BrewRatio vs Bean Juice
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BrewRatio
Calculate precise coffee brewing ratios with this tool. It includes a handy unit converter and a built-in timer to ensure perfect results every time. Ideal for coffee enthusiasts seeking consistency in their brews.
- Coffee brewing ratio calculation
- Unit converter
- Integrated timer
- Precise brewing
- Consistency in coffee
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A ratio calculator for brewing coffee, complete with a unit converter and timer.
Bean Juice
Calculate your ideal coffee brewing ratios and explore different brew methods. Customize cup sizes and experiment to discover your perfect coffee.
- 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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Bean Juice at monthly against BrewRatio's every 12 months. BrewRatio's advantage is review sentiment (88% vs 67%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 26.0). 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
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 — 4.7 for BrewRatio against 4.6 for Bean Juice. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 37 and 14 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of BrewRatio's written reviews are positive against 67% of Bean Juice's.
BrewRatio ships an update every 12 months, Bean Juice monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BrewRatio | Bean Juice |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (37 ratings) — better | 4.6 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 37 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andrew Bangs | Nifty Tree Studios |
Customer experience
BrewRatio
Bean Juice
In-app purchases
BrewRatio
No in-app purchases
Bean Juice
No in-app purchases
