Comparison

Coffee Journal vs Brewprint

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

Head to head
About

Coffee Journal

Log your coffee beans, track brewing parameters, and discover new recipes with AI assistance. This app helps you organize your coffee journey, from bean origin to tasting notes, and even generate recipes from web links.

Highlights
  • AI-powered coffee bean logging
  • Track grind settings and resting time
  • Organize beans with multiple views
  • Generate recipes from web links
  • Explore recipes from top baristas
  • Chat with a coffee expert AI
Read full description

BeanBook is a free coffee app for specialty coffee lovers. Keep a coffee journal, organize your beans with a coffee tracker, explore coffee recipes, and discover coffee deals from specialty roasters. Remember what made each cup great. Save your photos, tasting notes, grind settings and brewing details together, from your morning pour-over to a memorable café visit. YOUR COFFEE JOURNAL - Record home brews and café visits with photos, notes and ratings. - Track dose, ratio, grind, water temperature and brew time. - Attach beans, Gear and recipes to each Brew Log. - Customize sections and backgrounds to make the journal your own. - Changes save as you edit. - Revisit your cups in list or grid view and track your week in coffee. YOUR COFFEE TRACKER - Scan coffee bags with AI to fill in the roaster, origin, process and tasting notes. - Track roast dates, resting time and how each bag is aging. - Pause the roast clock while a bag is frozen. - Match your beans to jars with numbered or custom container labels. - Remember your favorite coffees and keep a history of finished bags. EXPLORE COFFEE RECIPES - Discover brewing methods and save your own coffee recipes. - Keep dose, ratio, grind settings and temperature ready for your next brew. - Start a Brew Log from a saved recipe. - Calculate water amounts for two to five pours with Brew Calculator. - Follow your brew with the built-in timer. Find recipes for Hario V60, AeroPress, Hario Switch, OXO Rapid Brewer, V60 NEO, NextLevel Pulsar, Deep27, Origami, Orea, Chemex, French Press and Cezve. Explore recipes from coffee professionals including James Hoffmann, Tetsu Kasuya, Lance Hedrick, Scott Rao, The Coffee Chronicler, April Coffee Roasters and World Brewers Cup champions. EXPLORE COFFEE DEALS AND NEW DROPS - Discover coffee deals and new releases from specialty roasters. - Browse beans by origin, process and flavor. - Find new roasters and revisit your favorites. YOUR COFFEE GEAR - Organize grinders, brewers, kettles and scales with photos, notes and ratings. - Save grinder settings for the coffees you brew. - Find related Brew Logs on bean and Gear pages. - Keep a wish list for your next setup. BEANBOOK AI - Scan bags to spend less time entering coffee details. - Ask about origins, processing, flavor notes and brewing techniques. - Get suggestions for grind size, temperature, resting time and extraction. TRY IT WITH SAMPLE BEANS - Get started with sample beans and explore Pro features before adding your own coffee. FREE TO START BeanBook is a free coffee app with optional Pro features. Keep up to 10 fully unlocked Brew Logs on the free plan, plus unlimited basic logs with photos, notes, beans, locations and overall ratings. BeanBook Pro unlocks unlimited beans, recipes and Gear, plus advanced Brew Log features beyond the free allowance. Brew, taste, remember. Keep your coffee journey in BeanBook. Terms of Service: https://beanbook.app/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://beanbook.app/policy

About

Brewprint

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Brewprint is your personal coffee brewing journal. Log every pour-over, track your beans, and uncover insights that help you brew better coffee. TRACK YOUR BREWS Record coffee-to-water ratio, grind size, water temperature, brew time, and tasting notes. Rate each cup and see what works. BUILD YOUR BEAN LIBRARY Catalog your coffee beans with roaster, origin, variety, process, and flavor profiles. Never forget a great coffee. CREATE REUSABLE RECIPES Save your favorite brewing methods as templates. Start each brew with your proven settings. GAIN INSIGHTS Discover patterns in your brewing data. Find your top-rated beans, best recipes, and what variables matter most for your taste. OFFLINE FIRST All your data stays on your device. No account required. Your brewing journal is always available, with or without internet.

Screenshots

Coffee Journal4 screens
Brewprint4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Brewprint at none against Coffee Journal's 4. Coffee Journal's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#197 vs unranked). 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. Coffee Journal sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.90 per month. Brewprint asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Coffee Journal ships an update every 5 days, Brewprint every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Coffee Journal versus Brewprint: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCoffee JournalBrewprint
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (27 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings27 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
Best chart rank#197 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size102 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBitleverYunkee Lee

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Coffee Journal

Subscriptions4
  • BeanBook Pro Monthly$7.901 Month
  • BeanBook Pro1 Month trial$35.901 Year
  • BeanBook Pro1 Month trial$49.901 Year
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  • BeanBook Pro1 Year trial$49.901 Year
None

Brewprint

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Coffee Journal free?
Coffee Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Brewprint free?
Brewprint is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Coffee Journal or Brewprint have ads?
Brewprint shows ads; Coffee Journal does not.
Which is updated more often, Coffee Journal or Brewprint?
Coffee Journal ships an update every 5 days, and Brewprint every 3 days. Most recently, Coffee Journal was updated on September 22, 2026 and Brewprint on September 15, 2026.

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