Tasting Grounds vs Brew
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
Brew
Log your coffee brews, manage your inventory, and discover new recipes. Track your brewing habits and gain insights into your coffee journey. Elevate your home brewing experience with detailed logs and timers.
- Detailed brew logging and timers
- Coffee bean and supply inventory management
- Insightful brewing statistics
- Curated coffee recipe discoveries
- Track brewing frequency and habits
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Brew Buddy: Your Personal Coffee Journal Welcome to Brew Buddy, the coffee aficionado's perfect partner! Whether you're a seasoned barista or a home brew enthusiast, Brew Buddy is designed to enhance your coffee journey at every sip. Key Features: Brew Log & Timers: Keep a detailed record of every brew with our intuitive tracking system. Time your extractions to perfection and repeat your coffee successes with ease. Inventory Management: Never run out of your favorite beans or find yourself without a filter again. Manage your coffee inventory with a few taps – from beans to machines and grinders. Insightful Statistics: Stay motivated with insightful stats. Track beans you’ve tried, your brewing frequency, and much more. Watch your coffee habits evolve over time. Recipe Discoveries: Explore new horizons with a curated selection of coffee recipes. From classic espresso to exotic espresso tonic, there’s always something new to try. Brew Buddy isn't just an app; it's a companion that celebrates every step of the coffee-making process with you. From grinding your beans to the first delightful sip, make every cup an experience to remember. Download Brew Buddy now and elevate your coffee game!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Brew at none against Tasting Grounds's 2. Brew also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 9 days) and review sentiment (100% vs 84%). Tasting Grounds's advantage is ratings volume (47 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. Tasting Grounds sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Brew asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Tasting Grounds against 5.0 for Brew. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tasting Grounds has 47 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of Tasting Grounds's written reviews are positive against 100% of Brew's.
Tasting Grounds ships an update every 9 days, Brew every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tasting Grounds | Brew |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (47 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 47 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tasting Grounds, LLC | Leon Oberwaditzer |
Customer experience
Tasting Grounds
Brew
In-app purchases
Tasting Grounds
- Tasting Grounds Pro - Monthly$2.991 Month
- Tasting Grounds Pro - Yearly$24.991 Year
Brew
No in-app purchases
