Comparison

PrecisionBrew vs BeanDiary

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

Head to head
About

PrecisionBrew

Features
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PrecisionBrew is a brew journal for people who taste the difference. Log what you did, rate what came out, and let the app show you which settings made your best cup. LOG THE WHOLE RECIPE Bean, method, dose, grind size, water, yield, temperature and brew time. Brewing ratio and beverage ratio calculate themselves as you type. Espresso gets its own fields for pre-infusion and pressure stability. Then rate the result: overall stars plus acidity, body and sweetness, with room for flavor notes, aroma and anything else worth remembering. Six brewing methods are ready to go: Espresso, Pour Over, French Press, AeroPress, Moka Pot and Cold Brew. Add your own in a couple of taps. KNOW WHAT IS IN THE BAG Every bean gets an origin, altitude, roaster, roast level and roast date. A freshness badge tells you at a glance whether it is still resting, in the window, or past its peak. Add the bag weight and the app subtracts every dose you brew, so you know how many grams are left and when you are running low. SEE WHICH SETTINGS ACTUALLY WON Once you have a few brews logged, the journal shows your totals: how many brews, your top bean, your favorite method, your average rating, and how your ratings have moved over time. Open any bean and the dial-in charts plot your rating against grind size, dose and brew time, so the combination that keeps scoring highest is impossible to miss. BREW IT AGAIN Found a winner? One tap opens a new brew already filled in with those settings, ready to tweak. Search the journal by bean, method, notes or aroma, and filter by bean, method, date or minimum rating when the history gets long. A TIMER THAT KEEPS COUNTING Time your pour without leaving the app. The timer stays accurate when you lock the screen or switch away, and when you stop it, one tap logs the brew with the time already filled in. YOURS, THE WAY YOU WORK Grams or ounces. Celsius or Fahrenheit. Light, dark, or follow the system. Text scales with your preferred size across the whole app. PRIVATE BY DESIGN There is no account and no sign-up. There are no ads and no tracking. There is no third-party code in the app at all, and the app never connects to the internet, because there is nothing to send anywhere. Every bean and every brew lives on your iPhone and travels with your normal device backup. Nothing is collected, because there is no server to collect it. Log a brew, then another, and let the numbers tell you what your palate already suspects.

About

BeanDiary

Features
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BeanDiary is the simplest way to log your coffee. LOG IN SECONDS Add a brew in under 30 seconds. Pick your brew method, rate it, and add optional details like origin, roast level, and flavor notes. Choose from 11 brew methods including V60, Espresso, French Press, Aeropress, Chemex, and more. TRACK YOUR BEANS Your beans are automatically grouped by roaster and origin country. See your average rating and brewing history for each bean. Never forget which coffee you loved. KNOW YOUR TASTE Discover your flavor preferences with detailed stats. See which brew methods you use most, your favorite origins, and your taste profile over time. Track acidity, body, and sweetness across all your brews. 24 FLAVOR NOTES Choose from 24 tasting notes across 6 categories: Fruity, Sweet, Nutty, Floral, Spicy, and more. Build your personal flavor vocabulary. CAPTURE THE MOMENT Add photos to remember each brew. Swipe through your photo gallery on the detail page. AVAILABLE IN 7 LANGUAGES English, Turkish, Japanese, Korean, German, Spanish, and Italian. PREMIUM FEATURES Upgrade to unlock: • Weekly brew trends and origin insights • Most common flavor analysis • Average taste profile • CSV export for your data • iCloud sync across all your devices • Beautiful share cards for social media Free to use with unlimited entries. Premium unlocks advanced stats, export, and sync for $9.99/year or $24.99 lifetime. Privacy Policy: https://beandiary.xyz/en/privacy Terms of Use: https://beandiary.xyz/en/terms

Screenshots

PrecisionBrew4 screens
BeanDiary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PrecisionBrew at none against BeanDiary's 2. BeanDiary's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

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

Both are free to download. BeanDiary sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. PrecisionBrew asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 3 level
PrecisionBrew versus BeanDiary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrecisionBrewBeanDiary
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperActive Design Lab S.R.L.Alican Erdurmaz

In-app purchases

None

PrecisionBrew

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

BeanDiary

Subscriptions1
  • BeanDiary Premium$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • BeanDiary Premium Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is PrecisionBrew free?
PrecisionBrew is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BeanDiary free?
BeanDiary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PrecisionBrew or BeanDiary have ads?
Neither PrecisionBrew nor BeanDiary shows ads.

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