Silky Brew vs BrewIQ
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Silky Brew
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Silky Brew is an app for coffee enthusiasts who want to track their coffee beans and find the optimal coffee grinder settings for each type of bean. The app lets users adjust and save their coffee grinder settings for different beans to achieve the best results. With Silky Brew, users will never miss a perfect espresso shot because of forgetting the ideal coffee grinder settings. Users can also rate each coffee bean to keep track of their favourites.
BrewIQ
This app helps you improve your coffee brewing by providing personalized, actionable advice based on your brew logs and equipment. It learns your preferences and offers simple, specific tweaks for a better cup every time.
- Personalized brew advice
- Log brews via voice or text
- Manufacturer-specific recommendations
- Bean freshness tracking
- Smart brew timer
- Searchable brew history
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BrewIQ is the complete coffee companion. A coach that tells you exactly what to change, a log of every brew and every bag, a community to climb, and a marketplace that already knows your taste. Everything you need to go from your first V60 to Coffee God, in one app. Meet Brewy - Your companion Brewy knows your grinder, your machine and the bag you are on. Tell Brewy how the cup tasted and you get one clear fix for tomorrow. "Go to 5 on the Fellow Opus." "Drop to 92°C." "Bloom 10 seconds longer." Real settings for your kit, never general advice. Every brew you log makes the next answer sharper. A Recipe For Your Kit Pick your brewer, grinder and bean and Brewy builds the recipe: dose, grind setting, water, temperature, and a pour schedule to follow. Every recommendation stays inside the range your grinder and machine can actually do. Over 800 grinders, espresso machines and brewers are already in the app, from De'Longhi and Breville to Fellow, Baratza, Hario and AeroPress. Track Your Brews, Tastes and More Dose, grind, temperature, ratio, time and yield for every brew. Origin, process, roast level and roast date for every bag, with a tracker that shows how much is left. Your streak and your history, searchable by day, method and score. BrewIQ knows when a bag is still degassing, at its peak, or fading, and adjusts its advice to match. See Your Taste Evolve Insights show which flavours you rate highest, which roasts and origins suit you, and how your scores move over weeks and months. Your palate, measured. Level Up With Your Friends Earn points for every brew, rating and recipe you share. Climb from Beginner to Home Barista, Dialled In, Barista, World Barista Champion and Coffee God. Unlock badges, keep your streak, and race your friends on the monthly leaderboard. Invite a friend and you both get time on Pro. Buy Beans Matched To Your Tastes The Marketplace scores every coffee from roasters against what you already rate highly, so you know before you buy. Order direct from the roaster and log the bag the day it lands. Download BrewIQ. Better coffee starts tomorrow morning. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: BrewIQ at weekly against Silky Brew's every 2 months. BrewIQ also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.6). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Silky Brew sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and BrewIQ sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Silky Brew ships an update every 2 months, BrewIQ weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Silky Brew | BrewIQ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.6 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Toomas Vahter | MARC ANTHONY YOUNG |
In-app purchases
Silky Brew
- Barista Monthly (1 Month)$0.991 Month
- Barista Annual (1 Year)$5.991 Year
BrewIQ
- BrewIQ Pro$3.991 Month









