Comparison

Coffee 101 vs Single Origin

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Coffee 101

Discover brewing guides for popular coffee makers, learn about grind sizes, roasts, and ratios. Find tool suggestions and explore recipes for various coffee drinks. Includes a built-in timer and ratio calculator.

Highlights
  • Brewing guides for multiple brewers
  • Coffee education (grind, roast, ratios)
  • Coffee tool suggestions
  • Coffee drink recipes
  • Built-in brewing timer
  • Ratio calculator
Features
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Coffee 101 is the ultimate coffee resource for iOS. This application provides you with brewing guides for some of the most popular brewers: Chemex, Hario V60, French Press, AeroPress, Cold Brew, Moka Pot, Espresso, and Turkish. Along with the Brew Guide, you will get an introductory course about Grind Sizes, Roasts, and Coffee Ratios. There are also suggestions on various Coffee Tools: Kettles, Brewers, Filters, Grinders, Scales, and Accessories. Need Recipes? There are categories for your favorites - such as Cappuccino, Frappe, Mocha, and Lattes. Coffee 101 also has a built in Timer that gives you the current step in your Brew Guide alongside the elapsed time. There is also a Ratio Calculator that will tell you how much Coffee to Water ratio you need by easily choosing how many cups you wish to make. Miss anything? Leave in-app feedback or contact us from the app as well!

About

Single Origin

This app guides you through brewing coffee with step-by-step recipes and timed pour schedules. Log your tasting notes and brew history to refine your perfect cup. Unlock advanced features with a one-time purchase.

Highlights
  • Step-by-step guided brew recipes
  • Real-time timers and pour schedules
  • Weight and temperature guidance
  • Brew log with tasting notes
  • Import and share custom recipes
  • Tasting reminders
Features
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Brew better coffee with step-by-step guided recipes and a timed pour schedule for every method. Single Origin walks you through each stage of your brew — from bloom to final pour — with real-time timers, weight targets, and temperature guidance. When you're done, log your tasting notes so you can dial in your perfect cup over time. GUIDED BREW RECIPES Follow timed, multi-step recipes for Aeropress, Chemex, V60, French Press, Kalita Wave, Clever Dripper, and more. Each recipe breaks the brew into precise pour steps, wait periods, and actions like swirling or pressing — so you never have to guess. 60+ BUILT-IN PROFILES Choose from 9 Single Origin recipes, 17 Fellow profiles (including Drops collaborations), and 37 xBloom profiles. Every recipe includes dose, ratio, grind, temperature, and timing. IMPORT & SHARE RECIPES Import recipes from Fellow brew.link share codes or xBloom share links. Create your own custom recipes and share them with a unique code. BREW LOG & TASTING NOTES After each brew, record your dose, grind setting, water temperature, yield, and brew time. Rate your cup with stars and add freeform tasting notes. Search your history to see what worked. TASTING REMINDERS Get a notification after brewing so you can log your tasting notes while the flavor is fresh. SINGLE ORIGIN + Unlock unlimited custom recipes, 500+ community recipes, brew history search, accent colors, and custom app icons with a one-time purchase. Whether you're a home barista dialing in a new bag or a beginner following your first pour-over, Single Origin keeps you on track and helps you brew consistently.

Screenshots

Coffee 1014 screens
Single Origin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Coffee 101 at Free against Single Origin's $0.99. Coffee 101 also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (100% vs 67%). Single Origin's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (99 vs 7). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Coffee 101 is free to download; Single Origin costs $0.99 up front. Single Origin sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Coffee 101 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Coffee 101 holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Single Origin has 99 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Coffee 101's written reviews are positive against 67% of Single Origin's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Coffee 101 ships an update every 6 months, Single Origin every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Coffee 101 versus Single Origin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCoffee 101Single Origin
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.9 (7 ratings) — better4.5 (99 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings799 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#156 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohn RylesJon Samp

Customer experience

Coffee 101

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Single Origin

All ratings99 ratings
Positive86.9%
Neutral4.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral18.2%
Negative15.2%

In-app purchases

None

Coffee 101

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Single Origin

One-time1
  • Single Origin Plus$0.99

Questions

Is Coffee 101 free?
Coffee 101 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Single Origin free?
Single Origin costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Coffee 101 or Single Origin?
Coffee 101 is rated higher. Coffee 101 averages 4.9 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Single Origin averages 4.5 from 99 ratings.
Do Coffee 101 or Single Origin have ads?
Neither Coffee 101 nor Single Origin shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Coffee 101 or Single Origin?
Coffee 101 ships an update every 6 months, and Single Origin every 9 days. Most recently, Coffee 101 was updated on September 30, 2026 and Single Origin on October 11, 2026.

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