Beanconqueror vs La Marzocco
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Beanconqueror
This app helps coffee enthusiasts of all levels optimize their brewing process and manage their coffee beans. It supports various preparation methods, allows detailed tracking of beans and roasts, and offers advanced features like water recipe customization and flow profiling.
- Brew optimization for multiple methods
- Detailed coffee bean tracking
- Roast tracking and management
- Customizable water recipes
- Flow and pressure profiling
- Bluetooth scale integration
- Caffeine tracking to Apple Health
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Beanconqueror - The Ultimate Coffee Companion You’re a coffee afficiando, and so am I! Beanconqueror is the product of our shared love of the drink in our cups and in our hearts. Whether you're just starting out, or are an experienced barista, Beanconqueror will help you get the most out of your coffee. Optimize your brews: Beanconqueror offers a wide range of preparation methods, including V60, Aeropress, Espresso, Orea v3, Mokkamaster and more. Each comes setup ready to go, or you can customize your preparation methods with just the parameters you want to use. This way, you can get your perfect brew every time. Keep track of your beans: Beanconqueror makes it easy to keep track of all your beans. You can easily scan or import detailed information of roasted coffee from your favourite roasters, or even from your own roasting setup. It’ll even keep track of your running total of beans so you know when you’re running low. Track your roasts: Add all the details for your green beans, roast them in batches tracking the variables you need to to maintain consistency, and automatically transfer your finished roasts to use for brewing. Dedicated water section: Beanconqueror also has a dedicated water section where you can add your custom waters to be used in the brew section. Save all the key information for your water recipes, such as general hardness, sodium, calcium, magnesium, and more. Flexibility and Convenience: Beanconqueror is available for both iPhone and iPad. It also supports several languages, including English, German, Spanish, Chinese, and Turkish, and more will be added in the future. Beanconqueror is also Open Source and free to use. Flow & Pressure Profiling: Beanconqueror is compatible with a range of bluetooth scales and pressure profile devices, including Decent Scale, Acaia Scales, Felicita Scales, Hiroia Jimmy, Eureka Precisa, Skale2, Smart Espresso Profiler, and Pressensor. It can even produce graphs to track your brew live and help you repeat your favourite brews more easily. Track your caffeine consume into Apple Health and have a look there. Whether you're looking to track your coffee journey, optimise your brews, or simply keep track of your coffee beans, Beanconqueror has everything you need to perfect your brew from green to cup.
La Marzocco
Control your espresso workflow with advanced brewing, real-time monitoring, and detailed shot statistics. Manage multiple machines, schedule operations, and refine your coffee routine with data-driven insights for home or professional use.
- Advanced brewing parameter control
- Real-time machine monitoring
- Brew-by-Weight and Grind-by-Weight integration
- Remote machine scheduling and management
- Equipment sharing capabilities
- Detailed shot statistics and usage tracking
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La Marzocco For Home & Professional Baristas The La Marzocco app gives you complete control over your espresso workflow, whether you’re brewing at home or managing a busy café. Designed to work seamlessly with La Marzocco machines, it provides advanced brewing controls, real-time monitoring, and detailed shot statistics. Key Features Machine Control – Adjust brewing parameters, temperature, pressure, pre-brew & pre-infusion, schedule power on/off, auto-backflush, and monitor performance from anywhere. Coffee Station – Connect multiple La Marzocco machines and accessories for a cohesive coffee ecosystem. Brew-by-Weight & Grind-by-Weight – Pair your Linea Mini, Pico, or Swan grinder with a connected scale for café-level precision. Equipment Sharing – Grant machine access to others—perfect for home setups, shared spaces, and professional environments. Real-Time Insights – Track usage, see shot history, monitor performance, and refine your coffee routine with data-driven precision. What’s New? This new and improved La Marzocco app replaces both the previous La Marzocco Home App and La Marzocco Pro App, bringing a redesigned interface, expanded features, and more intuitive, responsive control over your equipment’s internal features and variables.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Beanconqueror at 94% against La Marzocco's 31%. Beanconqueror also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.9) and ratings volume (138 vs 12). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Beanconqueror holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Beanconqueror has 138 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of Beanconqueror's written reviews are positive against 31% of La Marzocco's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Beanconqueror | La Marzocco |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (138 ratings) — better | 3.9 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.1% of reviews — better | 30.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 138 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 141 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lars Saalbach | La Marzocco s.r.l. |
Customer experience
Beanconqueror
La Marzocco
User reviews
Beanconqueror
From 138 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Highly customizable and detailed
- 🌟 Free and ad-free
- 🚀 Intuitive and easy to use
- 💡 Comprehensive tracking of brews and equipment
- ✅ Supports Bluetooth devices (scales, refractometers)
Room to improve
- 🐛 Scale connectivity issues (iOS)
- 🤔 Some UI elements could be clearer
- ⏳ Manual import/export for sync
- 📸 Photo upload issues/crashes
- ⚙️ Some settings are cumbersome to re-enter
La Marzocco
From 12 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Much improved interface, functionality, and reliability
- 👍 Painless set-up and firmware update process
- 👍 Includes ability to invite other users to control the machine
- 👍 Includes settings for pre-brew without plumb-in and shows brew time stats
- 👍 Specific machine color now shown
Room to improve
- 🐛 Firmware update fails, machine turns on randomly
- 🐛 Unable to log into their own network to authenticate logins
- 👎 Tiny, hard-to-read shot timer, disappears after shot
- 👎 Celsius temperature only, difficult to adjust
- 👎 Busy, crowded, and hard to read interface
Bugs and requests
Beanconqueror
Reported bugs
8 issues- Scale connectivity issues with iOS devices
- App crashes when trying to add a picture
- Brew time selection menu not appearing
- Some brews not visible in brew list
- App crashes when trying to add a picture on iPhone 13 Pro
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- Timer stops when app is left in background
- Bug with brew time selection menu
- Some brews not visible in brew list
Requested features
30 requests- iCloud sync/cross-device sync
- Dark mode
- Apple Watch app
- More graphical/pictorial summary of stats
- Ability to create tags for filtering
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- Recipe log/tab
- User accounts
- Cloud syncing
- Different formatting options for dates and times
- Add a field for specifying recipe (e.g., Hoffman V60)
- Add a timer with push notifications for cold brew
- Add a field for processing method (Washed, Natural, Honey)
- Add a field for farm, more location info, elevation
- Add a field for pressure reached during brew
- Add a field for grinder retention
- Ability to change date/time of a brew
- Option to indicate bean storage
- Parameter for frozen beans
- Record weight and start/finish time of each pour
- Record time of bloom pour
- More icons for brew methods
- Ability to log coffee at cafes/brewed by others
- Fields in Brew for amount of water used and time recognizing minutes/seconds
- Community approach: publish and rate recipes
- Focus/category for recipes
- Photos included in backup/export
- Add a field for coffee that ends up in the trash (e.g., purging grinder)
- Prompt for dial-in based on sour/bitter
- Ability to define a recipe for a certain bean type once optimum settings are found
- Add Wendougee Lita
La Marzocco
Reported bugs
4 issues- Firmware update timeouts
- Connectivity issues, unable to pair with machine
- App turns machine on randomly when losing WiFi
- Home assistant integration broken after update
Requested features
5 requests- Add shot timer that takes up the entire screen
- Add option to display temperature in Fahrenheit
- Improve accessibility with larger fonts and better contrast
- Add dark mode option
- Integrate with voice assistants like Siri for voice commands
In-app purchases
Beanconqueror
No in-app purchases
La Marzocco
No in-app purchases








