Macondo vs Brewing Buddha
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Macondo
This app offers a cozy urban spot for gathering, serving delicious food and drinks with a focus on freshly baked goods. Enjoy healthy breakfast, lunch, and dinner options in a warm and inviting atmosphere.
- Urban gathering place
- Friendly service
- Warm atmosphere
- Oven-baked goods
- Healthy breakfast options
- Lunch and dinner options
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Macondo is a comfortable, urban gathering place, offering friendly service in a warm and inviting atmosphere, where our ovens are the heart of our business. Macondo Coffee Roasters is more than a coffee shop; it is a place where our customers enjoy healthy breakfast, lunch or dinner options.
Brewing Buddha
Easily pay for your orders in-store or place custom orders ahead of time. Earn rewards and track your progress towards free food and drinks with every purchase. Find nearby locations and view store details.
- Pay in-store
- Order ahead and customize
- Earn and redeem rewards
- Track Stars
- Find nearby stores
- View store hours and amenities
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The Brewing Buddha app is a convenient way to pay in store and order ahead. Rewards are built right in, so you'll collect Stars and start earning free drinks and food with every purchase. Pay in store Save time and earn Rewards when you pay with the Brewing Buddha app at our stores. Order ahead Customize and place your order, and pick up from a nearby store without waiting in line. Rewards Track your Stars and redeem Rewards for a free food or drink of your choosing. Receive custom offers as a My Business Rewards™ member. Find a store See stores near you, get directions, hours and view store amenities before you make the trip.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Brewing Buddha at 100% against Macondo's 0%. Brewing Buddha also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.3) and ratings volume (71 vs 6). Macondo's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Brewing Buddha holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brewing Buddha has 71 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Macondo's written reviews are positive against 100% of Brewing Buddha's.
Macondo ships an update fortnightly, Brewing Buddha every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Macondo | Brewing Buddha |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (71 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 71 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yajur Solutions Inc | BIG MOUTH MARKETING LLC |
Customer experience
Macondo
Brewing Buddha
In-app purchases
Macondo
No in-app purchases
Brewing Buddha
No in-app purchases
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