Comparison

HiCoffee vs Caffeine

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

Caffeine

Easily monitor your daily caffeine consumption and stay within your limits. Track your intake, log drinks with one tap, and customize your beverage list. Stay aware of your habits and make informed decisions about your caffeine intake.

Highlights
  • Effortless tracking of daily caffeine intake
  • One-tap logging for frequent drinks
  • Create custom drinks
  • Mark favorite drinks for quick access
  • iOS widget for at-a-glance monitoring
  • Apple Watch app for on-the-fly logging
  • Apple Watch complications for intake tracking
Features
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Caffeine gives you a clear picture of your daily caffeine intake. Whether you’re cutting back or simply keeping track, log your drinks, set your daily limit, and follow your habits from your iPhone or Apple Watch. • iPhone Duo Support: Ready on day one, with full support for every layout and orientation. • Your Day at a Glance: See today’s intake, compare it with yesterday, and check how much remains within your daily limit. • Quick Logging: Repeat recent drinks with one tap and keep your favorites close at hand. • Custom Drinks: Add your own drinks with the caffeine amounts and serving sizes that work for you. • History and Trends: Review past entries and see how your intake changes over time. • Home Screen Widgets: Check your daily intake at a glance with gauges that match the app. • Apple Watch: Log drinks from your wrist and keep your daily intake visible with watch face complications. • Make It Yours: Choose a color theme with a matching app icon. A little more awareness with every cup.

Screenshots

HiCoffee4 screens
Caffeine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Caffeine at none against HiCoffee's 3. HiCoffee's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (849 vs 1). On price, rating 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

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Caffeine holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HiCoffee has 849 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HiCoffee ships an update every 9 days, Caffeine every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
HiCoffee versus Caffeine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHiCoffeeCaffeine
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (849 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings849 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 12 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size143 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer弓 张A I M, Inc.

Customer experience

HiCoffee

All ratings844 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral1.5%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews161 reviews
Positive82.0%
Neutral7.5%
Negative10.6%

Caffeine

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
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

Caffeine

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

Caffeine

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HiCoffee free?
HiCoffee is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Caffeine free?
Caffeine is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HiCoffee or Caffeine?
Caffeine is rated higher. HiCoffee averages 4.8 out of 5 from 849 ratings, while Caffeine averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do HiCoffee or Caffeine have ads?
Neither HiCoffee nor Caffeine shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HiCoffee or Caffeine?
HiCoffee ships an update every 9 days, and Caffeine every 12 months. Most recently, HiCoffee was updated on November 7, 2026 and Caffeine on October 24, 2026.

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