Comparison

Single Origin vs Brewly

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

Brewly

Features
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Brew better coffee with guided timers, editable recipes, grinder settings, and a brew journal. Completely free, with no ads or subscriptions. Brewly helps you repeat the cups you love. Follow each brewing stage, adjust coffee and water, remember the exact grinder setting, then rate the result and add tasting notes. No account required. GUIDED BREWING • Step-by-step timers for pour-over, immersion, espresso, and cold brew • Clear pour, wait, bloom, and drawdown stages • Sound and haptic cues so you can focus on brewing • Scale recipes to match your serving size RECIPES YOUR WAY • Start with recipes for V60, Chemex, Kalita Wave, AeroPress, French press, Clever Dripper, espresso, and more • Create, edit, duplicate, search, filter, and sort recipes • Save dose, water, ratio, grind size, temperature, and custom stages • Share recipes as text or scannable QR codes DIAL IN EVERY CUP • Build a collection of your grinders • Save the grinder and exact setting used for each brew • Rate brews, add tasting tags and notes, and restart favorites from history MADE FOR DAILY USE • No ads, subscriptions, or in-app purchases • No account required • Light and dark modes • Celsius and Fahrenheit • Available in English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese • Optimized for iPhone and iPad Brewly keeps the workflow simple: choose a recipe, set your dose, follow the timer, and learn from every cup.

Screenshots

Single Origin4 screens
Brewly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Brewly at Free against Single Origin's $0.99. Brewly also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Single Origin's advantage is chart position (#141 vs unranked). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Single Origin versus Brewly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSingle OriginBrewly
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (99 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings99 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#141 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJon SampJerome Sommerfeldt

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Single Origin

One-time1
  • Single Origin Plus$0.99
None

Brewly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Single Origin free?
Single Origin costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Brewly free?
Brewly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Single Origin or Brewly have ads?
Neither Single Origin nor Brewly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Single Origin or Brewly?
Single Origin ships an update weekly, and Brewly weekly. Most recently, Single Origin was updated on September 23, 2026 and Brewly on September 8, 2026.

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