Comparison

pdlr vs Good Espresso

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

Head to head
About

pdlr

This app connects craft beer enthusiasts with breweries and distributors. Discover and order available craft beers directly through a simplified mobile platform. Browse by brewery, style, or packaging size and manage orders from multiple vendors.

Highlights
  • Browse craft beer by brewery
  • Filter by beer style
  • Order by packaging size
  • Connect with new breweries
  • Multi-brewery checkout
  • Simplified mobile ordering
Features
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The marketplace designed for craft beer. pdlr is helping craft beer breweries and distributors empower their customers through a simplified mobile ordering platform. Breweries upload their available products and inventory into the marketplace to be viewed and ordered through the app. Browse products by; - Brewery - Beer Style - Packaging Size Register with breweries you currently don’t have a relationship with. Place an order with multiple breweries through one simple checkout process. Browse and order available craft beers at your convenience! Delivery, Invoice and Payment are all still handled directly through the brewery or distributor.

About

Good Espresso

Log your daily espresso shots with detailed notes and photos. Track variables like beans, brew ratio, and extraction time to perfect your home barista skills. Discover new recipes and improve your technique.

Highlights
  • Log espresso shots
  • Track brewing variables
  • Save favorite recipes
  • Add notes and photos
  • Discover user recipes
  • Log coffee shop drinks
Features
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Good Espresso is for anyone who wants to make delicious espresso at home. Every day when you make your espresso, you can log everything about your shot, from the beans to all the nerdiest variables like brew ratio. Take notes and photos, track your progress, and dial in your technique until your favorite coffee shop is the one in your own kitchen. - Log every shot in your journal - Favorite recipes and quickly log them again every time you make that drink - Track every variable like a pro barista: beans, grind, dose weight, yield weight, brew ratio, pressure, pre-infusion time, extraction time - Upload both shot and final drink photos - Make notes on your method and what to try next time to improve - Discover shots and recipes from other users and find new things to try - New! Log drinks from your favorite coffee shop.

Screenshots

pdlr4 screens
Good Espresso4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: pdlr at 5.0 against Good Espresso's 4.1. pdlr also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 83%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.4). Good Espresso's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (7 vs 2). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

pdlr holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of pdlr's written reviews are positive against 83% of Good Espresso's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

pdlr ships an update every 7 months, Good Espresso monthly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
pdlr versus Good Espresso: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterpdlrGood Espresso
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.1 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better83.3% of reviews
Number of ratings27 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.4
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB22 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperYAME, LLCJoshua Johnson

Customer experience

pdlr

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Good Espresso

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

None

pdlr

No in-app purchases

None

Good Espresso

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is pdlr free?
pdlr is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Good Espresso free?
Good Espresso is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, pdlr or Good Espresso?
pdlr is rated higher. pdlr averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Good Espresso averages 4.1 from 7 ratings.
Do pdlr or Good Espresso have ads?
Neither pdlr nor Good Espresso shows ads.
Which is updated more often, pdlr or Good Espresso?
pdlr ships an update every 7 months, and Good Espresso monthly. Most recently, pdlr was updated on November 3, 2026 and Good Espresso on November 3, 2026.

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