Tasting Grounds vs Coffee Note
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tasting Grounds
This app helps specialty coffee enthusiasts brew better coffee by logging brew details, tasting notes, and ratings. Connect with friends and the wider coffee community to share experiences, discover new coffees and roasters, and learn about coffee origins and processing methods.
- Log brew details and tasting notes
- Rate coffees like a professional
- Share brews and methods with friends
- Discover coffee origins and processing
- Explore new roasters and brewing techniques
- See community tasting notes and ratings
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Brew Coffee Together! Tasting Grounds is the specialty coffee app designed to connect the coffee community and help everyone brew better coffee together. - Log and rate your brews - record the details of your brewing process (such as brewer, water to grounds ratio, brew time, and more), the flavors you are tasting, and scoring notes like a coffee professional. - Share with your friends and the community - share your coffees and brewing methods, see what your friends are drinking, and discuss how we all enjoy our coffee differently. - Learn more about your coffee - see details about where your coffee was grown, how it was produced, and what flavors your roaster tastes as well as how others are brewing the same beans, what others are tasting, and how others are rating their brews. - Discover new things - discover similarities in the coffees that you do or don’t enjoy, explore new roasters from around the world, and find new ways to brew better coffee. We hope you enjoy using Tasting Grounds! Don’t forget to give us feedback at https://tastinggrounds.com/contact or follow us on Twitter (@tastinggrounds) and Instagram (@tastinggrounds)! TOS: https://tastinggrounds.com/terms
Coffee Note
Explore the world of coffee with this app. Discover local cafes, log your tasting experiences with photos and notes, and track your daily caffeine intake. Learn more about coffee flavors and personalize your profile with favorite drinks.
- Discover local coffee shops
- Log coffee tastings with notes and photos
- Track daily caffeine intake
- Learn about coffee flavors
- Personalized drink profiles
- Caffeine intake reminders
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Discover Your Perfect Brew with Coffee Note! Unleash the rich world of coffee right at your fingertips. Whether you’re an experienced connoisseur or a curious newcomer, Coffee Note is designed to elevate your coffee-tasting experience. Key Features - Discover Local Cafes: Use our built-in map to find nearby coffee shops and embark on delightful tasting experiences. - Capture Your Experience: Add photos, notes, and ratings to each coffee tasting. - Learn and Explore: Access short, informative articles to deepen your understanding and appreciation of coffee flavors. - Track Your Caffeine: Monitor your daily caffeine intake with our caffeine tracker and receive helpful reminders. What Users Are Saying “Truly the best app if you’re into Coffee!” - Mlodawski237 “ the best app I’ve ever used to track my caffeine intake, it’s become my daily routine!” - zosia2805 “Perfect to log my coffee intake” - Herr-des-Nordens Why You’ll Love It - Personalized Profiles: Add your favorite drinks to your profile to easily track your preferences. - Caffeine Tracker: Track coffee you drink with ease in a single tap. - Premium Experience: Unlock Coffee Note+ for exclusive features and enhanced experiences. Join Coffee Note today and start capturing your coffee memories! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/terms/site.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Tasting Grounds at free against Coffee Note's free with in-app purchases. Tasting Grounds also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.6) and ratings volume (47 vs 15). Coffee Note's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 84%). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Tasting Grounds sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Coffee Note sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Tasting Grounds holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 47 and 15 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 84% of Tasting Grounds's written reviews are positive against 100% of Coffee Note's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Tasting Grounds ships an update every 9 days, Coffee Note every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Tasting Grounds | Coffee Note |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (47 ratings) — better | 4.6 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 47 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 89 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tasting Grounds, LLC | Jakub Milcarz |
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Tasting Grounds
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In-app purchases
Tasting Grounds
- Tasting Grounds Pro - Monthly$2.991 Month
- Tasting Grounds Pro - Yearly$24.991 Year
Coffee Note
- Coffee Note+ Monthly$2.991 Month
- Coffee Note+ Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Coffee Note+ Annual7 Days trial$24.991 Year
- Coffee Note+ Lifetime$19.99
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