Comparison

Best Coffee vs Cafém

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

Head to head
About

Best Coffee

Discover the world's best specialty coffee shops with this comprehensive guide. Find highly-rated cafes near you, read expert reviews, and explore new coffee destinations. Never settle for a bad cup of coffee again.

Highlights
  • Specialty coffee shop discovery
  • Cafes near you
  • Expert reviews
  • Interactive maps
  • Weekly new cafe updates
  • Cafes 'on our radar'
Features
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Best Coffee is your trusted guide to the global specialty coffee scene. This app will show you the cafés near you that serve coffee worth seeking out. With reviews, maps, and news, Best Coffee is here to ensure that coffee never leaves a bitter taste in your mouth. There are regular updates with new cafés listed weekly. The majority of our cafés have been visited and reviewed by our experts; those that haven’t are clearly marked ‘on our radar’ and have been researched before being listed. It’s FREE to use to find cafes near you, and always will be.

About

Cafém

Features
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The Right Café, Right Now Every day, the same question: "Where should I grab a coffee?" You have something in mind but you're not quite sure what you're looking for either. You open maps, read reviews, scroll through photos and before you know it 15 minutes are gone and you still haven't decided. Sounds familiar, right? We've been there too, and that's exactly why we built Cafém. How It Works You set your preferences once. Looking for a vegan menu, a quiet corner to work with your laptop, or a place where you can bring your dog? You choose these once and Cafém takes care of the rest. Every time you open the app, your nearest café that fits exactly what you want is already waiting for you. All you have to do is show up. Your Café, Your Rules From vegan and vegetarian options to pet-friendly spots, from work-friendly WiFi and quiet spaces to non-smoking areas, from budget-friendly prices to accessible venues — everything you need is waiting for you in one single app. Your time is precious. So is your coffee. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Best Coffee4 screens
Cafém3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Best Coffee at none against Cafém's 4. Best Coffee also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0.0 vs 18.0). On price 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. Cafém sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Best Coffee asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Best Coffee versus Cafém: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBest CoffeeCafém
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (40 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews40.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings40 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBEST COFFEE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITEDAyca Akman

Bugs and requests

Best Coffee

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App stuck on 'checking location' screen
  • Map search and nearby search completely broken
  • Login/sign-up process fails with error messages
  • App freezes when trying to favorite/unfavorite cafes
  • Persistent notification badge that cannot be cleared
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  • Pages and searches fail to load
  • Google API key issues preventing city search
  • Sign in with Apple authentication errors
  • App hangs on timer/splash screen on startup
  • Cafe listings not appearing on map view
  • Search by nearby location non-functional
  • Data not syncing across sessions

Requested features

12 requests
  • Allow users to add or suggest new coffee shops
  • Metric distance option (meters/kilometers)
  • Ability to write detailed comments with ratings
  • Price range filtering and display
  • Photo upload capability from users
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  • Browse by suburb or neighborhood
  • Search by coffee machine type
  • Opening hours accuracy and reliability
  • User-generated reviews and comments
  • Quality control for community submissions
  • Website links for cafe information
  • Filter by cafe amenities and atmosphere

Cafém

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Best Coffee

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Cafém

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
  • Weekly Subscription$0.997 Days
  • Annual Subscription$9.991 Year
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  • Annual Discounted Subscription$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Best Coffee free?
Best Coffee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cafém free?
Cafém is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Best Coffee or Cafém have ads?
Neither Best Coffee nor Cafém shows ads.

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