Comparison

BeanBook vs Coado

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

Head to head
About

BeanBook

Log your coffee beans and brewing sessions to refine your perfect cup. Save favorite recipes and track different brewing methods without social pressure or streaks.

Highlights
  • Save coffee bags with details
  • Log brewing shots with parameters
  • Save and repeat favorite recipes
  • Track multiple brewing methods
  • Export your data
  • One-time purchase for Pro features
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BeanBook is a quiet logbook for the coffee you brew at home. You log a bag. You log a shot. You can repeat what worked. That's the product. — What you can do — • Save bags with roaster, origin, process, roast level, and roast date. • Pin the bag you're currently working through. • Log shots with dose, yield, time, grind, and a 1–5 rating. • Save a shot as a recipe and brew it again with one tap. • Track espresso, pour over, AeroPress, French press, moka pot, and cold brew — spelled the way the specialty community spells them. — What it isn't — • No followers. No feeds. No daily streaks nagging you. • No "coffee score" ranking you against strangers. • Notes are a single field, not a text editor. • Your data is yours; export it any time. — BeanBook Pro — • Pro is a one-time purchase. Pay once, yours forever. • Unlocks unlimited bags, brews, and recipes, plus extra themes. • Future Pro features stats, export, more themes are included when they ship. • Family Sharing supported. Built for the person who pulls one or two shots in the morning, mostly the same coffee for a week or two, and occasionally dials in something new. BeanBook gets out of the way.

About

Coado

This app acts as a personal coffee brewing guide and journal. It offers step-by-step timers for various brewing methods and allows users to log and track their brews, including taste profiles and bean details. It helps you recreate your favorite coffee experiences.

Highlights
  • Step-by-step guided brewing timer
  • 18+ brewing methods supported
  • Curated barista recipes
  • Guided and advanced brewing modes
  • Detailed brew logging with ratings and notes
  • Bean tracking and import
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Coado is your pocket barista and coffee journal in one. Whether you're pulling your first pour-over or dialing in the perfect ratio, Coado guides every brew and remembers what made each cup great — so you can make it again. BREW WITH CONFIDENCE - Step-by-step guided timer walks you through every pour in real time, with gentle haptics and sound cues so you can keep your hands on the kettle. - 18 brewing methods: V60, Chemex, Kalita, Origami, Clever, AeroPress, French Press, Cold Brew, Moka Pot, Espresso, Cappuccino, Cortado, Flat White, Latte, and more. - Curated recipes from world-class baristas as reliable starting points, including James Hoffmann's Ultimate V60 and Tetsu Kasuya's 4:6 Method. TWO MODES THAT GROW WITH YOU - Guided mode keeps it simple: pick a recipe, follow the timer, enjoy. - Advanced mode unlocks dose, ratio lock, water temperature, grind, and per-pour targets for total control. A JOURNAL THAT REMEMBERS - Log every brew with a star rating, taste profile (strength, acidity, bitterness, body), flavour notes, and a photo of the finished cup. - Tag which beans you used so you always know what worked. - Brew again from any past log in one tap. SEE YOUR COFFEE AT A GLANCE - A monthly heatmap calendar shows every day you brewed, with color intensity that rises with your best cups. - Browse your most recent brews or jump to your top-rated ones. TRACK YOUR BEANS - Save your coffee bags with origin and roast level. - Import bean details straight from a roaster's product page by pasting a link. BUILT FOR THE KITCHEN COUNTER - Works fully offline — no account, no internet required. - Metric and imperial units, switchable anytime. - Warm, calm design that's a pleasure to use every morning. Never forget what made that perfect cup. Brew it, rate it, repeat it — with Coado. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://coado.app/privacy

Screenshots

BeanBook4 screens
Coado4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: BeanBook at 5.0 against Coado's 4.5. Coado's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 weeks) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, ratings volume, 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. BeanBook sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Coado sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BeanBook holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BeanBook ships an update every 5 weeks, Coado every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
BeanBook versus Coado: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeanBookCoado
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB165 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMOVIECLUB LLCRodrigo Fortes

Customer experience

BeanBook

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Coado

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

BeanBook

One-time1
  • BeanBook Pro$9.99
2 purchases

Coado

Subscriptions2
  • Coado+ Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Coado+ Yearly7 Days trial$34.991 Year

Questions

Is BeanBook free?
BeanBook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Coado free?
Coado is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BeanBook or Coado?
BeanBook is rated higher. BeanBook averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Coado averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do BeanBook or Coado have ads?
Neither BeanBook nor Coado shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BeanBook or Coado?
BeanBook ships an update every 5 weeks, and Coado every 5 days. Most recently, BeanBook was updated on October 31, 2026 and Coado on November 6, 2026.

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