Comparison

Cupping Notes vs Sipio

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

Head to head
About

Cupping Notes

Features
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⏺ Cupping Notes is a coffee experience logging and sharing app for coffee lovers. Key Features ◆ Coffee Logging - Post up to 5 photos per entry - Rate flavor profiles on a 5-point scale (Acidity, Sweetness, Bitterness, Body, Aroma) - Add personal notes to create your own tasting records - Easy sign-in with Apple Sign In / Google Sign In - Available in English and Japanese ◆ AI-Powered Auto-Fill - Simply photograph a coffee package to automatically extract origin, variety, roast level, and more ◆ Detailed Information Management - Origin: Country, region, farm, altitude - Bean variety & processing method - Roast level & roast date - Brew method - Café or shop where purchased ◆ Shop Features - Search and register coffee shops - Browse posts by shop ◆ Community - Browse and like other users' posts - Search by coffee name, shop, origin, and more - Choose to make posts public or private - Manage your own post history

About

Sipio

Features
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Sipio is a personal tasting journal for coffee, wine, beer and every drink worth remembering. Quickly save what you drink, add a rating, write notes, attach photos and capture the flavors you want to remember later. Whether it is a great espresso, a bottle of wine, a craft beer or something completely different, Sipio helps you build your own private archive of tastes and memories. Instead of forgetting labels, cafés, bottles or special moments, keep everything in one clean and simple place. What you can do with Sipio: • Log coffee, wine, beer and other drinks • Add ratings, notes and photos • Capture flavor impressions and tasting details • Revisit drinks you loved • Build your own personal drink history • Keep track of what you want to remember • Insights for your drink journal • iCloud backup and sync Sipio is made for casual drink lovers, coffee enthusiasts, wine explorers, beer fans and anyone who likes to remember what tasted good. No complicated setup. No pressure to be an expert. Just a simple, beautiful journal for your drinks. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://jirkapenzes.github.io/sipio-web/privacy-policy.html

Screenshots

Cupping Notes3 screens
Sipio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cupping Notes at none against Sipio's 1. Cupping Notes also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). Sipio's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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. Sipio sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Cupping Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cupping Notes ships an update every 2 days, Sipio every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Cupping Notes versus Sipio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCupping NotesSipio
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB65 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSHINICHI GOTOJiri Penzes

In-app purchases

None

Cupping Notes

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Sipio

Subscriptions1
  • Sipio Premium Monthly$0.991 Month

Questions

Is Cupping Notes free?
Cupping Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sipio free?
Sipio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cupping Notes or Sipio have ads?
Neither Cupping Notes nor Sipio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cupping Notes or Sipio?
Cupping Notes ships an update every 2 days, and Sipio every 2 weeks. Most recently, Cupping Notes was updated on October 7, 2026 and Sipio on September 22, 2026.

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