Brewguide vs beean
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Brewguide
This app helps you set up and personalize your Acaia Pearl S coffee scale. You can also browse, create, and share coffee recipes, and transfer them directly to your scale for guided brewing.
- Scale setup guide
- Personalize scale messages
- Browse official recipes
- Create and share recipes
- Transfer recipes to scale
- Guided brewing mode
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Brewguide is the companion App for the Acaia Pearl S Welcome to your new scale! The Acaia Pearl S pairs with all of our apps but this is the one to use to set up the scale. If you don’t have a Pearl S, you can still browse and create recipes. In Brewguide, you can: * Walk through a setup guide to adjust settings like turning on/off modes, changing the weight unit, adjusting the auto-off timer, turning on/off the button sound, and changing the temperature unit. * Personalize your Pearl S with your own loading message * Browse official recipes or create and share your own with a QR code or link * Easily transfer a recipe to your Pearl S - the scale holds one recipe at a time To enter Brewguide mode, where you view the loaded recipe’s prompted steps, hold the Tare button until you see “Brewguide” on the scale.
beean
Discover coffee recipes from various roasters and convert grind settings between different grinders. This app helps you dial in your coffee perfectly for various brewing methods with step-by-step guidance and a built-in timer.
- Coffee recipe discovery
- Grind setting conversion
- Support for multiple brewing methods
- Step-by-step brewing guides
- Built-in timer
- Extensive grinder compatibility list
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Beean app helps you find coffee recipes from roasters that rarely match your grinder, you convert settings between grinders and dial in coffee recipes every time. Explore recipes from your favorite roasters, convert grind size when switching grinders, select a brewing method (espresso, moka pot, AeroPress, pour-over, cupping, French press, cold brew or batch brew) and get recommended range of grind settings for your grinder and brew them step by step with a built-in timer. All grinders currently supported in our grind size converter: - 1Zpresso J-Max - 1Zpresso J-Ultra - 1Zpresso JX - 1Zpresso JX Pro - 1Zpresso JX Pro Grey dot - 1Zpresso JX Pro Red dot - 1Zpresso K-Max - 1Zpresso K-Plus - 1Zpresso K-Pro - 1Zpresso K-Ultra - 1Zpresso Q-Series - 1Zpresso X-Series - 1Zpresso ZP6 Special - Acaia Orbit - Aeropress Manual Grinder - Anfim SP II - Arco Goat Story - Baratza Encore - Baratza Encore ESP - Baratza Forté BG - Baratza Virtuoso - Breville (Sage) Dose Control Pro - Breville (Sage) Smart Grinder Pro - Breville (Sage) Barista Pro - Bravo IT - Capresso Infinity - Capresso Infinity Plus - Comandante C40 - Comandante C40 Red Clix - Comandante C60 Baracuda - Ceado E5SD - Ceado E37SD - Ditting 807 Series - DF64 Gen 1 (2021) - DF64 Gen 2 (2023) - DF64V (2023) - DF54 - DF83V - Mahlkönig EK43 (1-11) - Mahlkönig EK43 (0-16) - Mahlkönig EK43s - Mahlkönig X54 - Eureka Mignon Classico - Eureka Mignon Specialità - Eureka Mignon Silenzio - Mahlkönig X64 SD - Fellow Ode - Fellow Ode Gen 2 - Fellow Opus - Femobook A2 - Femobook A4Z - Hario Mini Mill Slim - Hario Mini Mill Slim Plus - Hario Skerton - Hario Skerton Pro - Helor 101 - KINGrinder K0 - KINGrinder K1 - KINGrinder K2 - KINGrinder K3 - KINGrinder K4 - KINGrinder K5 - KINGrinder K6 - KINGrinder P0 - KINGrinder P1 - KINGrinder P2 - Kinu M47 Classic - Kinu M47 (Pour-Over burr) - Knock Aergrind - Lelit William PL72 - Mazzer Philos - Mazzer Omega X - Mavo Phantox Pro - MHW-3BOMBER Blade R3 - Niche Zero - Porlex Mini - Porlex Tall - Pietro M-Modal and B-Modal - Timemore Bricks 01s - Timemore Chestnut C2 - Timemore Chestnut C3 - Timemore Chestnut C3 ESP - Timemore Chestnut C3 ESP Pro - Timemore Chestnut C3S Pro - Timemore Chestnut C5 ESP Pro - Timemore Chestnut S3 - Timemore Chestnut S3 ESP - Timemore Chestnut Slim - Timemore Chestnut X Lite - Timemore Sculptor 064 - Timemore Sculptor 064s - Timemore Sculptor 078 - Timemore Sculptor 078s - Timemore Millab E01 - Timemore Millab M01 - Option-O Lagom P100 - Option-O Lagom Casa - Option-O Lagom Mini (Moonshine burrs) - Option-O Lagom Mini (Obsidian burrs) - Option-O Lagom Mini 2 - Option-O Lagom P64 - Option-O Lagom P80 - Option-O Lagom P01 - OXO Conical Burr Grinder - Pietro (B-Modal burrs) - Pietro (M-Modal burrs) - Varia Evo Hybrid - Varia VS3 - Varia VS6 - Wilfa Svart Aroma - Weber EG-1 - xBloom Studio - Zerno Z1 Privacy Policy: https://beeancoffee.com/app/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: beean at 5.0 against Brewguide's 3.1. beean also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly) and chart position (#144 vs unranked). Brewguide's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (14 vs 2). On price, review sentiment, ads and device support 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. beean sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Brewguide asks for nothing beyond the download.
beean holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brewguide has 14 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of Brewguide's written reviews are positive against 50% of beean's.
Brewguide ships an update monthly, beean every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Brewguide | beean |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (14 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.4% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #144 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | acaia | Beean LLC |
Customer experience
Brewguide
beean
In-app purchases
Brewguide
No in-app purchases
beean
- Pro - Monthly$8.991 Month
- Pro - Lifetime$24.99








