Comparison

Single Origin vs Fantastic Coffee Guide

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

Fantastic Coffee Guide

Learn to brew delicious coffee at home with step-by-step guides, grind size advice, and helpful calculators. This app demystifies coffee, helping you achieve repeatable, high-quality results with any brew method.

Highlights
  • Coffee basics explained
  • Step-by-step brew guides
  • Grind size recommendations
  • Brewing calculators
  • Coffee gear ROI analysis
  • Quick coffee Q&A
Features
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Fantastic Coffee Guide helps you understand coffee from the ground up — how to choose it, store it, grind it, and brew it with confidence. If you’ve ever brewed a cup with good beans and high hopes — and still ended up disappointed — you’re not alone. The good news? Most people are just a few simple fixes away from reliably delicious, repeatable coffee at home. That’s where this guide comes in. It takes the mystery out of coffee and helps you brew a slurp-worthy cup you’ll look forward to every day. Inside the app you’ll find: • Coffee basics made approachable, from freshness to roast levels • Step-by-step brew guides for popular methods • Grind size help for every brew style • Clear ratios, temperatures, and tools • Batch brew calculator • Savings calculator for brewing coffee at home • ROI calculator to know how quickly you'll pay off your coffee gear when brewing at home • Quick answers for your coffee questions Fantastic Coffee Guide is based on the book From Just Fine to Fantastic Coffee by Liz Roquet, founder of Lizzy’s Fresh Coffee. Liz has spent years helping home brewers with practical guidance to brew awesome coffee at home. Friendly, clear, and right at your fingertips — this app is here to help as you brew and sip.

Screenshots

Single Origin4 screens
Fantastic Coffee Guide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Fantastic Coffee Guide at Free against Single Origin's $0.99. Fantastic Coffee Guide also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Single Origin's advantage is ratings volume (99 vs 4) and chart position (#149 vs unranked). On update cadence, 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

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fantastic Coffee Guide holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Single Origin has 99 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Single Origin's written reviews are positive against 100% of Fantastic Coffee Guide's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Single Origin ships an update every 9 days, Fantastic Coffee Guide every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Single Origin versus Fantastic Coffee Guide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSingle OriginFantastic Coffee Guide
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (99 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings99 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#149 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB3 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperJon SampLizzy's Fresh Coffee

Customer experience

Single Origin

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

Fantastic Coffee Guide

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Single Origin

One-time1
  • Single Origin Plus$0.99
None

Fantastic Coffee Guide

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Single Origin free?
Single Origin costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Fantastic Coffee Guide free?
Fantastic Coffee Guide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Single Origin or Fantastic Coffee Guide?
Fantastic Coffee Guide is rated higher. Single Origin averages 4.5 out of 5 from 99 ratings, while Fantastic Coffee Guide averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Single Origin or Fantastic Coffee Guide have ads?
Neither Single Origin nor Fantastic Coffee Guide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Single Origin or Fantastic Coffee Guide?
Single Origin ships an update every 9 days, and Fantastic Coffee Guide every 8 days. Most recently, Single Origin was updated on October 24, 2026 and Fantastic Coffee Guide on October 7, 2026.

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