Beanconqueror vs Cofy Cat
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.
Cofy Cat
This app guides users through the coffee brewing process with curated recipes and precision timers. Users can create, share, and discover new brews from a global community. It offers a personalized experience with customizable settings and offline access.
- Curated coffee recipes
- Precision brew timer
- Recipe builder and sharing
- Personalized settings
- Offline recipe access
- Community recipe discovery
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Make every brew feel calm, precise, and personal. Cofy Cat helps you discover coffee recipes, follow guided timers, organize your beans and gear, and keep track of what tastes best. DISCOVER RECIPES • Explore community-crafted recipes for V60, Chemex, AeroPress, French Press, Espresso, and more • Search, filter, and save favorites for quick access • Learn from tasting notes, method guides, region summaries, variety summaries, and buying tips BREW WITH CONFIDENCE • Follow step-by-step brew timers with sound and haptic feedback • Use clear pouring guidance, prep countdowns, and total brew-time tracking • Start a quick timer for spontaneous brews • Follow supported sessions from your Lock Screen with Live Activity in Cofy Cat Pro CREATE YOUR OWN RECIPES • Build recipes with ingredients, equipment, temperatures, ratios, and timed steps • Import and refine recipes with assisted workflows • Add photos, notes, and detailed brewing instructions • Edit, save, and share recipes with the Cofy Cat community ORGANIZE YOUR COFFEE • Track beans, grinders, devices, and tools in your pantry • Add items faster with scan-assisted prefill where available • See freshness guidance so your beans stay easy to manage • Record grinder settings and equipment used in each brew REVIEW AND IMPROVE • Save brew sessions, tasting notes, ratings, and cupping scores • Revisit your brew history with clearer details, graphs, and replay information • Use flavor guides and the flavor wheel to describe what you taste • Follow daily caffeine insights and widgets with Cofy Cat Pro MAKE IT YOURS • Choose grams or ounces, Celsius or Fahrenheit • Adjust sound, haptics, and preparation countdowns • Enjoy dark mode, localized content, and polished artwork throughout the app COFY CAT PRO Cofy Cat includes optional Cofy Cat Pro plans for deeper brewing tools. Pro unlocks Brew+, Live Activity, expanded pantry capacity, full brew history, richer insights, and more ways to follow your coffee routine. Whether you are brewing your first cup or refining a favorite recipe, Cofy Cat keeps your daily coffee ritual organized, friendly, and focused. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Cofy Cat Terms of Service: https://cofycat.com/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://cofycat.com/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Beanconqueror at none against Cofy Cat's 2. Beanconqueror also leads on ratings volume (139 vs 5). Cofy Cat's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Cofy Cat sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Beanconqueror asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Beanconqueror against 5.0 for Cofy Cat. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Beanconqueror has 139 ratings behind it against 5, 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 100% of Cofy Cat's.
Beanconqueror ships an update monthly, Cofy Cat every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Beanconqueror | Cofy Cat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (139 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 94.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 139 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 141 MB | 169 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lars Saalbach | Cheng Chun Liu |
Customer experience
Beanconqueror
Cofy Cat
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
Cofy Cat
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Beanconqueror
No in-app purchases
Cofy Cat
- Cofy Cat Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
- Cofy Cat Pro Yearly$19.991 Year









