Single Origin vs Brewing Tag
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Brewing Tag
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Brewing Tag is designed to beautifully streamline your entire coffee journey from logging and customizing to sharing. The flavor of coffee shifts with every subtle change in the brewing process. Start keeping a log today to brew a cup that is even better than yesterday's, or to achieve that perfect, consistent taste. From referencing new coffee bean guides and tailoring recipes to your preference to organizing them in your own style and sharing them with others—Brewing Tag makes this entire process effortless. We provide a wide range of recipe templates and customization options tailored to your brewing style. We have prepared various layouts, ranging from a simple style for those who prefer quick logging to a detailed template where you can record water flow and brief notes. On top of that, you can customize the colors to make each recipe uniquely yours, and quickly find the exact card you need from your organized list. Export your completed recipes as clean images to easily share them with others or keep them as physical cards.Save your personalized recipes directly to your camera roll to share them with friends and fellow coffee lovers. Since they are saved in a ratio perfect for business cards, you can easily print them out to build your own tangible, analog recipe card collection. As a growing service, Brewing Tag will continuously evolve by actively listening to your valuable feedback. Starting with hand-drip (pour-over) brewing, we plan to expand our support to additional brewing methods, more diverse template styles, and convenient new features to elevate your home cafe experience. Download Brewing Tag today and open your own little daily cafe.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Brewing Tag at Free against Single Origin's $0.99. Brewing Tag also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (daily vs every 9 days). Single Origin's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#148 vs unranked). On 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
Brewing Tag is free to download; Single Origin costs $0.99 up front. Single Origin sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Brewing Tag asks for nothing beyond the download.
Single Origin ships an update every 9 days, Brewing Tag daily. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Single Origin | Brewing Tag |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (99 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 99 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #148 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jon Samp | Tae Hyung Lee |
In-app purchases
Single Origin
- Single Origin Plus$0.99
Brewing Tag
No in-app purchases









