Comparison

Hey Barista vs COMYU

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

Head to head
About

Hey Barista

Find expertly curated cafés based on your location or travel plans. Discover perfect spots for any occasion, from quiet work sessions to social meetups, complete with detailed information and user-saved favorites. Explore exclusive stories from the vibrant coffee community.

Highlights
  • Expertly curated café recommendations
  • Search by location or upcoming trips
  • Personalized café preferences
  • Detailed café information and photos
  • Save favorite cafés
  • Exclusive coffee culture stories
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Discover the best cafés, curated by coffee-obsessed experts who know their cities inside and out. Whether you’re looking for a place to write a novel, pick up a latte, or catch up with a friend, we’ll help you find the perfect spot and a great coffee. Browse by map or list view, personalize your café preferences, view photos, learn about each café, and save must-visit spots for later. Plus read exclusive stories about the most interesting and creative people in the coffee world, from a drag queen who doubles as a barista to an artist who paints with coffee grounds and a coffee shop owner who sings in a soul gospel choir. APP FEATURES: Find cafés: Search for nearby cafés based on your current location or browse other cities’ top cafés before an upcoming trip. Magazine: Read the latest edition of Hey Barista magazine and get exclusive stories about the coffee world and people who work in it. Current cities: Amsterdam, Barcelona, and Sydney, with more to follow soon!

About

COMYU

Connect with fellow coffee enthusiasts to share experiences, discover new coffee spots, and explore roasters worldwide. Document your favorite coffee journeys and build a community around your passion for specialty coffee.

Highlights
  • Share coffee knowledge and passion
  • Submit reviews and suggestions
  • Check-in to coffee experiences
  • Discover coffee spots and roasters
  • Save favorite places and roasters
  • Create wishlists
  • Connect with coffee friends
Features
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Hey coffee lover. Nice to meet you! Comyu is a social discovery app centered around the promotion of a better coffee! We built it for die-hard coffee lovers to share coffee experiences, discover fire-ass coffee spots, and engage with coffee friends. There are three ways to use Comyu: SHARE - your knowledge, passion and love for specialty coffee by submitting reviews and/or suggestions - your Coffee Experiences (with a Check-In) - your favorites coffee spots, roasters, wishlist DISCOVER / EXPLORE Places, Roasters and Coffees Want to explore some local coffee scenes from all around the world or just want to know more about that latest fire-ass coffee place nearby? Comyu is there for you! You can: - search for roasters and find where their coffees are served nearby and everywhere. - save your favorite places and roasters, create wishlists, and access your lists anytime through your Comyu profile & personalized map. CONNECT / FIND A COMMUNITY With Comyu, you can make coffee friends and inspire them. In a nutshell, Comyu is here to connect and inspire coffee lovers for a better coffee world!

Screenshots

Hey Barista4 screens
COMYU4 screens

Verdict

The call

Hey Barista and COMYU both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of COMYU's written reviews are positive against 50% of Hey Barista's. Hey Barista's advantage is ratings volume (9 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.1). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Hey Barista against 5.0 for COMYU. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 2 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Hey Barista's written reviews are positive against 100% of COMYU's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hey Barista ships an update fortnightly, COMYU monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Hey Barista versus COMYU: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHey BaristaCOMYU
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (9 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9 — better2
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.4 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB42 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperOatly ABCOMYU

Customer experience

Hey Barista

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative41.7%

COMYU

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Hey Barista

No in-app purchases

None

COMYU

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hey Barista free?
Hey Barista is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is COMYU free?
COMYU is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hey Barista or COMYU?
Hey Barista and COMYU are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 9 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Hey Barista or COMYU have ads?
Neither Hey Barista nor COMYU shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hey Barista or COMYU?
Hey Barista ships an update fortnightly, and COMYU monthly. Most recently, Hey Barista was updated on October 2, 2026 and COMYU on October 16, 2026.

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