Bean vs CoffeeBee
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bean
Discover, rate, and explore coffees and cafes worldwide. Connect with friends, share your experiences, and track your caffeine intake. Find your next favorite brew with this community-driven coffee discovery platform.
- Discover top-rated coffees and cafes
- Rate and review coffee experiences
- Socialize with friends and follow their adventures
- Get notified about recommended coffees
- View recent posts for cafe insights
- Track daily caffeine intake
Read full descriptionHide full description
Bean: Your Passport to the Perfect Cup! Discover, Rate, and Savor with Bean! Whether you're a coffee connoisseur or just starting your coffee journey, there's something for everyone. From local gems to global favorites, find your perfect brew and join our vibrant community of coffee enthusiasts. • EXPLORE: Discover top-rated coffees and cafés, near and far. • RATE & REVIEW: Share your coffee experiences and earn badges. • SOCIALIZE: Follow friends and explore their coffee adventures. • GET NOTIFIED: Stay updated on the best coffees recommended by you. • CAFÉ INSIGHTS: Check out recent posts to find your next coffee spot. • CAFFEINE TRACKER: Monitor your daily caffeine intake and stay energized. Join Bean today and elevate your coffee experience!
CoffeeBee
Log your coffee experiences, discover cafes matching your taste, and train your palate. This app helps you remember great brews and avoid disappointing ones, even in unfamiliar cities.
- Coffee diary with ratings and notes
- Automatic taste profile creation
- Cafe recommendations based on palate
- Flavor training game
- Searchable coffee memory
Read full descriptionHide full description
Remember every great cup. Skip the bad ones. Find cafes that match your taste - even in cities you've never visited. Most of us forget. You walk back into a cafe you liked, blank on what was actually good, and order a flat white by reflex - instead of the Honduras filter that blew you away last time. Every new order is a 6-euro gamble. CoffeeBee remembers for you. Log a cup in seconds - no sommelier vocabulary, no homework. After a few cups, CoffeeBee learns your taste from your real coffee: turns out you love chocolatey medium roasts and bounce off Nordic light ones. Then it puts that to work: - Coffee diary - every cup you drink out, with a rating, photo and notes. Your searchable coffee memory. - Taste profile - your acidity, body, sweetness and roast preferences, built automatically from what you actually drink. - Highlights - at the cafe, scan the beans on the menu and see which match your taste before you order. Skip the bad bets. - Cafe map - specialty cafes near you, sorted by what fits your palate, not generic top-rated lists. Works even in cities you've never visited. - Flavour game - train your palate and learn to name what you taste, without a barista course. Remember the good ones. Skip the bad bets. Find your kind of cafe - anywhere. Free to use.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: CoffeeBee at none against Bean's shown. CoffeeBee also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Bean ships an update every 3 weeks, CoffeeBee every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on July 8, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bean | CoffeeBee |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 209 MB | 120 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Zachary Morgan | Oleksii Latyshev |
Customer experience
Bean
CoffeeBee
In-app purchases
Bean
No in-app purchases
CoffeeBee
No in-app purchases
