Comparison

uBarista vs EthicalTCG

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

Head to head
About

uBarista

Visualize and configure your espresso brewing process with this utility app. It connects to a meCoffee PID device via Bluetooth to offer detailed control and insights into your coffee preparation.

Highlights
  • Configure espresso brewing
  • Visualize brewing process
  • Connects to meCoffee PID
  • BLE support
  • Detailed control
Features
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Configure and visualize your espresso brewing using the meCoffee PID. Requirements: meCoffee with BLE support (available since June 29th, 2017).

About

EthicalTCG

This app provides real-time updates on trading card stock at major retailers, powered by on-the-ground collectors. It helps users avoid wasted trips by showing store restock status and vendor activity, with community verification for accuracy.

Highlights
  • Live map of store inventory
  • Real-time restock and vendor status
  • GPS-confirmed collector reports
  • Photo verification for vendor sightings
  • Community voting on reports
  • Weekly store inventory reset
  • Online drop reminders
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Ethical TCG is a live map of trading card stock at Target, Walmart, GameStop, Best Buy and H-E-B, powered by collectors who are actually there. Free to download and free to use. Every store shows one of three statuses: - Yet to be stocked — nothing on the shelf - Restocked — product is out and available - Vendor Spotted — a distributor is stocking shelves right now WHY YOU CAN TRUST IT Reports only count when the reporter is physically at the store, confirmed by GPS. Vendor Spotted reports require a live photo taken through the app, watermarked automatically. No camera roll uploads, no secondhand rumors. A vendor report goes up right away and the community votes on it. Five confirmations verify it. Five disputes take it down. Every store resets on Monday mornings, so nothing goes stale. WHAT'S FREE - The full map — 9,864 stores across five chains - Report restocks and vendor sightings - Confirm or dispute other reports - Save as many stores as you want, with alerts for all of them - Filter the map by chain or by status - The leaderboard — claim a name and climb it - Online drop reminders for Target and Walmart websites - Search any city or state to scout before you drive ETHICAL PRO — OPTIONAL SUBSCRIPTION - Know first — vendor alerts reach you ten minutes before everyone else - Radius alerts — any vendor spotted within 5 to 50 miles of you - Route planning — hit the best stores in one trip, in the right order $9.99 per year or $1.49 per month. Cancel anytime. Everything else stays free. Stop driving to empty shelves. Know before you drive. Terms of Use: https://ethicaltcg-legal.netlify.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://ethicaltcg-legal.netlify.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

uBarista2 screens
EthicalTCG4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: uBarista at 4.8 against EthicalTCG's 3.0. uBarista also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). 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. EthicalTCG sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. uBarista asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

uBarista holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

uBarista ships an update weekly, EthicalTCG every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
uBarista versus EthicalTCG: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteruBaristaEthicalTCG
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (6 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better2
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB43 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developereveloar GmbHJacob Demny

Customer experience

uBarista

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

EthicalTCG

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

uBarista

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

EthicalTCG

Subscriptions2
  • Ethical Pro Monthly$1.491 Month
  • Ethical Pro Yearly$9.991 Year

Questions

Is uBarista free?
uBarista is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is EthicalTCG free?
EthicalTCG is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, uBarista or EthicalTCG?
uBarista is rated higher. uBarista averages 4.8 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while EthicalTCG averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do uBarista or EthicalTCG have ads?
Neither uBarista nor EthicalTCG shows ads.
Which is updated more often, uBarista or EthicalTCG?
uBarista ships an update weekly, and EthicalTCG every 3 weeks. Most recently, uBarista was updated on November 2, 2026 and EthicalTCG on October 31, 2026.

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