BeanBase vs Decenza Pocket
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
BeanBase
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BeanBase is an app thoughtfully designed for coffee lovers like you. Itβs more than just a logging toolβitβs your intelligent companion for exploring, learning, and enjoying the world of coffee. Core Features: - Comprehensive Logging: Easily record every detail of your coffee beansβfrom 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 moreβcreating a database that truly reflects your coffee world. Whether youβre just stepping into the world of specialty coffee or youβre a seasoned enthusiast, BeanBase helps you systematically manage your coffee knowledge, enhance your tasting skills, and document every step of your coffee journey.
Decenza Pocket
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Decenza Pocket is the companion app for Decenza, a modern controller for Decent espresso machines. Pair it with your Decenza tablet and your espresso machine is one tap away β whether you're across the room or across town. Features β’ Power on from your home screen β a dedicated widget wakes your DE1 without opening the app, so the machine is hot by the time you reach the kitchen. β’ Live shot monitoring β watch pressure, flow, temperature and shot progress update in real time. β’ Auto-discovery on Wi-Fi β finds your Decenza tablet on the local network automatically. β’ Remote access from anywhere β secure WebSocket relay lets you control your machine when you're away from home. β’ Push notifications β get alerted when your machine is ready or when a shot finishes. Requirements A Decent espresso machine and a running Decenza tablet instance on espresso machine tablet. Decenza Pocket is a companion app β it does not control the espresso machine directly.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Decenza Pocket at none against BeanBase's 1. Decenza Pocket also leads on update cadence (daily vs weekly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. BeanBase sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Decenza Pocket asks for nothing beyond the download.
BeanBase ships an update weekly, Decenza Pocket daily. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BeanBase | Decenza Pocket |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Daily β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No β better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | θΆ ζ | Kulitorum |
In-app purchases
BeanBase
- One-time Unlock$12.99
Decenza Pocket
No in-app purchases
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