Best Coffee vs ASTRID Bakery
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Specialty coffee shop discovery
- Cafes near you
- Expert reviews
- Interactive maps
- Weekly new cafe updates
- Cafes 'on our radar'
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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.
ASTRID Bakery
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Astrid is a London luxury artisan bakery. Every morning our bakers arrive before dawn to hand-laminate croissants, prove sourdough loaves and craft seasonal pastries from scratch using the finest ingredients. Now, for the first time, a curation of our freshly baked goods, breads, savoury items, cakes and pantry provisions are available to order for delivery straight to your door or collection from our London Atelier.
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Verdict
Best Coffee and ASTRID Bakery are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. Both last shipped on November 10, 2026.
| Parameter | Best Coffee | ASTRID Bakery |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (40 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 40.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 40 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BEST COFFEE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED | Slerp |
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
ASTRID Bakery
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Best Coffee
No in-app purchases
ASTRID Bakery
No in-app purchases
