AeroPress Timer vs Bean Juice
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AeroPress Timer
Brew exceptional coffee with this companion app for the AeroPress. Explore a curated collection of recipes and follow step-by-step instructions to craft the perfect cup every time. Elevate your coffee brewing experience.
- Curated AeroPress recipes
- Step-by-step brewing instructions
- Explore coffee versatility
- Brewing timer integration
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Over 20,000 people are already drinking better coffee than you! Don't wait another moment, dust off that AeroPress and get to brewing with AeroPress Timer. AeroPress Timer is the perfect companion for the AeroPress and allows you to explore the versatility of the AeroPress with a catalog of carefully curated recipes. AeroPress Timer walks you through each recipe step-by-step to create the perfect cup. There's no excuse for drinking bad coffee. AeroPress is a registered trademark of Aerobie, Inc., Palo Alto, California, USA.
Bean Juice
Calculate your ideal coffee brewing ratios and explore different brew methods. Customize cup sizes and experiment to discover your perfect coffee.
- Coffee recipe calculation
- Customizable cup sizes
- Multiple brew methods supported
- Ratio experimentation
- Aeropress, Chemex, French Press, V60 support
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Bean Juice is a simple app for calculating your coffee recipes for you. Pick your preferred cup size in the settings and play with ratios and brew methods to find your perfect cup of coffee. Bean Juice currently supports Aeropress, Chemex, French Press and the V60, but we are working on adding more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Bean Juice at Free against AeroPress Timer's $4.99. Bean Juice also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.8) and review sentiment (67% vs 55%). AeroPress Timer's advantage is chart position (#70 vs unranked) and ratings volume (115 vs 14). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Bean Juice is free to download; AeroPress Timer costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Bean Juice holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AeroPress Timer has 115 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of AeroPress Timer's written reviews are positive against 67% of Bean Juice's.
AeroPress Timer ships an update every 6 weeks, Bean Juice monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AeroPress Timer | Bean Juice |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.8 (115 ratings) | 4.6 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 54.7% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 115 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #70 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Beloved Robot, LLC | Nifty Tree Studios |
Customer experience
AeroPress Timer
Bean Juice
Bugs and requests
AeroPress Timer
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes when setting water temperature
- Timer loses track of time when app is switched
- Apple Watch app is not functional
- Inconsistent behavior when creating new recipes
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to edit existing recipes
- Include water temperature and grind size details
- Implement a recipe rating/review system
- Add more recent championship-winning recipes
- Allow users to create and share their own recipes
Bean Juice
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
AeroPress Timer
No in-app purchases
Bean Juice
No in-app purchases
Questions
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