Comparison

Siip vs BeanFolio

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

Head to head
About

Siip

Explore specialty coffee with this app. Scan coffee bags to get detailed information about origin, farmer, and process. Discover new coffees matching your taste profile and purchase from top roasters worldwide.

Highlights
  • Scan coffee bags for details
  • Discover coffees matching taste profile
  • Explore and purchase from roasters
  • Save favorite coffees
  • Get brewing tips and tasting notes
Features
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Love every coffee you buy. Scan any coffee bag and Siip shows how well it matches your taste, and why. At the grocery store, at a café or at home, you'll know if you'll like it before you buy it. Most of us know what we like when we taste it, but can't say why. So we buy the same safe bag again, or gamble on the packaging. Siip learns your taste from what you actually drink, not from what you think you like. That matters: people most often say they like chocolate and nutty coffees, yet they rate floral and berry coffees higher. HOW IT WORKS 1. Scan the bag. Siip reads the label from a photo and knows more than 50,000 coffees from 6,000+ roasters. 2. See your match. Get a match score and the reasons a coffee fits you, or doesn't. 3. Rate it. Answer one question: "How was this coffee?" Every rating makes your next match sharper. WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH SIIP • Scan or search any coffee before you buy it • See why a coffee suits you, in plain words • Rate coffees from anywhere: a bag at home, a café cup, a box from Siip • Get your taste in words: the flavors, roasts and origins you rate highest • Get picks made for your taste • Keep track of every coffee you've tried and loved • Meet the roasters and farmers behind your cup No coffee knowledge needed. Just tell Siip whether you liked it. THE SIIP SUBSCRIPTION (US ONLY) Let Siip pick for you. Each box brings coffees matched to your taste from 29 independent roasters, including Onyx Coffee Lab, Equator Coffees and George Howell Coffee. Siip picks from each roaster's full catalog and learns from every coffee you rate, not only the ones we send. By the fourth box, subscribers like or love 86% of their coffees. Free shipping. Skip, pause or cancel anytime. "If you asked me six months ago what coffees I like, my answer would have been dark roast with a bunch of cream. Now, I'd tell you it's probably somewhere from Nicaragua, probably a medium roast, with notes of nuts or chocolate." Richie, Siip subscriber Join 10,000+ coffee drinkers on Siip. Download it free and scan your first bag.

About

BeanFolio

This app helps specialty coffee enthusiasts manage their coffee beans and log brewing details. Track bean inventory, peak flavor windows, and tasting notes for every cup. Rediscover your favorite brews with a clean timeline and quick specs.

Highlights
  • Digital coffee bean cellar
  • Track weight, resting, and peak flavor
  • Log brews in 3 steps
  • Intuitive slider controls for recipes
  • Brewing history timeline
  • Quick specs and expressive feedback
  • Ad-free interface with Dark Mode
Features
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BeanFolio is a coffee bean management and pour-over logging app designed specifically for specialty coffee lovers. If you also open multiple bags of beans at once—only to forget how much is left or when they reach their peak flavor, or if you brew a perfect cup but forget the recipe and tasting notes a few days later... BeanFolio is here to gently gather those fleeting memories. Store them in your digital cellar, log each brew, and find your favorite flavors whenever you want. [Manage Your Coffee Beans] Keep all your active beans in a clean, digital cellar. Track remaining weight, resting status, and peak flavor windows. Know exactly what you are drinking and how much is left, at a single glance. - Bean Profiles: Record bean name, origin, processing method, roast level, and flavor notes. - Weight Manager: Log weight and price, and let the app automatically calculate the cost per gram. - Peak Flavor Alerts: Automatically calculate the resting period and notify you of the best time to brew. - Multi-Bag Management: Open multiple bags without the stress of trying to remember everything. [Log a Cup After Brewing] Log your cup in just a few simple steps after brewing. Say goodbye to tedious forms; with default gear and presets, logging is effortless, allowing you to focus on your actual tasting experience. - Quick 3-Step Log: Seamlessly record your equipment, recipe, and subjective experience. - Slider Controls: Adjust your coffee-to-water ratio and brew time with intuitive sliders that feel natural to use. - Presets & Autocomplete: Apply your go-to brewing recipes and grinder settings with one tap to minimize repetitive typing. [Recall Your Favorite Flavors] The coffee you've enjoyed shouldn't fade into a blurry memory. Browse through your brewing history on a clean timeline, just like flipping through a photo album. - Timeline View: Clearly grouped by date. Instantly see what you brewed today, or what you made last Friday. - Quick Specs: View dose, ratio, water temperature, and brewing method directly from the list without opening details. - Expressive Feedback: Use simple emojis to note whether a cup was a masterpiece or a flop, helping you avoid past mistakes. - Brew Stats: The "Total Brews" counter at the top tracks your evolving palate and growing brewing skills. [Lightweight, Just the Way It Should Be] BeanFolio doesn't want to be a complicated coffee tool. There are no heavy data systems or daily check-in requirements. It is simply your personal coffee journal—lightweight, yet fully featured. - Clean & Pure: Ad-free interface with support for Dark Mode. - Privacy First: No account registration required. Your data is stored locally on your device, safe and secure. - Multi-Language: Supports 8 languages, including Simplified/Traditional Chinese, English, and Japanese. Every bean, every cup, deserves to be remembered. If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to email us at hibeanfolio@icloud.com Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.notion.so/hailalbus/User-Agreement-37a3a8fd2b4f80a1a6c8c5a3489852ca Privacy Policy: https://www.notion.so/hailalbus/Private-Policy-37a3a8fd2b4f8065919fc78e141b0403

Screenshots

Siip4 screens
BeanFolio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Siip at none against BeanFolio's 2. On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. BeanFolio sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Siip asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Siip ships an update every 9 days, BeanFolio every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Siip versus BeanFolio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSiipBeanFolio
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (119 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews93.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings119 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size120 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSiip Inc兆尊 许

Customer experience

Siip

All ratings110 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral0.9%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews80 reviews
Positive93.8%
Neutral5.0%
Negative1.3%

BeanFolio

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Siip

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

BeanFolio

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Siip free?
Siip is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BeanFolio free?
BeanFolio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Siip or BeanFolio have ads?
Neither Siip nor BeanFolio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Siip or BeanFolio?
Siip ships an update every 9 days, and BeanFolio every 5 days. Most recently, Siip was updated on November 12, 2026 and BeanFolio on November 10, 2026.

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