Comparison

Coffee Note vs BeanList

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

Head to head
About

Coffee Note

Log your coffee experiences, from home brews to cafe visits. Customize the tasting notes you record, like bitterness and sweetness, to remember every sip. Discover and cherish your favorite coffee moments.

Highlights
  • Record coffee tasting notes
  • Customize recording items (bitterness, acidity, sweetness)
  • Log home brews and cafe coffees
  • Track favorite coffee beans
  • Save memorable coffee encounters
Features
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This application records the taste of coffee. You can freely customize the items you want to record, such as bitterness, acidity, and sweetness. Record wonderful encounters such as coffee you brewed at home, coffee you drank at a coffee shop, or your favorite coffee beans.

About

BeanList

Features
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I made BeanList because I kept forgetting which coffee bags I actually liked. BeanList is a simple journal for the coffee you drink. Snap a photo of the bag, and it reads the roaster, coffee name, origin, process, and variety right off the label so you're not typing it all in by hand. Rate it, add your own tasting notes, and move on. Over time, it turns those ratings into a flavor profile that's actually yours: which origins keep showing up in the bags you loved, which processes you tend to avoid, which varieties you're drawn to that you might not have noticed on your own. The more you log, the better it gets. Everything lives on your device. There's no account to make, no server, nothing synced or shared. What you can track: - Roaster, coffee name, origin, process, and variety, read straight off the bag photo - Your rating and tasting notes for each one - Price and date, so you know what you paid and when - A photo of every bag you log What it gives back: - A flavor profile built from your own ratings, not a generic guide - Best bets: the origin, process, and variety most likely to be a hit for you - A full journal you can search, sort, and export as a CSV whenever you want I hope BeanList helps you remember what you drank and start noticing what you actually like!

Screenshots

Coffee Note3 screens
BeanList4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BeanList at none against Coffee Note's 1. BeanList also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On price there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Coffee Note sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. BeanList asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences ยท 4 level
Coffee Note versus BeanList: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCoffee NoteBeanList
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksโ€”
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesโ€”
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS17.014.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size11 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaiki TsukudaCorklight LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Coffee Note

Subscriptions1
  • Coffee Note Pro7 Days trial$0.991 Month
None

BeanList

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Coffee Note free?
Coffee Note is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BeanList free?
BeanList is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Coffee Note or BeanList have ads?
Coffee Note shows ads; BeanList does not.

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