Dad Finder vs Coffee Bean Vault
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dad Finder
This app uses a compass to show the direction and distance to a loved one, ideal for families separated by travel. It prioritizes privacy with no sign-up or location tracking beyond direction and distance. Premium features offer real-time updates and widgets.
- Compass points to designated person
- Shows distance in miles or kilometers
- Privacy-focused design
- Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
- Apple Watch app and complication
- Optional physical Dad Compass device
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Dad Finder is a compass that points to someone you love. No map. No pins. No feed. Just one needle that turns toward Dad, wherever he is, and shows how far away he is. One glance and the kids at home know: that way, 4,712 miles. BUILT BY A PILOT DAD I'm a commercial pilot, and my job keeps me away from home for days, sometimes weeks. A dot on a map never helped my kids feel closer. So I built a compass. When they miss me, they look at it, and it points to me. That's the whole idea. HOW IT WORKS • Install Dad Finder on the phone of the person who travels. That's the Dad phone. • Install it on the phones at home, enter the Dad phone's Device ID, and the compass points to him. • Or set Home on the Dad phone and it shows the way back. • Rename "Dad" to Mom, Grandpa or anyone you like. Choose kilometers or miles. • With Premium, add the Dad Finder widget to your Home Screen or Lock Screen and see the way to Dad without opening the app. • On Apple Watch, the needle turns with your wrist and points the way to Dad. Put it on your watch face as a complication. FOR FAMILIES WHO LIVE APART FOR A WHILE Pilots and flight crews. Military families during deployment. Truck drivers, sailors, offshore and rotation workers. Parents who travel for work. Grandparents across the country. Long-distance couples. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No sign-up, no email, no contact list. Devices pair with a Device ID. • No map of your movements. The compass shows only direction and distance. • Your location travels over encrypted connections. • Delete your account and data at any time with one tap in Help. FREE AND PREMIUM Dad Finder is free to use. Without Premium, the Dad phone updates its position once a day when you open the app. Premium keeps the compass current with automatic background updates, adds the Home Screen and Lock Screen widget and the Apple Watch app, and syncs to as many devices as you like, including the Dad Compass. Only the Dad phone needs Premium for updates; the widget and the Apple Watch app are available on each phone with Premium. • Monthly plan with a 1-week free trial, or yearly plan with a 1-month free trial. • Payment is charged to your Apple Account when the free trial ends. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. THE DAD COMPASS Prefer something on the shelf instead of a screen? The Dad Compass is a handcrafted, WiFi-connected desk compass that I assemble and program myself. It sits at home and always points to you, with no phone needed on their side. Every Dad Compass comes with 2 years of Premium. Order it from inside the app. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.cuesoft.org/df-pp/
Coffee Bean Vault
Catalog your coffee experiences by creating digital cards for each bean. Record tasting notes, origins, brew methods, and add photos. The app offers private storage and syncs across devices, with an option to unlock unlimited features.
- Create visual coffee bean cards
- Record origin, variety, process, roast, notes, photos
- Log brew recipes and results
- Track café details and visits
- Scan packaging and spoken notes (Beta)
- Private data storage and iCloud sync
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Turn every coffee you discover into a card worth keeping. Coffee Bean Vault is a private coffee card collection for preserving the beans you have tasted, the stories behind them, and the memories you want to revisit. BUILD YOUR COFFEE CARD COLLECTION • Create a visual card for every coffee bean you discover • Record origin, variety, process, roast, tasting notes, photos, and ratings • Browse your collection and quickly find coffees you loved • Share and import BeanVault cards with other coffee lovers MORE THAN A BEAN COLLECTION • Log brew recipes and results • Keep café details, visits, and orders together • Review trends and milestones through statistics and the Coffee Calendar FAST CAPTURE • Scan coffee packaging, café details, and orders from photos (Beta) • Turn spoken coffee notes into editable records (Beta) • Recognition uses on-device models; BeanVault does not upload your photos for analysis PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Your personal data stays on your device and in your private iCloud account • iCloud keeps your collection in sync across your Apple devices • No BeanVault account is required The free version lets you collect up to 10 coffee bean cards. BeanVault Pro is a one-time in-app purchase that unlocks unlimited cards, search and advanced filters, and the Coffee Calendar.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Dad Finder at 16.0 against Coffee Bean Vault's 18.0. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Dad Finder sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Coffee Bean Vault sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Dad Finder against 5.0 for Coffee Bean Vault. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dad Finder | Coffee Bean Vault |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Santiago Borja Lopez | 畅 刘 |
Customer experience
Dad Finder
Coffee Bean Vault
In-app purchases
Dad Finder
- Dad Finder - One Month7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Dad Finder - One Year1 Month trial$9.991 Year
Coffee Bean Vault
- Origin & Nature Card Pack$0.99
- Cozy Coffee Cats Card Pack$0.99
- Aussie Coffee Pals Card Pack$0.99
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- Daily Tools Card Pack$0.99
- Classic Tools Card Pack$0.99
- American Retro Signs Card Pack$0.99
- Coffee Riviera Card Pack$0.99
- Sunday Bakery Card Pack$0.99
- Country Provisions Card Pack$0.99
- BeanVault Pro$5.99
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