BeanBase vs Brewly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BeanBase
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BeanBase is an app thoughtfully designed for coffee lovers like you. It’s more than just a logging tool—it’s your intelligent companion for exploring, learning, and enjoying the world of coffee. Core Features: - Comprehensive Logging: Easily record every detail of your coffee beans—from origin, elevation, and variety to roaster, roast level, and processing method. - Precision Brewing Tracker: Keep track of your brewing sessions in detail, including equipment used, grind size, water temperature, brew time, final rating, and tasting notes. - Personalized Flavor Library: Capture the subtle flavors and textures of coffee to build your own tasting archive. - Data Visualization: Discover hidden patterns with intuitive charts that analyze your brewing data, bean preferences, and origin distribution. - Intelligent Identification: Simply take a picture of the coffee packaging and AI will automatically extract detailed information such as bean variety, origin, processing method, etc., making recording easy and fun. You no longer have to manually enter tedious coffee information. - Elegant Browsing: Enjoy your coffee bean collection like a gallery with a unique carousel view that showcases key details and photos at a glance. - Highly Customizable: Beyond recording, you can also manage your own origins, varieties, processing methods, roasters, and more—creating a database that truly reflects your coffee world. Whether you’re just stepping into the world of specialty coffee or you’re a seasoned enthusiast, BeanBase helps you systematically manage your coffee knowledge, enhance your tasting skills, and document every step of your coffee journey.
Brewly
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Brewly is your coffee journal and brew timer, built for daily brewing. Save recipes, track your beans, and run guided timers for your favorite methods. BREW WITH CONFIDENCE Start Brewing includes the core methods: • V60 • AeroPress • French Press • Plus more pour-over and immersion styles AN INTELLIGENT TIMER EXPERIENCE • Step-by-step brewing flow from start to finish • Bloom, pours, and total time in one clean screen • Designed to be used while you brew (not just to look pretty) FREE PLAN (TRY IT FOR REAL) Brewly is free in a way that lets you actually build a habit: • All core methods in Start Brewing • Full timer experience • Up to 1 custom recipe • 1 coffee bean entry (track one bag/pack) • Last 2 brews saved in history The goal: you can truly try Brewly, use it daily, and see if it fits your routine. BREWLY PRO (LIFETIME) Unlock everything, forever: • Unlimited recipes • Unlimited coffee beans with inventory tracking • Monthly insights (brews, consumption, total weight) • Low-bean alerts when your bag is running low • Barista-style preset recipe library ONE UPGRADE. NO SUBSCRIPTION Brewly Pro Lifetime: $8.99 (one-time purchase, USD). Price may vary by country/region and taxes. Privacy Policy: https://brewly.framer.website/policies/privacy-policy Terms and conditions: https://brewly.framer.website/policies/terms-conditions
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Verdict
BeanBase and Brewly are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. BeanBase sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Brewly sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | BeanBase | Brewly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 超 李 | Ataberk Turan |
In-app purchases
BeanBase
- One-time Unlock$12.99
Brewly
- Brewly Pro - Lifetime$8.99





