Comparison

Coffee Terms vs BeanBook

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

Head to head
About

Coffee Terms

Explore over 500 coffee-related terms and definitions. Easily search or browse alphabetically to understand the complex language of coffee. This guide helps demystify coffee jargon for enthusiasts and beginners alike.

Highlights
  • Over 500 coffee terms
  • Search functionality
  • Alphabetical browsing
  • Clear definitions
  • User-friendly interface
Features
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Get to know your coffee, from espresso and latte to brewing, beans and flavor. Coffee Terms brings together more than 2,500 terms in 14 categories, with explanations in English and Danish. SEE WHAT IS IN THE CUP Explore coffee drinks with illustrations, ingredients, indicative proportions and optional labels. Compare two drinks and understand what makes them different. Recipes vary, and ingredients may be mixed in the finished drink. FIND AND SAVE Search names, synonyms and explanations. Search also helps with minor spelling mistakes. Save your favorites, share entries and use the library offline within your access. EXPLORE THE COFFEE WORLD • Drinks and brewing • Equipment, water and chemistry • Milk and latte art • Flavor and aroma • Roasting and processing • Growing, beans and varieties • Origins, quality and defects • Maintenance and coffee culture Illustrations, process explanations and geographical maps help you understand the terms. Flavor images show associations, not ingredients added to the coffee. SEND FEEDBACK Send an idea or report a problem directly from an entry without an account. Email is optional. COFFEE TERMS PRO Open free terms daily, or unlock the complete library with a monthly, three-month or annual subscription, or Pro – one-time purchase. Pay once. No automatic renewal. All Pro plans provide the same access. Prices and Restore Purchases are available in the app. Subscriptions renew automatically and can be canceled through Apple. A one-time purchase does not cancel an existing subscription. Privacy: https://ambisapp.com/apps/coffee-terms/privacy.en.html Terms: https://ambisapp.com/apps/coffee-terms/terms.en.html Apple standard license: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

BeanBook

Log your coffee beans and brewing sessions to refine your perfect cup. Save favorite recipes and track different brewing methods without social pressure or streaks.

Highlights
  • Save coffee bags with details
  • Log brewing shots with parameters
  • Save and repeat favorite recipes
  • Track multiple brewing methods
  • Export your data
  • One-time purchase for Pro features
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BeanBook is a quiet logbook for the coffee you brew at home. You log a bag. You log a shot. You can repeat what worked. That's the product. — What you can do — • Save bags with roaster, origin, process, roast level, and roast date. • Pin the bag you're currently working through. • Log shots with dose, yield, time, grind, and a 1–5 rating. • Save a shot as a recipe and brew it again with one tap. • Track espresso, pour over, AeroPress, French press, moka pot, and cold brew — spelled the way the specialty community spells them. — What it isn't — • No followers. No feeds. No daily streaks nagging you. • No "coffee score" ranking you against strangers. • Notes are a single field, not a text editor. • Your data is yours; export it any time. — BeanBook Pro — • Pro is a one-time purchase. Pay once, yours forever. • Unlocks unlimited bags, brews, and recipes, plus extra themes. • Future Pro features stats, export, more themes are included when they ship. • Family Sharing supported. Built for the person who pulls one or two shots in the morning, mostly the same coffee for a week or two, and occasionally dials in something new. BeanBook gets out of the way.

Screenshots

Coffee Terms4 screens
BeanBook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: BeanBook at every 5 weeks against Coffee Terms's every 7 months. BeanBook also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs paid). Coffee Terms's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Coffee Terms sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and BeanBook sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Coffee Terms against 5.0 for BeanBook. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Coffee Terms ships an update every 7 months, BeanBook every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Coffee Terms versus BeanBook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCoffee TermsBeanBook
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS27.026.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size147 MB17 MB
Age rating+124+
DeveloperEmil StarupMOVIECLUB LLC

Customer experience

Coffee Terms

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

BeanBook

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Coffee Terms

Subscriptions3
  • Coffee Terms Pro – Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Coffee Terms Pro – 3 months$1.993 Months
  • Coffee Terms Pro – Annual$7.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro – one-time purchase$17.99
1 purchases

BeanBook

One-time1
  • BeanBook Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Coffee Terms free?
Coffee Terms is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BeanBook free?
BeanBook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Coffee Terms or BeanBook?
Coffee Terms and BeanBook are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Coffee Terms or BeanBook have ads?
Neither Coffee Terms nor BeanBook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Coffee Terms or BeanBook?
Coffee Terms ships an update every 7 months, and BeanBook every 5 weeks. Most recently, Coffee Terms was updated on November 6, 2026 and BeanBook on October 31, 2026.

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