Comparison

Black Sheep Coffee UK vs First Sips

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

Head to head
About

Black Sheep Coffee UK

This app enhances your coffee shop visits by allowing you to pay, earn personalized rewards, and find nearby locations. Skip the line by ordering ahead and easily reorder your favorite drinks. Track your transaction history all in one place.

Highlights
  • Earn and redeem loyalty points
  • Personalized rewards and offers
  • Find nearest store location
  • Order ahead to skip the queue
  • One-click reordering of favorites
  • View order history
Features
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BLACK SHEEP COFFEE APP Get the most out of your Black Sheep Coffee experience! Our app is the most convenient way of paying and earning rewards each time you make a purchase. Scan your mobile QR to earn and redeem loyalty! EARN PERSONALISED REWARDS Exchange your loyalty points in-app for rewards when you visit Black Sheep Coffee. Looks out for exciting offers available exclusively on our app. FIND A STORE Easily find your way to your nearest store with our ordering store finder. ORDER AHEAD Skip the queue and order your coffee and more at Black Sheep Coffee ORDER AGAIN As a loyalty customer, you can simply reorder your favourites with one click! MY ORDERS Keep a record of all your transaction activity on the app Any questions? Please contact us at app@leavetheherdbehind.com

About

First Sips

Features
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First Sips keeps your wine in one place: what's in your cellar, what you've tasted and what to open next. Photograph a label and First Sips does the rest. YOUR CELLAR • Scan a label to add a wine. First Sips identifies the producer, vintage, region and grapes, then adds tasting notes, food pairings and an estimated price. • Drinking windows at a glance: see which bottles are too young, in their prime or best drunk soon, with optional monthly reminders. • Track bottles, sizes, where you bought them, what you paid and where they're stored. • Share a cellar with family or friends. Send an invite and choose who can edit and who can only view. • Keep several cellars, from the wine rack at home to the bottles at your parents'. VINOGRAPHY: YOUR TASTING JOURNAL • Record every wine you drink, at home or out, with a star rating, notes, the occasion and whether you'd buy it again. • Mark a bottle from your cellar as drunk and review it in one step. • Look back at your favourites and find that wine you loved last summer. SOMMELIER: HELP WHEN YOU'RE CHOOSING • Shop Mode: in a wine shop, scan a few bottles and First Sips ranks them for your meal, your taste and your budget. • Scan 1 bottle: a quick buy, consider or skip verdict on a single wine. • What should I open? Tell us what you're eating, set a price range, and get the best matches from your own cellar. • Wine list: photograph a restaurant's wine list, tell us who's drinking and what you're eating, and get a bottle for the table or a glass or bottle for each person, within your budget. YOUR PALATE AND STATS • My palate: the grapes, regions and styles you love (and don't), so suggestions fit your taste. • My stats: bottles, estimated value, colours, countries and grapes in your cellar, plus your drinking history and top-rated wines. AND MORE • Import from Vivino: bring in your ratings, cellar and scans from a Vivino data export. • Light and dark themes that follow your iPhone's setting. • Sign in with Apple, Google or email. Delete your account and data from within the app at any time. First Sips uses AI to identify wines and make suggestions. It can get things wrong, so check anything important, and please drink responsibly. First Sips is free to download and currently all functionality is free. AI-powered scanning and sommelier features will eventually only be available as part of a premium plan.

Screenshots

Black Sheep Coffee UK3 screens
First Sips4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: First Sips at every 6 days against Black Sheep Coffee UK's monthly. Black Sheep Coffee UK's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Black Sheep Coffee UK ships an update monthly, First Sips every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Black Sheep Coffee UK versus First Sips: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlack Sheep Coffee UKFirst Sips
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (46 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings46 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB94 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperConilon LTDEdward Marno

Bugs and requests

Black Sheep Coffee UK

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Loyalty QR code not displaying in the app
  • Inability to redeem loyalty points
  • App crashing or freezing during use
  • Student discount not working as expected
  • Order not registering or points not awarded

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add a 'reorder' button for frequent orders
  • Integrate with mobile wallets (Apple Pay, Google Pay)
  • Improve loyalty program visibility and usability
  • Provide more transparency on loyalty points and rewards
  • Streamline the ordering process with fewer steps

First Sips

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Black Sheep Coffee UK

No in-app purchases

None

First Sips

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Black Sheep Coffee UK free?
Black Sheep Coffee UK is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is First Sips free?
First Sips is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Black Sheep Coffee UK or First Sips have ads?
Neither Black Sheep Coffee UK nor First Sips shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Black Sheep Coffee UK or First Sips?
Black Sheep Coffee UK ships an update monthly, and First Sips every 6 days. Most recently, Black Sheep Coffee UK was updated on November 3, 2026 and First Sips on October 28, 2026.

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