Comparison

Coffee Library vs CoffeePantry

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

Head to head
About

Coffee Library

Organize your coffee beans and brewing notes with this personal coffee journal. Track inventory, identify beans with AI, and get reminders for peak freshness. Effortlessly manage your coffee stash and brew with confidence.

Highlights
  • Coffee journal for origin and tasting notes
  • AI recognition for bean identification
  • Resting reminders for peak freshness
  • Dose tracking for frozen/unfrozen beans
  • NFC smart labeling for organization
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Reach peak freshness and flavor with your personal coffee organizer and bean tracker. Coffee Library helps you track your coffee inventory with ease — whether you’re single-dosing or simply enjoying a good brew. KEY FEATURES • Coffee Journal — from origin details to tasting notes, record every detail of your favorite coffee beans • AI recognition — identify coffee information from a photo or a website to capture origin, roast, and notes instantly • Resting reminder — log roast dates and set resting windows for peak freshness • Dose tracker — keep tabs on frozen or unfrozen doses so you never lose track • Smart labeling — use NFC stickers to easily identify and track for effortless organization WHY COFFEE LIBRARY? • Helps you build a personal archive of your coffee journey and brewing notes as you grow into your hobby • Gives a clear view of your coffee stash without digging through jars and bags • Turns your freezer into a living coffee bean library where every jar is identified • Helps you find the right window for a perfect brew Download Coffee Library today and brew with confidence! Privacy Policy: https://coffeelibrary.app/privacypolicy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

CoffeePantry

Features
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CoffeePantry keeps every bag of specialty beans on a freshness timeline — from roast day through resting, peak flavor, and the slow fade — so each brew lands in the window where it tastes best. YOUR BAR, AT A GLANCE The On Bar tab is a stream of freshness cards, one per bean. Each card carries a three-segment freshness bar — Resting, Peak, Fading — with a tick marking today, so you always know which bag to reach for first. Tap Brew to log a cup and deduct the dose in grams; a Low badge appears when a bag is running out. A CELLAR FOR YOUR STASH The Cellar tab is where backup bags live: an Ambient Shelf for room-temperature stock and a Freezer wall of single-dose slots. Freeze portions ahead, thaw one at a time, and the count always matches reality. Frozen beans stay quiet — no reminders until they're back on the bar. BREWS, COUNTED The Brews tab is your pour log. Every check-in records the bean and the grams, and a weekly capsule sums up cups and grams brewed — the pace of your habit at a glance. DATES YOU CAN TRUST Printed roast dates are used exactly as printed. Resting adjusts to your brew method and roast level, and the peak window runs 21 days for espresso, 28 for filter — all typical-value estimates, always marked with an "est." badge. Estimates and printed facts never mix, and you can correct any date in one tap. No roast date on the bag? The bean shows an "Unknown" state and CoffeePantry walks you through filling it in. SAY IT OR SNAP IT A new bag is one sheet away on the On Bar and Cellar tabs: voice entry (free and unlimited), a photo of the bag read by on-device OCR, or manual entry. Whichever path you pick, it ends in one editable draft — nothing is saved until you say so. On Apple Intelligence-capable devices, on-device AI understands roasters, origins, weights and absolute dates in your language and turns bag photos into name and roaster suggestions; recognition happens locally and no text is kept without your tap. Devices without Apple Intelligence run the same intake through a fast rule-based parser instead. REMINDED AT THE RIGHT MOMENT Two local notifications per bean, nothing more: the first peak day and the day fading begins, both at 9:00. The "On Bar Today" widget shows what's pouring now; ask Siri to add beans or tell you what's at peak. iCloud keeps everything in sync privately across your devices. No account, no ads, no tracking. FREE & PRO Track up to 30 beans with 10 photo scans a month and a 30-day brew history — voice entry stays unlimited for everyone, always. Upgrade to Pro for unlimited beans and scans, the full brew history, and custom freshness estimates (roast level and windows): as a monthly or yearly plan, or a single lifetime purchase. The yearly plan starts with a 7-day free trial. Family Sharing is supported. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula Privacy Policy: https://www.tfaces.com/coffeepantry/privacy-policy/index.html

Screenshots

Coffee Library4 screens
CoffeePantry3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: CoffeePantry at every 4 days against Coffee Library's every 3 weeks. CoffeePantry also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Coffee Library sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and CoffeePantry sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Coffee Library ships an update every 3 weeks, CoffeePantry every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Coffee Library versus CoffeePantry: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCoffee LibraryCoffeePantry
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJankulabor OUTFaces Studio

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Coffee Library

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly subscription$2.991 Month
  • Annual subscription$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime access$39.99
3 purchases

CoffeePantry

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is Coffee Library free?
Coffee Library is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CoffeePantry free?
CoffeePantry is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Coffee Library or CoffeePantry have ads?
Neither Coffee Library nor CoffeePantry shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Coffee Library or CoffeePantry?
Coffee Library ships an update every 3 weeks, and CoffeePantry every 4 days. Most recently, Coffee Library was updated on October 24, 2026 and CoffeePantry on October 24, 2026.

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