Roastguide vs We Make Coffee
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Roastguide
Explore a vast catalog of specialty coffee roasts and roasters. Get personalized recommendations, track your brewing experiences with detailed notes, and connect with a community of coffee lovers. Discover new favorites and grow your coffee expertise.
- 40,000+ specialty coffee roasts catalog
- Personalized weekly coffee picks
- Snap photos for instant coffee details
- Follow roasters for new releases
- Log and rate brewing experiences
- Detailed tasting notes and coffee tracking
- Expert brewing guides and tips
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Featured on the App Store. Where great coffee finds you. The world's largest specialty coffee catalog with 40,000+ roasts from over 1,100 roasters, updated multiple times daily through our living database. Journey through specialty coffee with Roastguide, your digital coffee companion. Our intelligent recommendations and real-time catalog updates ensure exceptional roasts find their way to you, then make them part of your story through personalized brewing logs, detailed tasting notes, and community connections. Discover & Explore Browse our unparalleled catalog of 40,000+ specialty roasts, updated multiple times daily Get personalized Weekly Picks curated just for your taste preferences Snap photos of any coffee bag for instant details and information Follow roasters and get notified when they release new coffees Track Your Journey Log and rate every brewing experience with intuitive tools Keep detailed notes of your coffee adventures and discoveries Monitor your coffee collection with smart bag tracking Build streaks and track your coffee habits over time Grow Your Expertise Access expert brewing guides and professional tips Learn through detailed flavor profiles and coffee stories Connect with fellow coffee enthusiasts in our growing community Share your discoveries and learn from other coffee lovers Connect with Coffee People Follow other coffee enthusiasts and see their reviews Share your profile and coffee journey with friends Join thousands of coffee lovers discovering amazing roasts daily Our living database and intelligent recommendations mean you'll never miss your perfect cup. From finding your next favorite roast to perfecting your brewing technique, Roastguide helps you write your unique coffee story while great coffee finds you. Download now and let great coffee find you!
We Make Coffee
Discover hundreds of coffee recipes and personalize your brewing experience. Save your favorite recipes, add private notes, and join a community of coffee enthusiasts. This app helps you brew better coffee at home with interactive guides and settings.
- Hundreds of coffee recipes
- Personalized brew notes
- Interactive recipe timer
- Filter and save recipes
- Community recipe conversations
- Default grinder settings
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We Make Coffee brings together hundreds of coffee recipes, personalised brew notes, and a vibrant community - all in one simple app. Built by the team at AeroPrecipe (aeroprecipe.com) - the world’s largest AeroPress community - this is our first step towards expanding to all brew types, beyond just the AeroPress. AeroPrecipe members can log in with their existing credentials to access all app features, including: • Browse hundreds of recipes • Filter recipes • Save recipes • Follow the interactive recipe timer • Add Private recipe notes • Save default grinder settings • Join recipe conversations And this is just the beginning - we’re working on a host of new features.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Roastguide at 100% against We Make Coffee's 50%. We Make Coffee's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Roastguide sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $22.99 per year and We Make Coffee sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Roastguide ships an update weekly, We Make Coffee every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Roastguide | We Make Coffee |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Humanized AB | Three Big Kids Limited |
Customer experience
Roastguide
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In-app purchases
Roastguide
- No Beans, No Worries Pass$22.991 Year
We Make Coffee
- Lifetime membership$19.99
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