Comparison

Mindful Coffee vs Simple Caffeine Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Mindful Coffee

Track your caffeine intake, optimize your brewing, and understand its impact on your energy levels and sleep. This app helps you build healthy habits with personalized insights and a cute companion.

Highlights
  • Log every brew method
  • Brew guides and smart suggestions
  • Predict energy levels and sleep time
  • One-tap caffeine logging
  • Home and lock screen widgets
  • AI-powered personalized insights
  • Apple Health sync
Features
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Transform your caffeine ritual into a superpower. Mindful Coffee tracks every cup, helps you brew the perfect one, predicts your energy levels, and tells you exactly when you'll be ready for restful sleep. Meet Coffee Cat, your adorable companion who reflects your buzz in real-time. NEW: BREW JOURNAL (PRO) - Log Every Brew: Espresso, V60, AeroPress, Chemex, French press, moka pot, cold brew — plus tea, matcha and Gong Fu. Capture grind, dose, ratio, time, temperature and rating in one elegant flow. - Brew Guide: Built-in recipes for every method. Tap to start, or save your own perfect cup. - Smart Suggestions: Tweak grind, time and temperature based on your own past brews — dial in faster, waste fewer beans. - Brew Analytics: Average rating, best brew, and what "dialed-in" really means for you. - Live Timer: mm:ss precision with a dedicated cold brew picker and Gong Fu support. - Tea, Done Right: Smart caffeine estimates per leaf and method — green, black, oolong, white, herbal, matcha. SLEEP BETTER, FEEL SHARPER - Know Your Sleep-Ready Time: See precisely when caffeine will clear your system, so you wake up refreshed. - Predict Before You Sip: The What-If Simulator shows how your next drink will affect your energy and sleep. - Build Lasting Habits: Daily streaks keep you motivated. Log caffeine-free days to maintain your streak while taking mindful breaks. - Understand Your Body: Sleep correlation insights reveal how caffeine truly impacts your rest. YOUR PERSONAL CAFFEINE DASHBOARD - One-Tap Logging: Track coffee, tea, energy drinks, and more with customizable sizes and strengths. - Live Caffeine Tracking: Always know how much is in your system right now. - Home Screen & Lock Screen Widgets: See your caffeine level, daily intake, and predicted sleep time without opening the app. Customize your widget style and Quick Log your favorite drinks with a single tap. - Smart Reminders: Gentle nudges only when you forget to log. - iCloud Sync: Seamlessly sync your caffeine data and brew journal across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Your data, on all your devices. - Coffee Cat: Your feline friend mirrors your energy state. Fun, intuitive, and surprisingly motivating. UNLOCK PRO FOR PRECISION TRACKING - Brew Journal & Analytics: The full brewing workflow, recipes, smart suggestions, and analytics above. - Personal Metabolism Calibration: A guided quiz tailors everything to your unique physiology: half-life, sensitivity, and sleep thresholds. - AI Insights: Get personalized caffeine commentary powered by Apple Intelligence, adapting to your energy levels and time of day. (Requires iPhone 15 Pro/16 series, iPad with M1+/A17 Pro, or Mac with Apple Silicon, running iOS 18.1+/iPadOS 18.1+/macOS 15.1+) - Cortisol Rhythm Modeling: Visualize your body's natural energy curve and time your caffeine for peak performance. - Apple Health Sync: Automatically log drinks to HealthKit and import caffeine from other apps. - Full Data Ownership: Export your complete history as CSV for backup or analysis. DESIGNED FOR YOU Customize themes, widget styles, set your ideal bedtime, fine-tune metabolism models, and define what a little or a lot of caffeine means for your body. 100% Private: All data stays on your device — or syncs securely via your personal iCloud. No accounts. No ads. No tracking. Stop guessing. Start thriving. Brew better. Sleep smarter. Download Mindful Coffee and master your energy today. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Simple Caffeine Tracker

Features
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Simple Caffeine Tracker - Know When You Can Sleep Track your caffeine. Sleep better. That simple. One tap to log your coffee, tea, or energy drink. Watch your caffeine level drop in real-time. Know exactly when you'll be ready to sleep. No complexity. Just clarity. • Add drinks in seconds • See your current caffeine level at a glance • Get your sleep-ready time instantly • 30-day history with daily stats • Visual charts to spot your patterns • Track daily average, streaks, and favorite drinks • Personalized for your body (weight & gender) The app calculates caffeine decay based on actual science - your half-life rate matters. It tells you when caffeine will clear your system, so you can plan your last coffee accordingly. Review your past month to understand your habits. See which days you went over your limit. Discover your daily average. Build better routines. Built for everyday use: Clean, minimal interface. No subscriptions. No accounts. No notifications spam. Just open, track, and know where you stand. Perfect for anyone who wants better sleep without giving up their daily coffee ritual.

Screenshots

Mindful Coffee4 screens
Simple Caffeine Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simple Caffeine Tracker at none against Mindful Coffee's 8. Simple Caffeine Tracker also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. Mindful Coffee sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Simple Caffeine Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mindful Coffee ships an update every 5 days, Simple Caffeine Tracker every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Mindful Coffee versus Simple Caffeine Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMindful CoffeeSimple Caffeine Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews96.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexander LothLUCAS GUFFROY

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Mindful Coffee

Subscriptions5
  • Mindful Coffee Pro (Weekly)$0.997 Days
  • Mindful Coffee Pro (Monthly)$1.991 Month
  • Mindful Coffee Pro (Annual)$3.991 Year
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  • Mindful Coffee Pro (Annual)7 Days trial$6.991 Year
  • Mindful Coffee Pro (Annual)$14.991 Year
One-time3
  • Mindful Coffee Pro (Lifetime)$19.99
  • Mindful Coffee Pro (Lifetime)$39.99
  • Mindful Coffee Pro (Lifetime)$44.99
None

Simple Caffeine Tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mindful Coffee free?
Mindful Coffee is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple Caffeine Tracker free?
Simple Caffeine Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mindful Coffee or Simple Caffeine Tracker have ads?
Neither Mindful Coffee nor Simple Caffeine Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mindful Coffee or Simple Caffeine Tracker?
Mindful Coffee ships an update every 5 days, and Simple Caffeine Tracker every 2 days. Most recently, Mindful Coffee was updated on October 30, 2026 and Simple Caffeine Tracker on October 25, 2026.

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