Comparison

HiCoffee vs Coffeely

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

Coffeely

Features
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Coffeely helps you enjoy coffee mindfully: track caffeine, learn the optimal limits for your goals and get science-based tips — all with 100% privacy. — LOG IN ONE TAP — Record espresso, moka, americano, cold brew, French press and more. Quick add surfaces your last choice first and even understands free text ("two espressos and a cold brew"). — SCIENCE-BASED LIMITS — Daily limits per EFSA and FDA (400 mg for a healthy adult, 200 mg in pregnancy), optimal doses for sport (ISSN), study and focus, and an evening cutoff to protect your sleep. — APPLE HEALTH — Sync caffeine with the Health app (dietaryCaffeine) for the full picture of your wellbeing. — CHARTS AND INSIGHTS — Last 7 days trend, comparison with your limit and natural-language insights. — COFFEE COACH (PRO) — Personalized suggestions generated on-device from your intake, goal and profile. Works offline and sends nothing to the network. — WIDGETS AND APPLE WATCH — Home Screen widgets and an Apple Watch app with complications for quick logging on your wrist. — DISCOVER COFFEE — Coffee types, SCA brewing parameters, storage, benefits and risks: clear content with the level of evidence. — PRO €4.99 (ONE-TIME) — Unlock Coffee Coach, chart insights, smart free-text logging, a personalized tip of the day and smart notifications. No subscriptions, ever. — PRIVACY — No account, no tracking. All your data stays on your iPhone. Coffeely is for informational purposes and is not a substitute for medical advice. Consult a professional for health conditions.

Screenshots

HiCoffee4 screens
Coffeely4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: HiCoffee at 5 against Coffeely's 2. HiCoffee also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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 Coffeely sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
HiCoffee versus Coffeely: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHiCoffeeCoffeely
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (839 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews82.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings839 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size141 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer弓 张Elisa Valeria Distefano

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

Coffeely

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
1 purchases

Coffeely

One-time1
  • Coffeely Premium$2.99

Questions

Is HiCoffee free?
HiCoffee is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Coffeely free?
Coffeely is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do HiCoffee or Coffeely have ads?
Neither HiCoffee nor Coffeely shows ads.

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