Comparison

BeanBase vs Coffee Journal

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

Head to head
About

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.

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Coffee Journal

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Coffee Journal — 你的私人咖啡日记 一次买断,没有订阅、没有内购、没有广告,全部功能开放。 【日记】 自制与探店混排的时间线。每条记录都可以写评分、风味标签、冲煮参数,配一张照片。常喝的那杯存成快速模板,下次一键记录。 【探店】 店铺定位与地图、饮品评分、服务与环境分开打分,招牌饮品和风味标签随手记。 【咖啡豆】 熟豆与绿豆分开管理。品牌、产地、庄园、品种、处理法、烘焙度,自动折算每克单价。每支豆可挂多套手冲方案——研磨刻度、水温、分段注水量、注水方式、粉水比,反复调到最好喝为止。 【烘焙】 支持导入 Kaffelogic .klog / .kpro 日志,也可手动记录。 · 豆温、炉温、升温率(ROR)同图对照 · 温度、功率、风扇共用一条时间轴,可左右拖动查看完整曲线,不做压缩 · 回温点与一爆位置贯穿标注 · 发展率(DTR)按烘焙机记录的真实下豆点计算,而不是曲线末尾 · 多炉曲线可叠加对比 【杯测】 SCA 标准十维度评分,0.25 分步进。42 个标准风味词,部分配实物照片。雷达图与风味气泡呈现整杯轮廓,每条杯测都能关联到具体的豆子与烘焙批次。 【我的】 近半年咖啡足迹热力图、年度统计与高光回顾。一键导出 PDF 报告,或备份 JSON / CSV 全量数据。 【数据是你自己的】 所有记录存在本地设备,不上传任何服务器。烘焙日志可通过 iCloud Drive 投递导入。 使用条款:https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ 隐私政策:https://stttttte.github.io/coffeejournal-privacy/

Screenshots

BeanBase4 screens
Coffee Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: BeanBase at Free against Coffee Journal's $4.99. BeanBase also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.2). On 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

BeanBase is free to download; Coffee Journal costs $4.99 up front. BeanBase sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Coffee Journal sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BeanBase ships an update weekly, Coffee Journal every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 22, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
BeanBase versus Coffee Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeanBaseCoffee Journal
PriceFree — better$4.99
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer超 李斯迪 刘

In-app purchases

1 purchases

BeanBase

One-time1
  • One-time Unlock$12.99
1 purchases

Coffee Journal

Subscriptions1
  • Pro 月度订阅$5.991 Month

Questions

Is BeanBase free?
BeanBase is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Coffee Journal free?
Coffee Journal costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do BeanBase or Coffee Journal have ads?
Neither BeanBase nor Coffee Journal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BeanBase or Coffee Journal?
BeanBase ships an update weekly, and Coffee Journal every 2 weeks. Most recently, BeanBase was updated on June 22, 2026 and Coffee Journal on September 10, 2026.

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