Brewlog vs Coffee Brew Timer & Journal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Brewlog
This app helps home baristas and coffee enthusiasts track their espresso brewing. Log brew and grind details, use a built-in timer, and save favorite beans to consistently brew better coffee. It simplifies the process of dialing in espresso and highlights your best shots.
- Log brew and grind details
- Built-in brew timer
- Dial in espresso
- Save favorite beans
- Search coffee entries
- View shot history
- Quick actions
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Attention home baristas and coffee enthusiasts! Introducing Brewlog – the app that helps you track your espresso but easier. Why Choose BrewLog? - Save time on dialling in espresso - Save money by not wasting those precious beans - Consistently brew better coffee at home What sets BrewLog apart? Simplicity. We've focused on the essentials: 1. Create an overview of your home-brewed espresso coffees 2. Log brew and grind details effortlessly 3. Use the built-in brew timer for precise shot timing 4. Dial in your espresso and highlight your best shots 5. Save favourite beans for quick access on future brews 6. Search across your open coffees and favorites 7. View a comprehensive shot history for each bean 8. Swipe for quick actions on any coffee entry 9. Sort your lists by name, date, or rating Download now and get brewing!
Coffee Brew Timer & Journal
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Great coffee is not luck. It is a ratio, a grind, a temperature and a clock — and Carafe keeps all four in your pocket so every cup you make tomorrow is a little better than today's. Most brewing apps are either a timer or a notebook. Carafe is both, wired together: ten dialed-in recipes, a grind guide you can actually feel, a cellar for the beans you own, and a journal that turns rated cups into insight. Everything lives on your phone, works without a signal, and never asks you to sign up. WHAT YOU GET • Nail the recipe on the first try — V60, Chemex, AeroPress, French press, Moka pot, espresso, cold brew, drip, Turkish and siphon, each with its exact coffee-to-water ratio, grind, time and water temperature • Stop guessing at the grinder — seven grind sizes from Extra Fine to Extra Coarse, each described by feel (flour, table salt, beach sand, sea salt) and matched to the brewers it was made for • Brew to the second — a phase-aware timer that flags the bloom window for pour-over styles and taps you at start, bloom and finish so your eyes stay on the kettle • Know what is in rotation and how fresh it is — log origin, roast level, tasting notes and roast date, and Carafe tells you whether a bag is resting, at peak, fading or past its prime • Remember what worked — every session records the method, the bean, a 1–5 rating and the tweak to try next time • See your habits at a glance — total brews, average rating, this week's count, your top method and top bean PERFECT FOR • Home baristas chasing a repeatable morning cup • Pour-over and filter drinkers dialing in a new bag • Espresso owners tired of wasting shots to find the sweet spot • Anyone who buys good beans and wants to taste the difference WHY NOT JUST USE THE KITCHEN TIMER AND A NOTES APP? Because the timer does not know when the bloom ends, and the notes app does not know which bean or method you meant. Carafe ties the recipe, the timer, the bean and the rating into one record, so three weeks from now you can open the cellar and see exactly why the Ethiopian was better at a finer grind. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No account. No cloud. No analytics riding along with your coffee. Your recipes, beans and sessions are stored on your device only, and the app works completely offline — in a cabin, on a plane, at 5 a.m. before the router wakes up. FULL ACCESS Carafe is a paid app. Choose the plan that suits you: a weekly subscription or a yearly subscription. Both unlock every brew method, unlimited beans and sessions, the grind guide and insights. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and you can manage or cancel them anytime in your App Store account settings. Download Carafe, log the bag on your counter and time your next pour with the bloom phase on. Terms of Service: https://pnkl26.web.app/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://pnkl26.web.app/privacy-policy Support: pnkhanhlinh0206@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Coffee Brew Timer & Journal at every 4 months against Brewlog's every 11 months. Coffee Brew Timer & Journal also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, 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.
Brewlog ships an update every 11 months, Coffee Brew Timer & Journal every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Brewlog | Coffee Brew Timer & Journal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KAS EELMAN | Linh Phan Nhat Khanh |
In-app purchases
Brewlog
No in-app purchases
Coffee Brew Timer & Journal
No in-app purchases
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