Comparison

Beanchive vs Capa

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

Head to head
About

Beanchive

Record and organize your coffee experiences, noting satisfaction, flavors, and atmosphere. Capture memories with photos and manage detailed bean information like origin and roast profiles. Sync your data across devices with a cloud account to build a personal coffee archive.

Highlights
  • Record satisfaction, flavors, place, and atmosphere
  • Capture coffee moments with photos
  • Manage bean processing, origin, and roast profiles
  • Connect tasting notes to understand preferences
  • Cloud-synced account for multi-device access
  • Organize and save coffee logs
Features
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Don’t miss the moment of a great cup of coffee. Beanchive helps you record every coffee experience and build your personal journey of taste. Tasting Notes β€’ Easily record satisfaction level, flavors, place, and atmosphere β€’ Capture vivid memories with photos of your coffee moments Bean Information Management β€’ Keep detailed records of processing methods, origins, and roast profiles β€’ Connect with your tasting notes to better understand your coffee preferences Cloud-Synced Account β€’ Access your records from multiple devices with a single account β€’ Keep your valuable coffee logs safe and organized anytime, anywhere With Beanchive, turn each coffee you enjoy into a memorable, meaningful log. Start building your own coffee archive today.

About

Capa

Features
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Love specialty coffee? Start logging every new bag, every single cup. Capa scans your coffee bag and automatically turns the details into a beautiful card. Keep track of your coffee journey, one cup at a time. Brew with precision using recipes from champion baristas. 1. Snap a photo of the package β€” origin, region, farm, variety, and process are filled in automatically. No typing required. 2. Each bean becomes a unique card colored by its flavor notes. Flip it over to see your photo, rating, and tasting notes. 3. Brew step by step with built-in recipes from champion baristas like Tetsu Kasuya and Jung Insung β€” or create your own. 4. Filter your collection by origin, variety, process, cup notes, and rating to discover your coffee taste at a glance. All data is private to you and permanently deleted when you delete your account.

Screenshots

Beanchive4 screens
Capa4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Beanchive at none against Capa's shown. Beanchive also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beanchive ships an update every 6 days, Capa every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 6 level
Beanchive versus Capa: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeanchiveCapa
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 6 days β€” betterEvery 11 days
AdsNo β€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 β€” better16.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size46 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSungbae LeePosiki

In-app purchases

None

Beanchive

No in-app purchases

None

Capa

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Beanchive free?
Beanchive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Capa free?
Capa is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Beanchive or Capa have ads?
Capa shows ads; Beanchive does not.
Which is updated more often, Beanchive or Capa?
Beanchive ships an update every 6 days, and Capa every 11 days. Most recently, Beanchive was updated on October 4, 2026 and Capa on October 5, 2026.

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