Comparison

Indianapolis Coffee vs Roasters

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

Head to head
About

Indianapolis Coffee

Discover the best local coffee shops in Indianapolis with this curated guide. Find nearby cafes, see which ones are open, get directions, and learn about their coffee offerings.

Highlights
  • Find closest cafes
  • See currently open shops
  • Get instant directions
  • Preview cafe offerings
  • Discover coffee types served
Features
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UPDATE: Hours do not reflect COVID-19 hours. Please check coffee shops' social media for correct hours! Explore & Discover the best local coffee shops in Indianapolis! The Indianapolis Coffee Guide brings you a curated look into the ever-growing coffee scene in Indy. FEATURES: -- Find the closest cafes to you -- See which shops are currently open -- Instantly get directions using your favorite maps app -- Get a preview of what to expect at each location -- Discover what kind of coffee is served at each cafe

About

Roasters

Discover specialty coffee shops worldwide with detailed listings, stunning visuals, and user ratings. Personalize your coffee journey by saving favorites, tracking visited places, and sharing notes. Connect with a global community, find coffee jobs, and stay updated on events.

Highlights
  • Discover specialty coffee shops globally
  • Detailed shop listings with ambiance
  • User-generated ratings and reviews
  • Personalize coffee journey with lists and notes
  • Connect with a global coffee community
  • Find coffee industry jobs and events
Features
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Find a great cup anywhere, log every visit, and keep the record of everywhere coffee has taken you. Seen our "Great Coffee Inside" sticker on a café window? This is the app behind it. Shops that care put it up, and the map of all of them is in your pocket. FIND GREAT COFFEE, ANYWHERE Open the map in any city and see the specialty coffee shops around you. Search as you move, and filter by what matters: open now, newest, nearest, or the shops you have saved. When you land somewhere new, Best Near Me ranks the shops within walking distance by rating against how far you would walk. Every listing carries what decides a visit: photos, opening hours, the espresso machine and grinder on the bar, the roasters served, and separate ratings for coffee, service and place. LOG EVERY VISIT One tap saves the moment: the shop, what you drank, a photo, a note. Your visits build into a timeline of your coffee life, chaptered by trip. That flat white in Lisbon two years ago? Still there. SET YOUR YEARLY CHALLENGE How many coffee shops will you visit this year? Pick a number and watch the count climb, visit by visit, with a home-screen widget that keeps score. TAKE A SHIFT BEHIND THE BAR Shake your phone for Coffee Run: a 60-second shift at the counter. Take the order, carry the cup, don't spill a drop. Everyone plays the same floor each day. Your best, your regulars and your Barista Path are yours. TRAVEL LIKE A COFFEE PERSON Roasters was built for the specialty coffee traveller. One reviewer put it best: "It changed the way I travel. I started looking for accommodation only near a coffee shop." Plan the trip around the coffee. This is the map for it. RATE, REVIEW, BELONG Rate the coffee, the service and the place separately, and tag the drinks you tried so the next person knows what to order. See what your city is drinking, follow reviewers around the world, and climb the leaderboard, or quietly read along. AND THE REST Lists to build, public or private. Roasters as first-class citizens, not just cafés. Coffee jobs and events, posted by the shops themselves. Keeps working on a weak signal. Roasters is free to explore and free to log. Roasters Pro adds the power tools: Best Near Me, the open-now and nearest filters, review translation, and unlimited map searches. Great coffee inside. Go find it. Privacy Policy: https://g2.getterms.io/view/IlGR1/privacy/en-us Terms of Service: https://g2.getterms.io/view/IlGR1/tos/en-us

Screenshots

Indianapolis Coffee4 screens
Roasters4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Indianapolis Coffee at none against Roasters's 10. Indianapolis Coffee also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and iOS requirement (10.3 vs 17.6). Roasters's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (111 vs 19). On price, ads and device support 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. Roasters sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Indianapolis Coffee asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Indianapolis Coffee holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Roasters has 111 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 57% of Indianapolis Coffee's written reviews are positive against 65% of Roasters's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Indianapolis Coffee ships an update every 4 months, Roasters every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Indianapolis Coffee versus Roasters: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIndianapolis CoffeeRoasters
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (19 ratings) — better4.3 (111 ratings)
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews65.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings19111 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS10.3 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB71 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperScott CurryRoasters Technologies

Customer experience

Indianapolis Coffee

All ratings19 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%

Roasters

All ratings109 ratings
Positive81.7%
Neutral2.8%
Negative15.6%
Written reviews84 reviews
Positive65.5%
Neutral3.6%
Negative31.0%

Bugs and requests

Indianapolis Coffee

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Roasters

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • App never works
  • App is broken
  • Every button brings up paywall
  • Cannot get account verified
  • Verification problem
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  • Didn't get verification email
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with older devices
  • No data updated

Requested features

13 requests
  • More reviews and content in the free version
  • Option to pay with ads instead of subscription
  • Free trial to test functionality
  • Easier cancellation process for subscriptions
  • More coffee shops and roasters included globally
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  • Improved curation of coffee shops to ensure quality
  • Transparency on the selection process for cafes
  • More input about local venues
  • Design enhancements for more intuitive use
  • More options in Argentina
  • Include top-tier specialty coffee places
  • Allow users to input phone numbers
  • More features available in the free version

In-app purchases

None

Indianapolis Coffee

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Roasters

Subscriptions5
  • Become a PRO member$2.991 Month
  • Become a PRO member$3.991 Month
  • Become a PRO member$4.991 Month
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  • Become a PRO member$19.991 Year
  • Become a PRO member$29.991 Year
One-time5
  • Pro Club$7.99
  • Lifetime$9.99
  • Lifetime$11.99
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  • Lifetime$14.99
  • Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Indianapolis Coffee free?
Indianapolis Coffee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Roasters free?
Roasters is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Indianapolis Coffee or Roasters?
Indianapolis Coffee is rated higher. Indianapolis Coffee averages 4.8 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while Roasters averages 4.3 from 111 ratings.
Do Indianapolis Coffee or Roasters have ads?
Neither Indianapolis Coffee nor Roasters shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Indianapolis Coffee or Roasters?
Indianapolis Coffee ships an update every 4 months, and Roasters every 9 days. Most recently, Indianapolis Coffee was updated on November 2, 2026 and Roasters on November 11, 2026.

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