Beanconqueror vs Extraction Lab

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.

Extraction Lab is a professional-grade coffee companion designed for enthusiasts who care about every variable — from bean origin to extraction yield. **AI-Powered Coffee Intelligence** Instantly digitize your coffee bags using multi-tier AI extraction: • Cloud Vision: Anthropic Claude or OpenAI GPT parse labels in seconds with near-perfect accuracy. • Local AI (Gemma): On-device intelligence using the Gemma model and MLX framework — no data ever leaves your phone. • Rule-Based Fallback: Robust pattern matching for offline use. • Hallucination Guard: Automated cross-verification between AI output and raw OCR ensures data integrity. **Precision Brewing Tools** • Guided Brewing: A 3-phase coordinator — Setup, Live Timer, Detailed Log — walks you through every extraction step by step. • Cold Brew Tracking: Start a cold brew and let it run. Background aging timer with push notifications tells you exactly when your brew is ready. • Draft Recovery: In-progress brews auto-save. Close the app, come back later, pick up where you left off. • Recipe Templates: Build custom brewing recipes with step sequences and automatic weight proportions. • Ratio Calculator: Instant dose-to-water calculations for any brew method. **Ecosystem Integration** • Live Activities: Monitor active brews on your Dynamic Island and Lock Screen without opening the app. • Apple Watch: Timer mirroring lets you track brews hands-free from your wrist. **Organized Lab Management** • Workspaces: Create separate environments for Home, Office, or Roastery. Full data isolation between labs. • Bag Tracker: Visual remaining-weight tracking with manual weight adjustments and low-stock alerts. • Freshness Monitoring: Automated roast-age tracking with optimal brew-window indicators and peak-freshness notifications. • Coffee Library: Rich bean catalog with origin data, roast level, and full extraction history per bag. **Analytics & Insights** • Sensory Profiling: Map every brew on a 5-axis taste profile — Acidity, Sweetness, Body, Finish, Balance. • Extraction Metrics: TDS tracking with auto-calculated Extraction Yield and built-in quality assessment. • Origin Heatmap: Visualize your global coffee journey across an interactive world map. • Brew Trends: Charts for rating trends, method frequency, and extraction consistency over time. **Privacy & Sync** • All data syncs seamlessly across your devices via iCloud. • Local AI mode keeps everything on-device. Your data never touches a third-party server unless you choose Cloud Vision. • Full JSON export and backup for your entire library. Extraction Lab is built for the coffee professional, the home enthusiast, and anyone who wants to turn great coffee into a repeatable craft.