Comparison

Bean Book vs The Next Slice

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

Head to head
About

Bean Book

Log and analyze your coffee experiences with detailed tracking, advanced tasting notes, and AI-powered flavor analysis. Discover new roasters, get personalized brewing recommendations, and visualize your coffee journey with comprehensive analytics.

Highlights
  • Detailed bean tracking
  • Advanced tasting and rating system
  • AI-powered flavor analysis
  • Personalized brewing recommendations
  • Comprehensive analytics dashboard
  • Smart bag scanning
  • Roaster discovery
Features
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Bean Book is your coffee journal and brewing companion, with optional Apple AI enhancements for understanding each bag, improving espresso, and discovering what to try next. BUILD YOUR COFFEE LIBRARY Save roaster, origin, region, roast date, process, price, bag size, tasting notes, and photos. Scan a bag label, import a roaster product page, or enter details yourself. Review filled fields before saving. Optional AI helps interpret labels and product information, while OCR and built-in parsing remain available without it. AI DIAL-IN ASSISTANT Turn espresso shot history into practical next steps. Record dose, yield, time, grind, temperature, and taste, then analyze your shot for an extraction assessment, confidence, suggested adjustment, and explanation. Apply supported adjustments to the next shot and track your progress for each bean. PUCK PHOTO DIAGNOSIS Attach a puck photo to your espresso log. On supported Apple image-model runtimes, visual findings can add context about possible channeling and puck preparation, with explanations alongside shot analysis. You can always save the photo and use built-in shot analysis when image AI is unavailable. UNDERSTAND YOUR TASTE Explore your Taste Profile, preference drivers, flavor signals, and trends from scored tastings. Optional AI insights interpret your coffee history and suggest new directions. Generate personalized coffee recommendations with reasons based on the origins, processes, and flavors you enjoy. MAKE EVERY BREW A RECORD Keep multiple tastings, recipes, scores, and notes for each coffee. Explore the flavor wheel, origin maps, roaster statistics, freshness, spending, and Year in Review. Export and import your records, including saved price currencies. QUICK ACCESS Use widgets, Control Center, Siri, Shortcuts, and Spotlight. Supported actions let you log a shot, retrieve your active bean or last shot, and start dialing in. OPTIONAL PRO AND APPLE AI MyBeans Pro is the optional upgrade inside Bean Book. It unlocks supported Apple AI enhancements, with free previews for eligible features. Apple AI requires iOS 27 or later, compatible hardware, Apple Intelligence enabled, and downloaded model assets. Image analysis has separate device and runtime requirements. Manage AI enhancements in Settings. Core journaling, OCR scanning, and built-in insights remain usable without Apple AI. YOUR JOURNAL, ON YOUR DEVICE No app account is required. Coffee records and photos are stored locally, and AI processing in this build runs on device. Core journaling works offline; roaster discovery and website imports require internet access. Includes dark mode and iPad support. Bean Book was previously published as MyBeans. Existing coffee records are preserved. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Manage or cancel subscriptions in your Apple Account settings. A lifetime purchase is also available. Any trial is available only to eligible customers as shown at purchase. Terms of Use: https://shailey27.github.io/MyBeansLegal/terms-of-service.html Privacy Policy: https://shailey27.github.io/MyBeansLegal/privacy-policy.html

About

The Next Slice

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Life is too short for bad pizza. The Next Slice is a curated guide to authentic Neapolitan pizzerias across Europe. Hand-picked. No algorithms. No ads. Just places worth crossing town for. WHY THE NEXT SLICE Every pizzeria is personally vetted. Whether you're local or traveling, you'll find pizza you can trust — with editorial reviews of each spot, dedicated notes on the pizza itself, and tags showing what each place is loved for. KEY FEATURES - Curated selection — every pizzeria hand-picked, never algorithmic - Editorial reviews — what makes each place special, beyond ratings - Pizza review — a focused take on the pizza itself, not just the venue - Popular for tags — see what each pizzeria is known for at a glance - Smart filters — by service, award (AVPN, 50 Top Pizza), or your saved places - Live opening status — see who's open now, opens soon, or closes soon, with full weekly hours - Personal pizza map — track favorites and places you've visited - Quick search — find any pizzeria by name or city across the whole guide - Community-powered — suggest new places and edits INDEPENDENT & AD-FREE The Next Slice is supported by its users, not advertisers. No ads, ever. Become a Slice Supporter to keep the app independent. Buon appetito. Terms: https://thenextslice.com/terms Privacy: https://thenextslice.com/privacy

Screenshots

Bean Book4 screens
The Next Slice4 screens

Verdict

The call

Bean Book and The Next Slice are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Bean Book sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and The Next Slice sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bean Book ships an update fortnightly, The Next Slice every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Bean Book versus The Next Slice: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBean BookThe Next Slice
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStefan HaileyPETR NOVAK

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Bean Book

Subscriptions2
  • MyBeans Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • MyBeans Pro Annual7 Days trial$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • MyBeans Pro Lifetime$79.99
1 purchases

The Next Slice

Subscriptions1
  • Slice Supporter$3.991 Year

Questions

Is Bean Book free?
Bean Book is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Next Slice free?
The Next Slice is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bean Book or The Next Slice have ads?
Neither Bean Book nor The Next Slice shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bean Book or The Next Slice?
Bean Book ships an update fortnightly, and The Next Slice every 2 weeks. Most recently, Bean Book was updated on November 5, 2026 and The Next Slice on November 9, 2026.

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