Beanconqueror vs My Coffee Shelf
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.
My Coffee Shelf
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Coffee Shelf is a record of the coffee you own, the brewers and hardware you use and the coffee you drink. YOUR SHELF Add a bag by scanning its barcode, photographing the label, or typing it in. The app tracks the roast date and roast l evel, works out when each bag is at its best, and tells you what is ready now, what needs a few more days to rest, and what is past its peak. Fill levels let you see what is running low before you run out. YOUR GEAR Keep every brewer, grinder and accessory on the same shelf. Espresso machine, AeroPress, V60, Chemex, French press, moka pot, cold brew jug, hand grinder. Each piece carries its brew guide, its default dose and cup size, and its own care schedule, so you know when the grinder is due a clean and what the job actually involves. Add anything the catalogue does not have. EVERY BREW Log what you made at home or what you ordered out. Pick the drink, the bag, the gear, the café. Add a photo, a rating and a note while it is still in front of you. Every brew becomes a card you can look back on, and one you can share. CAFFEINE See an estimate of the caffeine in each drink, and how it stacks up across your day. The figures are reference values by drink and brew method, not a measurement of your particular cup, but they are enough to see the shape of a day at a glance. DISCOVER Fifty six drinks, from espresso and flat white to cold brew and ca phe sua da, each with the methods that make it. Write your own recipes alongside them, with your own photos, and they sit in the same place as the ones we wrote. SHOPPING Keep a list of what to buy next, built from what you are running low on. PART OF A FAMILY My Coffee Shelf belongs to a small family of apps for people who keep things worth keeping. One subscription covers all of them, on the same account, so what you unlock here you unlock everywhere. SUBSCRIPTION The app is free to use. A subscription unlocks the caffeine curve, the full care procedures for your equipment, and unlimited label scanning. Monthly or yearly, with a seven day free trial. Cancel any time in your App Store subscription settings. Privacy: https://mycoffeeshelf.com/privacy Terms: https://mycoffeeshelf.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Beanconqueror at none against My Coffee Shelf's 2. My Coffee Shelf's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. My Coffee Shelf sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Beanconqueror asks for nothing beyond the download.
Beanconqueror ships an update monthly, My Coffee Shelf every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Beanconqueror | My Coffee Shelf |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (139 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 94.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 139 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 141 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Lars Saalbach | Nisshagen Advisory AB |
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
My Coffee Shelf
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Beanconqueror
No in-app purchases
My Coffee Shelf
- Pro Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
- Pro Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
Questions
Is Beanconqueror free?
Is My Coffee Shelf free?
Do Beanconqueror or My Coffee Shelf have ads?
Which is updated more often, Beanconqueror or My Coffee Shelf?
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