# Brine! vs RoastNote

The clearest difference is price: RoastNote at Free against Brine!'s $0.99. RoastNote also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and review sentiment (100% vs 67%). Brine!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#182 vs unranked). On ratings volume, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

RoastNote is free to download; Brine! costs $0.99 up front. RoastNote sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Brine! asks for nothing beyond the download.

RoastNote holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Brine!'s written reviews are positive against 100% of RoastNote's.

Brine! ships an update every 2 months, RoastNote every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Brine! | RoastNote |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $0.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | [3.0 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/brine/id1519784056/reviews) | **[5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/roastnote/id6759389112/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **2** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | **Every 4 days** |
| Monetization | Paid | **Freemium** |
| Best chart rank | **#182** | — |
| Size | 27 MB | 3 MB |
| Requires iOS | **12.0** | 18.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Foodlab GmbH](https://appshunter.io/developer/1460140431) | [Mao Nabeta](https://appshunter.io/developer/1878374930) |

## What reviewers say

### Brine!

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/brine/id1519784056)

**Currently charting:** #182 Top Paid · Food & Drink (US App Store)

Easily calculate brining recipes for various meats, poultry, fish, and seafood. Learn about different brining techniques and gain background knowledge to improve juiciness, flavor, and texture.

**Highlights:** Customizable recipes for various meats, Integrated calculators for recipe adjustments, Expert background knowledge on brining, Support for equilibrium, wet gradient, and dry brining, Calculators for custom salt concentrations

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


### RoastNote

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/roastnote/id6759389112)

This app helps home coffee roasters meticulously track every stage of their roasting process. Log timings, events, bean details, and flavor profiles to build consistency and refine your coffee batches.

**Highlights:** Precise roast timer, Event logging (first/second crack), Development Time and DTR tracking, Weight logging and loss calculation, Bean management, Flavor tag ratings, Roast history

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| RoastNote Pro Monthly | $0.99 | per month |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Brine! free?

Brine! costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is RoastNote free?

RoastNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Brine! or RoastNote?

RoastNote is rated higher. Brine! averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while RoastNote averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.

### Do Brine! or RoastNote have ads?

Neither Brine! nor RoastNote shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Brine! or RoastNote?

Brine! ships an update every 2 months, and RoastNote every 4 days. Most recently, Brine! was updated on October 11, 2026 and RoastNote on September 29, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*