Comparison

Tasting Grounds vs Brewprint

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
Read full description

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

Brewprint

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Brewprint is your personal coffee brewing journal. Log every pour-over, track your beans, and uncover insights that help you brew better coffee. TRACK YOUR BREWS Record coffee-to-water ratio, grind size, water temperature, brew time, and tasting notes. Rate each cup and see what works. BUILD YOUR BEAN LIBRARY Catalog your coffee beans with roaster, origin, variety, process, and flavor profiles. Never forget a great coffee. CREATE REUSABLE RECIPES Save your favorite brewing methods as templates. Start each brew with your proven settings. GAIN INSIGHTS Discover patterns in your brewing data. Find your top-rated beans, best recipes, and what variables matter most for your taste. OFFLINE FIRST All your data stays on your device. No account required. Your brewing journal is always available, with or without internet.

Screenshots

Tasting Grounds4 screens
Brewprint4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Brewprint at none against Tasting Grounds's 2. Brewprint also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 days). Tasting Grounds's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#192 vs unranked). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Brewprint asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tasting Grounds ships an update every 9 days, Brewprint every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on August 19, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Tasting Grounds versus Brewprint: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTasting GroundsBrewprint
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (47 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews84.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings47 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#192 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTasting Grounds, LLCYunkee Lee

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Tasting Grounds

Subscriptions2
  • Tasting Grounds Pro - Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Tasting Grounds Pro - Yearly$24.991 Year
None

Brewprint

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tasting Grounds free?
Tasting Grounds is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Brewprint free?
Brewprint is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tasting Grounds or Brewprint have ads?
Brewprint shows ads; Tasting Grounds does not.
Which is updated more often, Tasting Grounds or Brewprint?
Tasting Grounds ships an update every 9 days, and Brewprint every 3 days. Most recently, Tasting Grounds was updated on August 19, 2026 and Brewprint on September 15, 2026.

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