Comparison

Single Origin vs Bean Juice

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

Head to head
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.

About

Bean Juice

Calculate your ideal coffee brewing ratios and explore different brew methods. Customize cup sizes and experiment to discover your perfect coffee.

Highlights
  • Coffee recipe calculation
  • Customizable cup sizes
  • Multiple brew methods supported
  • Ratio experimentation
  • Aeropress, Chemex, French Press, V60 support
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Bean Juice is a simple app for calculating your coffee recipes for you. Pick your preferred cup size in the settings and play with ratios and brew methods to find your perfect cup of coffee. Bean Juice currently supports Aeropress, Chemex, French Press and the V60, but we are working on adding more.

Screenshots

Single Origin4 screens
Bean Juice3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Bean Juice at Free against Single Origin's $0.99. Bean Juice also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Single Origin's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and chart position (#140 vs unranked). On rating, review sentiment and ads 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

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Single Origin against 4.6 for Bean Juice. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Single Origin has 99 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 67% and 67% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Single Origin ships an update weekly, Bean Juice monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Single Origin versus Bean Juice: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSingle OriginBean Juice
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (99 ratings)4.6 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings99 — better14
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#140 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJon SampNifty Tree Studios

Customer experience

Single Origin

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

Bean Juice

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Single Origin

One-time1
  • Single Origin Plus$0.99
None

Bean Juice

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Single Origin free?
Single Origin costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Bean Juice free?
Bean Juice is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Single Origin or Bean Juice?
Bean Juice is rated higher. Single Origin averages 4.5 out of 5 from 99 ratings, while Bean Juice averages 4.6 from 14 ratings.
Do Single Origin or Bean Juice have ads?
Neither Single Origin nor Bean Juice shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Single Origin or Bean Juice?
Single Origin ships an update weekly, and Bean Juice monthly. Most recently, Single Origin was updated on September 23, 2026 and Bean Juice on September 14, 2026.

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