Comparison

Tasting Grounds vs HomeGrind

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

About

HomeGrind

Transform your phone into a professional ordering system for any gathering. Easily create digital menus, let guests customize their orders, and manage incoming requests efficiently. Focus on enjoying your event while this app handles the details.

Highlights
  • Build custom digital menus
  • Guest order customization
  • Organized order queue
  • Shareable links and QR codes
  • Mark orders as complete
  • Professional hosting tool
Features
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The easiest way to host... well, anything. Tired of scrap paper, forgotten orders, and "how did you want your martini again?" HomeGrind turns your phone into a professional ordering hub for your home, office, or local hangout. Whether you’re serving craft cocktails, being an at-home barista, or hosting a neighborhood bake sale, HomeGrind handles the details so you can handle the fun. If you can make a menu, you can run it on HomeGrind. HOW IT WORKS: 1. Build Your Menu: Name your shop and add your items. Customize everything—add options for milk types, steak temps, or extra spice. 2. Guests Order Their Way: Share your unique link or QR code. Guests browse your digital menu and customize their order to their exact mood. 3. Master the Queue: Every order lands in one clean, organized list. Tap to mark it done, then get right back to the conversation. Why it works for you: - City Living: Perfect for apartment hangs where space is tight and the music is loud. - Zero Pressure: Guests browse the menu and customize at their own pace. - Pro Vibes: Give your home-brew or home-cook game a polished, digital edge. Stop scribbling. Start hosting. Download HomeGrind today.

Screenshots

Tasting Grounds4 screens
HomeGrind4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Tasting Grounds at free against HomeGrind's free with in-app purchases. Tasting Grounds also leads on review sentiment (84% vs 75%) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Tasting Grounds sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and HomeGrind sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Tasting Grounds against 4.8 for HomeGrind. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 47 and 18 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of Tasting Grounds's written reviews are positive against 75% of HomeGrind's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tasting Grounds ships an update every 9 days, HomeGrind weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Tasting Grounds versus HomeGrind: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTasting GroundsHomeGrind
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (47 ratings) — better4.8 (18 ratings)
Positive reviews84.2% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings47 — better18
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTasting Grounds, LLCMichael Colman

Customer experience

Tasting Grounds

All ratings46 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral2.2%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive84.2%
Neutral5.3%
Negative10.5%

HomeGrind

All ratings18 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Tasting Grounds

Subscriptions2
  • Tasting Grounds Pro - Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Tasting Grounds Pro - Yearly$24.991 Year
2 purchases

HomeGrind

Subscriptions2
  • Barista Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Barista Pro Annual$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Tasting Grounds free?
Tasting Grounds is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HomeGrind free?
HomeGrind is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tasting Grounds or HomeGrind?
Tasting Grounds is rated higher. Tasting Grounds averages 4.9 out of 5 from 47 ratings, while HomeGrind averages 4.8 from 18 ratings.
Do Tasting Grounds or HomeGrind have ads?
Neither Tasting Grounds nor HomeGrind shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tasting Grounds or HomeGrind?
Tasting Grounds ships an update every 9 days, and HomeGrind weekly. Most recently, Tasting Grounds was updated on October 22, 2026 and HomeGrind on October 24, 2026.

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