Comparison

Small Batch Coffee vs Beanie

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

Head to head
About

Small Batch Coffee

Never forget your loyalty card again with this app. Access exclusive offers, event information, and other useful features from your favorite coffee shop.

Highlights
  • Digital loyalty card
  • Exclusive offers
  • Event access
  • Useful features
Features
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We're very excited to introduce the Small Batch Coffee app! Never worry about forgetting your loyalty card again, plus get access to exclusive offers, events, and other fun and useful things.

About

Beanie

Log your coffee beans, tasting notes, and favorite cafes in one place. Discover your preferences with a flavor wheel and build a personal coffee library. Share your discoveries with friends.

Highlights
  • Detailed bean tracking
  • Flavor Wheel with 100+ notes
  • Save favorite cafes
  • iCloud sync
  • Share with friends
  • No data collection
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Remember every coffee you've loved, and find your next favourite faster. Beanie is your coffee companion. Log your beans, taste with confidence, and save the cafés worth going back to. No account needed. SNAP A BAG, SKIP THE TYPING Point your camera at a coffee bag and Beanie fills in the roaster, origin and roast details for you, powered by Apple Intelligence on supported devices. A LIBRARY THAT LEARNS YOUR TASTE Track roaster, origin, process, roast date, grind setting and your own rating. Your stats reveal the roasts and flavours you keep coming back to, so picking the next bag gets easier every time. FIND THE WORDS FOR WHAT YOU TASTE The Flavour Wheel holds over 100 tasting notes, from bright citrus and juicy berry to dark chocolate and brown spice. Tap what you taste and build a flavour profile over time. NEVER MISS PEAK FRESHNESS Gentle reminders tell you when a bag is at its best, at the time of day you choose. Beanie also nudges you to rate what you've finished. CAFÉS WORTH THE DETOUR Save Coffee Spots with ratings, notes and amenities. Coffee Compass points you to your nearest favourite wherever you are. LEARN AS YOU SIP Short, friendly guides explain origins, processing, roasting and brewing, so every cup teaches you something. SHARE THE GOOD STUFF Send a favourite bean or café to a friend in a tap. EVERYTHING IN THE BAG • Bean library with ratings, grind settings and flavour notes • Scan-to-add with Apple Intelligence • Flavour Wheel with 100+ tasting notes • Freshness and rating reminders • Coffee Spots and Coffee Compass • Learn section with coffee guides • Stats on your taste • iCloud sync across your devices • No account, no ads, anonymous analytics only

Screenshots

Small Batch Coffee4 screens
Beanie4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Beanie at none against Small Batch Coffee's shown. Beanie also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 19 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Small Batch Coffee's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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

Small Batch Coffee ships an update every 19 months, Beanie fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Small Batch Coffee versus Beanie: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmall Batch CoffeeBeanie
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 19 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSMALL BATCH COFFEE COMPANY LIMITEDJakub Adrian Niemiec

Customer experience

Small Batch Coffee

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Beanie

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Small Batch Coffee

No in-app purchases

None

Beanie

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Small Batch Coffee free?
Small Batch Coffee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Beanie free?
Beanie is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Small Batch Coffee or Beanie have ads?
Small Batch Coffee shows ads; Beanie does not.
Which is updated more often, Small Batch Coffee or Beanie?
Small Batch Coffee ships an update every 19 months, and Beanie fortnightly. Most recently, Small Batch Coffee was updated on October 9, 2026 and Beanie on October 24, 2026.

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