Comparison

Fellow vs Brewly Coffee

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

Head to head
About

Fellow

Enhance your coffee brewing experience by connecting your smart coffee maker. Create custom brew profiles, schedule brews, and fine-tune every variable for perfect results. Access educational content to master your espresso craft.

Highlights
  • Create custom brew profiles
  • Schedule brews in advance
  • Fine-tune brewing variables
  • Access guided educational content
  • Improve espresso technique
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Connect your Fellow Aiden or Espresso Series 1 to unlock the full experience and stay up to date with the latest features. Aiden - Brew exceptional coffee with precision and ease. Create, edit, and share custom brew profiles Schedule brews in advance Fine-tune every variable for perfect results Combining precision, control, and speed, Aiden delivers pour-over quality coffee at the press of a button. Espresso Series 1 - Master your espresso craft. Access guided educational content Learn how to dial in your machine Improve your technique and consistency Profile syncing and Drops for Espresso Series 1 coming soon.

About

Brewly Coffee

Log your coffee experiences, discover new beans and roasters, and connect with a community of coffee lovers. Capture your coffee journey with personalized ratings, notes, and photos to elevate your daily brew.

Highlights
  • Log coffee cups with ratings and notes
  • Track beans and roasters
  • Discover new coffee and roasters
  • Community insights and trending coffees
  • Simple and clean design
Features
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Brewly helps you log every cup, explore new beans, and discover what makes your perfect brew. Whether you're a casual coffee drinker or a passionate home barista, Brewly makes it easy to capture your coffee journey and connect with the wider coffee community. FEATURES Log in seconds Snap a photo of your bag and Brewly's smart recognition fills in the bean details for you. Rate your brew, add tasting notes, and build your coffee history. Dial in every brew Track brew method, dose, water, temperature, and time — then compare brews to find what makes your best cup. Discover great coffee Explore top-rated roasters and beans, see what the community is loving, and find your next favorite bag. Build your library Every bean and brew you log lives in your personal library, with ratings, notes, and photos you can revisit anytime. Save what you love Keep a list of roasters, beans, and cafés you want to remember — and find them on the map when you're nearby. Share the journey Follow friends, see what they're brewing, and like and comment on their cups — while your coffee passport tracks everywhere your taste has taken you. Whether it's a quick morning cup or a weekend pour-over project, Brewly helps you remember what you brewed, how it tasted, and what to try next.

Screenshots

Fellow4 screens
Brewly Coffee4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Brewly Coffee at 100% against Fellow's 10%. Brewly Coffee also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.0). Fellow's advantage is ratings volume (55 vs 4) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Brewly Coffee holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fellow has 55 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 10% of Fellow's written reviews are positive against 100% of Brewly Coffee's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fellow ships an update every 4 weeks, Brewly Coffee monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and August 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Fellow versus Brewly Coffee: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFellowBrewly Coffee
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (55 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews10.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings55 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size123 MB45 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperFellowNapeague, LLC

Customer experience

Fellow

All ratings55 ratings
Positive21.8%
Neutral5.5%
Negative72.7%
Written reviews237 reviews
Positive10.1%
Neutral8.0%
Negative81.9%

Brewly Coffee

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Fellow

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App unable to connect to WiFi
  • Bluetooth pairing problems
  • Inconsistent device visibility

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to brew by grams of coffee
  • Scheduling and remote start features
  • Custom recipe input and management

Brewly Coffee

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Fellow

No in-app purchases

None

Brewly Coffee

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fellow free?
Fellow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Brewly Coffee free?
Brewly Coffee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Fellow or Brewly Coffee?
Brewly Coffee is rated higher. Fellow averages 2.0 out of 5 from 55 ratings, while Brewly Coffee averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Fellow or Brewly Coffee have ads?
Neither Fellow nor Brewly Coffee shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fellow or Brewly Coffee?
Fellow ships an update every 4 weeks, and Brewly Coffee monthly. Most recently, Fellow was updated on September 25, 2026 and Brewly Coffee on August 14, 2026.

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