Catador Cupping vs QUANTIFY CVA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Catador Cupping
This app digitizes the SCAA coffee cupping scoresheet, allowing users to rate sensory criteria with sliders and tick boxes. It includes features for managing cupping flights, recording notes, and exporting scores via email or CSV.
- SCAA cupping scoresheet replication
- Slider-based sensory rating
- Uniformity, Clean Cup, Sweetness scoring
- Virtual keyboard for notes
- Automatic total score calculation
- Cupping flight management
- Data export via email and CSV
- AirPrint and AirDrop sharing
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Catador replicates the industry standard SCAA coffee cupping scoresheet with an easy-to-use system of sliders to rate sensory criteria and tick boxes to mark off-cups in the categories of Uniformity, Clean Cup and Sweetness. Touching the Notes line launches a virtual keyboard so that you can record your comments and total scores are tallied immediately and accurately on the right hand side in the Total Score box. So simple, and yet it works perfectly. Catador goes further to include administrative features that make it even more useful in the field. From the Home screen, you can add and delete cupping flights, identifying the number of samples in each group, which are given generic alphabetic labels or numbers that can be given unique names. (Both Arabica and Robusta are available) After the day’s cupping is done (or when asked to turn in your Q Grader cupping evaluation), users can also permanently lock each flight so that it cannot be changed later. The system gives you a popup warning that the operation cannot be undone. No cupping scoresheet application can be fully functional in the real world unless you have some way to export the data. Catador presently includes an email function that sends scores as a text document to any email address, as well as a .CSV file which may be imported into other applications or a worksheet. There is also an Airprint option, where you may print the output to any Airprint enabled printer wirelessly. On the latest version, you may also share your sessions using the Airdrop feature on all supported iOS devices.
QUANTIFY CVA
Digitize coffee evaluations with this tool, enabling accurate, consistent, and data-driven assessments. Save, share, and analyze your coffee quality data to improve training and communication.
- Customizable evaluation templates
- Input evaluations by category
- Statistical analysis and visualization
- Evaluator management
- Convert to SCA CVA PDF forms
- Cloud-based access
- Real-time multi-user sync
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The "Quantify CVA" Coffee Value Assessment App is a digital tool built to perform quantitative coffee assessments using the official Coffee Value Assessment (CVA) system developed by the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA). It overcomes the limitations of traditional handwritten cupping forms and enables accurate, consistent, and data-driven evaluations that can be saved, shared, and analyzed anytime. "Quantify CVA" app was created as a joint venture between BP&Solution and ENTARO. Core Features 1. Creation Mode: Enables creation of customizable evaluation templates. Supports morphological evaluation, emotional evaluation, and combined evaluation templates, with configurable settings for country, variety, and processing method. 2. Assessment Mode: Allows inputting evaluations by category (aroma, aftertaste, acidity, sweetness, mouthfeel, overall impression) with automatic saving. 3. Analysis Mode: Performs statistical analysis and visualization of inputted data to identify quality trends. 4. Administrator Mode: Controls overall system operations: evaluator management, progress monitoring, and data integrity maintenance. 5. Conversion Mode: Converts app-generated templates into SCA (Specialty Coffee Association) CVA PDF forms. Technical Features - Cloud-based access — Evaluate from anywhere - Real-time multi-user sync — Evaluate together, remotely - Multiple output options — Export data to PDF, Excel, or via API - Encrypted data protection — Security you can trust Use Cases - Roasteries / Green Coffee Buyers: Quality comparison, data-based selection, standardization of coffee value assessment - Training Centers / Seminars: Sensory skills development, class evaluation, learner performance analysis - Export/Import Businesses: Streamlined communication through objective evaluation results - Research Institutions: Deriving comprehensive quality insights by correlating CVA data with scientific analysis Recommended For - Baristas who want to standardize and visualize their cupping data - Trainers managing sensory evaluation for learners or staff - Coffee professionals looking to communicate with clarity across stakeholders - Researchers transforming sensory input into data-driven insights The Future of Coffee Evaluation Starts Here - Digitize the sensory quality of coffee - Build a language for communicating value - Ensure fairness, traceability, and transparency in coffee evaluation - Improve training, competitions, and education through clear, consistent data CVA App: A tool to translate your sensual experiences into quantifiable data Now, with quantified coffee value, fairer and smarter assessments begin. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: QUANTIFY CVA at Free against Catador Cupping's $14.99. QUANTIFY CVA also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and review sentiment (100% vs 74%). Catador Cupping's advantage is chart position (#122 vs unranked) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). On 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
QUANTIFY CVA is free to download; Catador Cupping costs $14.99 up front. Catador Cupping sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and QUANTIFY CVA sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
QUANTIFY CVA holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Catador Cupping has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Catador Cupping's written reviews are positive against 100% of QUANTIFY CVA's.
Catador Cupping ships an update every 4 months, QUANTIFY CVA every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Catador Cupping | QUANTIFY CVA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $14.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Freemium — better |
| Best chart rank | #122 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 113 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Softlogic, S.A. | BP&Solution Co.Ltd |
Customer experience
Catador Cupping
QUANTIFY CVA
In-app purchases
Catador Cupping
- Robusta Scoresheet$2.99
QUANTIFY CVA
- CVA Premium Subscription$9.991 Month






