Good Espresso vs HomeGrind
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Good Espresso
Log your daily espresso shots with detailed notes and photos. Track variables like beans, brew ratio, and extraction time to perfect your home barista skills. Discover new recipes and improve your technique.
- Log espresso shots
- Track brewing variables
- Save favorite recipes
- Add notes and photos
- Discover user recipes
- Log coffee shop drinks
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Good Espresso is for anyone who wants to make delicious espresso at home. Every day when you make your espresso, you can log everything about your shot, from the beans to all the nerdiest variables like brew ratio. Take notes and photos, track your progress, and dial in your technique until your favorite coffee shop is the one in your own kitchen. - Log every shot in your journal - Favorite recipes and quickly log them again every time you make that drink - Track every variable like a pro barista: beans, grind, dose weight, yield weight, brew ratio, pressure, pre-infusion time, extraction time - Upload both shot and final drink photos - Make notes on your method and what to try next time to improve - Discover shots and recipes from other users and find new things to try - New! Log drinks from your favorite coffee shop.
HomeGrind
Transform your phone into a professional ordering system for any gathering. Easily create digital menus, let guests customize their orders, and manage incoming requests efficiently. Focus on enjoying your event while this app handles the details.
- Build custom digital menus
- Guest order customization
- Organized order queue
- Shareable links and QR codes
- Mark orders as complete
- Professional hosting tool
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The easiest way to host... well, anything. Tired of scrap paper, forgotten orders, and "how did you want your martini again?" HomeGrind turns your phone into a professional ordering hub for your home, office, or local hangout. Whether you’re serving craft cocktails, being an at-home barista, or hosting a neighborhood bake sale, HomeGrind handles the details so you can handle the fun. If you can make a menu, you can run it on HomeGrind. HOW IT WORKS: 1. Build Your Menu: Name your shop and add your items. Customize everything—add options for milk types, steak temps, or extra spice. 2. Guests Order Their Way: Share your unique link or QR code. Guests browse your digital menu and customize their order to their exact mood. 3. Master the Queue: Every order lands in one clean, organized list. Tap to mark it done, then get right back to the conversation. Why it works for you: - City Living: Perfect for apartment hangs where space is tight and the music is loud. - Zero Pressure: Guests browse the menu and customize at their own pace. - Pro Vibes: Give your home-brew or home-cook game a polished, digital edge. Stop scribbling. Start hosting. Download HomeGrind today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HomeGrind at 4.8 against Good Espresso's 4.1. HomeGrind also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly). Good Espresso's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (83% vs 75%). On price, ratings volume, ads 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
Both are free to download. HomeGrind sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Good Espresso asks for nothing beyond the download.
HomeGrind holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 18 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of Good Espresso's written reviews are positive against 75% of HomeGrind's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Good Espresso ships an update monthly, HomeGrind weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Good Espresso | HomeGrind |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (7 ratings) | 4.8 (18 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 18 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Joshua Johnson | Michael Colman |
Customer experience
Good Espresso
HomeGrind
In-app purchases
Good Espresso
No in-app purchases
HomeGrind
- Barista Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
- Barista Pro Annual$19.991 Year









