Comparison

Beanconqueror vs XBRecipeWriter

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

XBRecipeWriter

This application allows users to rewrite XBloom NFC cards and pods. It supports reading NFC tags directly or importing recipes via share links. Note that certain recipe functionalities may not be supported by NFC tags.

Highlights
  • Rewrite XBloom NFC cards and pods
  • Read NFC tags
  • Import recipes via share links
  • Adjust volume and ratio for coffee
  • Access help information via '?' icons
Features
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This app is for rewriting XBloom NFC cards and pods. You must use it with original NFC tags contained in either XBloom cards or pods. To start either begin by reading in an NFC tag by touching the read icon on the main page or import a recipe. To import a recipe, open up the XBloom share link in your mobile phone's browser, select the share button, and select the XBRecipeWriter app. If you are interested in any other functionality, or if things don't look right, please select the "?" next to each field, which will hopefully explain things better. Keep in mind, not all recipe functionality works with the NFC tags. For example, you can't set 1/2 ratios (e.g. .5) or turn off the grinder. Importantly, the NFC tags are assumed to be 15G of coffee, so the app makes certain volume and ratio adjustments to compensate for that. You can read more by clicking the "?" next to Machine Ratio and/or Total Volume.

Screenshots

Beanconqueror4 screens
XBRecipeWriter4 screens

Verdict

The call

Beanconqueror and XBRecipeWriter both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 94% of Beanconqueror's written reviews are positive against 0% of XBRecipeWriter's. Beanconqueror also leads on ratings volume (138 vs 1). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Beanconqueror against 5.0 for XBRecipeWriter. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Beanconqueror has 138 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 94% of Beanconqueror's written reviews are positive against 0% of XBRecipeWriter's.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Beanconqueror versus XBRecipeWriter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeanconquerorXBRecipeWriter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (138 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews94.1% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings138 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size141 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLars SaalbachDaniel Block

Customer experience

Beanconqueror

All ratings138 ratings
Positive97.8%
Neutral2.2%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews85 reviews
Positive94.1%
Neutral3.5%
Negative2.4%

XBRecipeWriter

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

XBRecipeWriter

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Beanconqueror

No in-app purchases

None

XBRecipeWriter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Beanconqueror free?
Beanconqueror is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is XBRecipeWriter free?
XBRecipeWriter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Beanconqueror or XBRecipeWriter?
XBRecipeWriter is rated higher. Beanconqueror averages 4.9 out of 5 from 138 ratings, while XBRecipeWriter averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Beanconqueror or XBRecipeWriter have ads?
Neither Beanconqueror nor XBRecipeWriter shows ads.

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