Comparison

Bunafr vs Tinwise

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

Head to head
About

Bunafr

This app allows users to roast coffee beans at home using pre-set profiles or custom settings. Monitor heat, airflow, and agitation to achieve your desired roast level. You can also purchase green coffee beans and roasters directly through the app.

Highlights
  • Custom roast profiles
  • Automatic roasting
  • Monitor roasting parameters
  • Buy green coffee beans
  • Purchase roasters and accessories
  • Share roast profiles (future)
Features
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At Bunafr, our green mission starts with green beans. Bunafr App lets you roast Bunafr Coffees according to perfected roast profiles or create your own custom roast by monitoring various parameters and adjusting settings, including heat, airflow, and agitation. The app also shows what others have roasted. You can also buy green coffee beans, roasters, and other accessories from the company. Key Features: Buy roasters and green coffee beans Integration with Bunafr Roaster Automatic roasting of Bunafr Coffees and generic roasts at five different levels: Light, Medium, Medium-Dark, Dark, and French Custom roasting of your own green coffees or Bunafr Coffees Future release: Connect with the community to share and collect roast profiles (future feature)

About

Tinwise

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SCAN & IDENTIFY                                                                                                                                                                               Point your camera at any barcode or tin label. AI identifies the brand, origin, species, and full nutrition in seconds. Over 5,000 tins from 40+ countries in the catalog.   THE SARDINE CALLENGE                                            One tin a day. That's the challenge. Track every tin, watch your omega-3 climb, earn badges, and share your completion card.   YOUR TIN JOURNEY                                                                                                                                                                               Age premium conservas in your cellar with AI-predicted peak windows. Earn Taste Passport stamps for every country, species, and brand you explore. Collect milestone badges.   COMMUNITY                                                                                                                                                                                     Follow fellow enthusiasts, like and comment on reviews, share your discoveries. See what's trending, who's leading the leaderboard, and what the community rates highest.   If it comes in a lovely tin — it belongs here.

Screenshots

Bunafr4 screens
Tinwise4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Tinwise at none against Bunafr's shown. Tinwise also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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

Bunafr ships an update every 2 months, Tinwise every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Bunafr versus Tinwise: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBunafrTinwise
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKarma IncSpratlab OU

In-app purchases

None

Bunafr

No in-app purchases

None

Tinwise

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bunafr free?
Bunafr is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tinwise free?
Tinwise is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bunafr or Tinwise have ads?
Bunafr shows ads; Tinwise does not.
Which is updated more often, Bunafr or Tinwise?
Bunafr ships an update every 2 months, and Tinwise every 5 days. Most recently, Bunafr was updated on October 11, 2026 and Tinwise on October 13, 2026.

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