Comparison

HiCoffee vs CaffeineLog

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

CaffeineLog

Easily record and manage your daily caffeine intake to support a healthy lifestyle. Diagnose optimal consumption, track over 300 beverage types, and visualize your intake patterns over time. Sync data seamlessly across devices for convenient access.

Highlights
  • Support appropriate caffeine intake diagnosis
  • Record from over 300 beverage types
  • Customizable logs with tags, images, and notes
  • Visual data display with time-series charts
  • Seamless device synchronization via iCloud
  • Pattern analysis by day, week, month, and year
Features
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Caffeine Log is the ultimate app for effectively recording and managing your daily caffeine consumption, supporting a healthy lifestyle. With a rich set of features and intuitive operations, firmly control your caffeine intake! Main Features Support Appropriate Caffeine Intake Diagnose the optimal caffeine intake based on your user information. Protect your health while enjoying a comfortable caffeine life. Rich Caffeine Data Easily select and record from over 300 types of beverages. Support detailed logging with a wide variety of choices like coffee, tea, energy drinks, and more. Customizable Records Tagging, image attachments, and note additions are possible. Create your own detailed caffeine log. Visual Data Display Instantly check your daily intake and current caffeine level in your body. Track the digestion process with time-series charts. Seamless Device Synchronization iCloud compatible, synchronizing data across multiple devices like iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and more. Accessible anytime, anywhere. Highlight Feature for Pattern Analysis Check your caffeine intake and patterns by day, week, month, and year. Review your caffeine habits and aim for a healthier lifestyle. Premium Features Unlimited Customization Unlimited addition of brands and beverages Unlimited editing and adding of categories and foods Unlimited editing and adding of tags Exclusive Design Access to exclusive highlight cards Customizable theme colors Future Premium Features Enjoy the latest features with the ever-evolving Caffeine Log. Manage your caffeine intake smartly with Caffeine Log and achieve a healthy and balanced daily life! Download now and enhance your caffeine experience.

Screenshots

HiCoffee4 screens
CaffeineLog4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: CaffeineLog at every 2 days against HiCoffee's every 10 days. CaffeineLog also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 82%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). HiCoffee's advantage is ratings volume (839 vs 3) and device support (5 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 and CaffeineLog sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CaffeineLog holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. 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 100% of CaffeineLog's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HiCoffee ships an update every 10 days, CaffeineLog every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
HiCoffee versus CaffeineLog: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHiCoffeeCaffeineLog
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (839 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings839 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size141 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer弓 张Yugo Matsuda

Customer experience

HiCoffee

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

CaffeineLog

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
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

CaffeineLog

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
2 purchases

CaffeineLog

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly Plan7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly Plan7 Days trial$14.991 Year

Questions

Is HiCoffee free?
HiCoffee is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CaffeineLog free?
CaffeineLog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, HiCoffee or CaffeineLog?
CaffeineLog is rated higher. HiCoffee averages 4.8 out of 5 from 839 ratings, while CaffeineLog averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do HiCoffee or CaffeineLog have ads?
Neither HiCoffee nor CaffeineLog shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HiCoffee or CaffeineLog?
HiCoffee ships an update every 10 days, and CaffeineLog every 2 days. Most recently, HiCoffee was updated on October 16, 2026 and CaffeineLog on October 14, 2026.

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