Comparison

HiCoffee vs AnyProgress

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

Head to head
About

HiCoffee

Track your daily caffeine intake with this app, which offers data for many beverages and a calculator for homemade drinks. It personalizes your daily limit based on sensitivity, helping you boost productivity and improve sleep. It also analyzes heart rate and sleep data to reveal caffeine's health impact.

Highlights
  • Log daily caffeine intake
  • Caffeine Calculator for homemade drinks
  • Personalized daily caffeine limits
  • Analyze heart rate and sleep data
  • Interactive widgets and Apple Watch app
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Offline functionality
Features
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HiCoffee is a powerful caffeine tracker that makes it easy to record your daily caffeine intake. It includes data for more than 2,500 branded coffee products, and its Caffeine Calculator can estimate the caffeine in homemade drinks such as espresso and pour-over coffee. HiCoffee can set a caffeine limit based on your sensitivity and give you personalized suggestions. It helps you enjoy coffee when you need focus, while reducing the chance that too much caffeine gets in the way of your sleep at night. HiCoffee can also look at your long-term resting heart rate and sleep duration, helping you understand how caffeine may be affecting your health. HiCoffee works beautifully across the Apple ecosystem, with rich widgets, excellent Apple Watch support, Shortcuts, Health data sync, and more. Reliable iCloud sync lets you use HiCoffee with confidence on multiple devices. HiCoffee also supports Dynamic Type, VoiceOver, and other accessibility features for a comfortable, smooth experience. --- ** Recognition ** - Featured by the App Store multiple times, including App of the Day, Fresh Apps, Interactive Widgets, and accessibility-focused collections. - Mentioned during Tim Cook's 2023 visit to China and covered by several media outlets. - Appeared in the WWDC 2023 and WWDC 2024 keynotes. - Featured by well-known coffee creator James Hoffmann on his channel. - Recommended multiple times by creator Nikias Molina. - Reviewed by German tech publication t3n. - Recommended by SSPAI as a dynamic caffeine monitoring tool worth watching. --- ** Premium Membership and Subscription ** HiCoffee's premium features can be unlocked in the app through a one-time purchase or a subscription. You can find the purchase options in the app's Settings page. If you choose to unlock premium features with a subscription, payment will be charged automatically to your App Store account within 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. After subscribing, you can manage or cancel your subscription at any time in HiCoffee's Settings page or in your App Store account settings. To cancel, please do so at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period, otherwise the App Store will renew the subscription automatically. ** A Note from the Developer ** I'm Gong Zhang, the developer of HiCoffee. If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to contact me from Settings > Contact and Support > Email in the app, or email me directly at hicoffee@gongzhang.zendesk.com. If you enjoy using HiCoffee, a rating or review on the App Store would help me improve it faster. Privacy Policy: https://gongzhang.io/app/hicoffee/en/privacy Terms of Use: https://gongzhang.io/app/hicoffee/en/terms

About

AnyProgress

Monitor specific activities with customizable progress trackers. Define objectives, timeframes, and visual styles. Integrate with your home screen or Apple Watch for easy access. Leverages Apple Health data for tracking.

Highlights
  • Customizable progress indicators
  • Goal setting
  • Time period definition
  • Appearance customization
  • Home screen widget
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Apple Health integration
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Track certain activities using customisable progress indicators. Set goals, time periods and appearance. Add widget to your Home Screen or use Apple Watch. The app relies on integration with Apple Health to consume the data you choose to share.

Screenshots

HiCoffee4 screens
AnyProgress2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: HiCoffee at 82% against AnyProgress's 0%. HiCoffee also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.3) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 months). AnyProgress's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. HiCoffee sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. AnyProgress asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HiCoffee holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HiCoffee has 839 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of HiCoffee's written reviews are positive against 0% of AnyProgress's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HiCoffee ships an update every 10 days, AnyProgress every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
HiCoffee versus AnyProgress: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHiCoffeeAnyProgress
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (839 ratings) — better2.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews82.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings839 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size141 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer弓 张Dmitry Loktev

Customer experience

HiCoffee

All ratings839 ratings
Positive96.5%
Neutral1.4%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews161 reviews
Positive82.0%
Neutral7.5%
Negative10.6%

AnyProgress

All ratings3 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral66.7%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

HiCoffee

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Widgets not updating
  • Watch app not syncing properly
  • Caffeine data truncation when adding custom drinks

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add more beverage options (energy drinks, regional brands, etc.)
  • Ability to track caffeine from non-beverage sources (pills, chocolate, etc.)
  • More customization options for homemade coffee
  • Easier way to add custom drinks
  • Extend sleep time range beyond current limits
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  • Add caffeine calculator for AeroPress method
  • Include caffeine content for different coffee roast levels

AnyProgress

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

HiCoffee

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Permanent Unlock$8.99
None

AnyProgress

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HiCoffee free?
HiCoffee is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AnyProgress free?
AnyProgress is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HiCoffee or AnyProgress?
HiCoffee is rated higher. HiCoffee averages 4.8 out of 5 from 839 ratings, while AnyProgress averages 2.3 from 3 ratings.
Do HiCoffee or AnyProgress have ads?
Neither HiCoffee nor AnyProgress shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HiCoffee or AnyProgress?
HiCoffee ships an update every 10 days, and AnyProgress every 5 months. Most recently, HiCoffee was updated on October 9, 2026 and AnyProgress on October 7, 2026.

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