription
Features
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Whether you’re on-the-go or at home, Th3rdwave is your companion and guide for great coffee. With over 100,000 users, Th3rdwave is the largest coffee app in Canada helping people discover, find and enjoy coffee. DISCOVER NEW CAFÉS Explore new, trendy and hidden neighborhood cafés in your city using our map. FIND THE RIGHT CAFÉS Search over 5,000 cafés across Canada and major cities around the world using our advanced filters — like outstanding filter brewing, multi-roaster offering, laptop-friendly, and more. YOUR COFFEE BOOK Track the places you’ve visited, save your favorites and create personalized lists. COLLECT YOUR LOYALTY CARDS Keep your loyalty cards and rewards all in-one-place. Collect stamps every time you order coffee and earn free coffee. Our loyalty platform is offered for free to all independent cafés. Whether visiting a coffee shop or buying from a local roaster, there’s something out there for every coffee lover. Let Th3rdwave help you find the right coffee for your mood. The app provides you free access to our coffee directory. Th3rdwave is built on the idea that coffee should be accessible, and through accessibility new opportunities can emerge for coffee lovers and artisans. BREW NEW COFFEES EVERY MONTH [PREMIUM SERVICE] Members enjoy a variety of new coffees every month. Coffee are curated based on their taste profile. Coffees are sourced from small local roasters. Delivered freshly-roasted every month. Our subscription service is currently only available in Canada.

About

COMYU

Connect with fellow coffee enthusiasts to share experiences, discover new coffee spots, and explore roasters worldwide. Document your favorite coffee journeys and build a community around your passion for specialty coffee.

Highlights
  • Share coffee knowledge and passion
  • Submit reviews and suggestions
  • Check-in to coffee experiences
  • Discover coffee spots and roasters
  • Save favorite places and roasters
  • Create wishlists
  • Connect with coffee friends
Features
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Hey coffee lover. Nice to meet you! Comyu is a social discovery app centered around the promotion of a better coffee! We built it for die-hard coffee lovers to share coffee experiences, discover fire-ass coffee spots, and engage with coffee friends. There are three ways to use Comyu: SHARE - your knowledge, passion and love for specialty coffee by submitting reviews and/or suggestions - your Coffee Experiences (with a Check-In) - your favorites coffee spots, roasters, wishlist DISCOVER / EXPLORE Places, Roasters and Coffees Want to explore some local coffee scenes from all around the world or just want to know more about that latest fire-ass coffee place nearby? Comyu is there for you! You can: - search for roasters and find where their coffees are served nearby and everywhere. - save your favorite places and roasters, create wishlists, and access your lists anytime through your Comyu profile & personalized map. CONNECT / FIND A COMMUNITY With Comyu, you can make coffee friends and inspire them. In a nutshell, Comyu is here to connect and inspire coffee lovers for a better coffee world!

Screenshots

Th3rdwave4 screens
COMYU4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: COMYU at 5.0 against Th3rdwave's 4.6. COMYU also leads on monetization model (free vs freemium) and review sentiment (100% vs 79%). Th3rdwave's advantage is ratings volume (30 vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

COMYU holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Th3rdwave has 30 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Th3rdwave's written reviews are positive against 100% of COMYU's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Th3rdwave ships an update every 3 weeks, COMYU monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Th3rdwave versus COMYU: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTh3rdwaveCOMYU
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (30 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings30 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size122 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperReseau Social Walkin Inc.COMYU

Customer experience

Th3rdwave

All ratings30 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews57 reviews
Positive78.9%
Neutral7.0%
Negative14.0%

COMYU

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Th3rdwave

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Cannot log back in after logout
  • No coffee shops available in user's city
  • Map function not working
  • Order button location inconsistent
  • Location services inaccurate
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  • Loading screen issues
  • Technical problems and bugs
  • Slow chat communication

Requested features

8 requests
  • Color-coded map for visited places
  • Search for boroughs
  • Filter for '3rd wave' cafes
  • Add rating on map
  • Consistent location for 'Order' button
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  • Show reason for unavailable ordering
  • Edit posts after publishing
  • More intuitive loyalty card interaction

COMYU

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Th3rdwave

No in-app purchases

None

COMYU

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Th3rdwave free?
Th3rdwave is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is COMYU free?
COMYU is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Th3rdwave or COMYU?
COMYU is rated higher. Th3rdwave averages 4.6 out of 5 from 30 ratings, while COMYU averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Th3rdwave or COMYU have ads?
Neither Th3rdwave nor COMYU shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Th3rdwave or COMYU?
Th3rdwave ships an update every 3 weeks, and COMYU monthly. Most recently, Th3rdwave was updated on September 23, 2026 and COMYU on September 12, 2026.

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