Comparison

HiCoffee vs Caffeine Tracker & Sleep Clock

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 Tracker & Sleep Clock

Features
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Stop guessing how much caffeine is really in your system. Log every coffee, tea, or energy drink and watch a live decay curve show exactly when you'll be caffeine-free. TRACK EVERY SOURCE • Log coffee, espresso, tea, energy drinks, soda, decaf, or your own custom drink • Auto-estimated mg per drink type, with manual override and cup size adjustment • See your running daily total against a limit you set SEE YOUR CAFFEINE CURVE • A live half-life decay chart shows how much caffeine remains in your body right now and through the day • Built on real pharmacokinetics — caffeine's roughly 5-hour half-life PROTECT YOUR SLEEP • Tag how you slept each night and spot the connection between afternoon caffeine and rough nights • Set a personal cutoff time and get a reminder before it's too late for that last coffee ASK BARISTA • Chat with Barista, your in-app AI coffee expert, for quick answers on brewing, drink recommendations and caffeine tolerance Simple logging, a clear picture of your caffeine load, and better sleep — all in one focused app. Privacy Policy: https://originhub.app/privacy-policy Terms & Conditions: https://originhub.app/terms-and-conditions

Screenshots

HiCoffee4 screens
Caffeine Tracker & Sleep Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: HiCoffee at 5 against Caffeine Tracker & Sleep Clock's 1. Caffeine Tracker & Sleep Clock's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). 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 Caffeine Tracker & Sleep Clock sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
HiCoffee versus Caffeine Tracker & Sleep Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHiCoffeeCaffeine Tracker & Sleep Clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (839 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings839 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size141 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer弓 张Fatih Erdogan

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 Tracker & Sleep Clock

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
3 purchases

Caffeine Tracker & Sleep Clock

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Subscription$4.997 Days
  • Monthly Subscription$12.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription$34.991 Year

Questions

Is HiCoffee free?
HiCoffee is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Caffeine Tracker & Sleep Clock free?
Caffeine Tracker & Sleep Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do HiCoffee or Caffeine Tracker & Sleep Clock have ads?
Neither HiCoffee nor Caffeine Tracker & Sleep Clock shows ads.

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