Comparison

Bean vs Percolate

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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!

About

Percolate

Discover coffee beans tailored to your unique taste preferences. This app learns your ideal roast, acidity, and flavor profiles to recommend specific bags. It also helps you track your coffee inventory and find deals on your favorite brews.

Highlights
  • Personalized Coffee DNA
  • Daily taste-matched recommendations
  • Extensive bag database
  • Scan bag labels for info
  • Coffee inventory tracking
  • Price watching for Pro users
Features
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Percolate learns what you actually like in a cup, then points you at bags worth buying. Answer a few questions about how you take your coffee and it builds your Coffee DNA: your roast, the acidity you want, the body you like, the flavors you keep reaching for. From then on the recommendations follow your own taste, bag by bag. What's inside: - Your Coffee DNA, sharpening a little each time you rate a cup - A pick for today matched to your taste, plus one to brew from a bag you already own - Hundreds of real bags from roasters worth knowing, narrowed by roast and flavor - Scan a bag's label with your camera to pull up its profile and where to buy it - A shelf that tracks your bags, from wishlist to finished - Buying takes two taps and hands you to the roaster's own checkout Percolate Pro watches prices for you. Follow the coffees you want and we'll tell you the moment one gets cheaper, so you stop paying full price out of habit. Pro raises your daily scan limit as well. We earn a small commission when you buy through a link. It doesn't change what we recommend or what you pay. You don't need an account to start. Your taste stays on your phone until you decide to sign in. Percolate Pro is an auto-renewable subscription. Pricing: $3.99 per month or $24.99 per year, with a one-time $39 Lifetime unlock also available. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and you can manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://percolateapp.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://percolateapp.com/privacy

Screenshots

Bean4 screens
Percolate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bean at none against Percolate's 2. Percolate's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Percolate sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Bean asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Bean versus Percolate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeanPercolate
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size217 MB48 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperZachary MorganTimberline Ventures LLC

Customer experience

Bean

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Percolate

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Bean

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Percolate

Subscriptions1
  • Percolate Pro (Monthly)$3.991 Month
One-time1
  • Percolate Pro (Lifetime)$39.00

Questions

Is Bean free?
Bean is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Percolate free?
Percolate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bean or Percolate have ads?
Bean shows ads; Percolate does not.
Which is updated more often, Bean or Percolate?
Bean ships an update every 3 weeks, and Percolate every 3 weeks. Most recently, Bean was updated on October 30, 2026 and Percolate on October 12, 2026.

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