Comparison

We Make Coffee vs The BrewLog

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

Head to head
About

We Make Coffee

Discover hundreds of coffee recipes and personalize your brewing experience. Save your favorite recipes, add private notes, and join a community of coffee enthusiasts. This app helps you brew better coffee at home with interactive guides and settings.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of coffee recipes
  • Personalized brew notes
  • Interactive recipe timer
  • Filter and save recipes
  • Community recipe conversations
  • Default grinder settings
Features
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We Make Coffee brings together hundreds of coffee recipes, personalised brew notes, and a vibrant community - all in one simple app. Built by the team at AeroPrecipe (aeroprecipe.com) - the world’s largest AeroPress community - this is our first step towards expanding to all brew types, beyond just the AeroPress. AeroPrecipe members can log in with their existing credentials to access all app features, including: •⁠ ⁠Browse hundreds of recipes •⁠ ⁠Filter recipes •⁠ ⁠Save recipes •⁠ ⁠Follow the interactive recipe timer •⁠ ⁠Add Private recipe notes •⁠ ⁠Save default grinder settings •⁠ ⁠Join recipe conversations And this is just the beginning - we’re working on a host of new features.

About

The BrewLog

Log your specialty coffee brews, track every variable, and reflect on taste to perfect your coffee. Manage your bean library and share your creations with a calm, focused journal.

Highlights
  • Track brew variables (dose, water, grind, temp)
  • Rate taste and add flavor notes
  • Manage bean library with roast dates
  • Generate shareable brew cards
  • Offline-first functionality
  • Syncs across devices
Features
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BrewLog is a calm, focused journal for specialty coffee. Log your pour-over brews, reflect on what worked, and dial in your perfect cup over time. TRACK EVERY VARIABLE Record dose, water, grind size, temperature, brew time, pours, equipment, and add-ons — everything that affects the cup. REFLECT ON TASTE Rate taste, acidity, sweetness, and bitterness. Add tasting notes and tag flavor profiles like fruity, chocolatey, floral, and more. MANAGE YOUR BEANS Keep a library of every bag you buy. Track roast dates and get notified when beans are rested and ready to brew. SHARE WITH FRIENDS Generate beautiful brew cards and share them on Instagram or with your coffee community. BUILT FOR YOUR WORKFLOW - Brew presets for your go-to recipes - Filter brews by method, beans, and ratings - Catalog your gear (grinders, drippers, kettles) - Offline-first — works without internet - Syncs across devices NO STREAKS. NO BADGES. NO NOISE. BrewLog is calm software. No gamification, no dark patterns. Just a quiet space for the coffee you care about. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

We Make Coffee4 screens
The BrewLog4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: The BrewLog at 100% against We Make Coffee's 50%. The BrewLog also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). We Make Coffee's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads, monetization model 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. We Make Coffee sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. The BrewLog asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

We Make Coffee ships an update every 2 weeks, The BrewLog weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 4 level
We Make Coffee versus The BrewLog: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWe Make CoffeeThe BrewLog
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThree Big Kids LimitedLakshay Malhotra

Customer experience

We Make Coffee

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

The BrewLog

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

We Make Coffee

One-time1
  • Lifetime membership$19.99
None

The BrewLog

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is We Make Coffee free?
We Make Coffee is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The BrewLog free?
The BrewLog is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do We Make Coffee or The BrewLog have ads?
Neither We Make Coffee nor The BrewLog shows ads.
Which is updated more often, We Make Coffee or The BrewLog?
We Make Coffee ships an update every 2 weeks, and The BrewLog weekly. Most recently, We Make Coffee was updated on October 16, 2026 and The BrewLog on October 11, 2026.

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