Comparison

Cupping Notes vs Aficionado Coffee Journal

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

Head to head
About

Cupping Notes

Features
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โบ Cupping Notes is a coffee experience logging and sharing app for coffee lovers. Key Features โ—† 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 โ—† AI-Powered Auto-Fill - Simply photograph a coffee package to automatically extract origin, variety, roast level, and more โ—† Detailed Information Management - Origin: Country, region, farm, altitude - Bean variety & processing method - Roast level & roast date - Brew method - Cafรฉ or shop where purchased โ—† Shop Features - Search and register coffee shops - Browse posts by shop โ—† 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

Aficionado Coffee Journal

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Coffee Journal is a calm, beautiful place to record your coffee recipes, so you can dial in once and repeat your best cups for good. Save your beans, the drinks you make, and every brew in between. No account, no clutter, no noise. Just your notes, beautifully organized. RECORD EVERY BREW Log the details that actually matter: grind setting, dose in, yield out, water temperature, and brew time. The brew ratio is calculated for you. Add tasting notes and a rating, then jot down what to change next time. YOUR BEANS, ORGANIZED Keep a library of every bag โ€” roaster, roast level, origin, price, and a photo of the label. Add tasting notes so you always remember how it tasted, and mark your favorites. YOUR DRINKS Espresso, cortado, V60, latte, and anything else you brew. Give each drink a photo and see every recipe you have made with it. BROWSE IT BOTH WAYS Start from a bean to see the drinks you have made with it, or start from a drink to see the beans behind it. Your recipes are always one tap away. DIAL IN, THEN REPEAT Compare your attempts and tap Repeat to brew your best cup again, exactly the way you made it. Small, deliberate changes - finer grind, a degree cooler, a touch less yield - are easy to track from one brew to the next. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Everything lives on your device. Coffee Journal does not require an account and never uploads your beans, drinks, recipes, or photos to a server. Whether you are chasing the perfect espresso shot or just want to remember that one incredible pour over, Coffee Journal helps you brew with intention - and make it again tomorrow. Designed for iPhone. Record. Refine. Repeat.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Aficionado Coffee Journal at 17.0 against Cupping Notes's 26.0. On price and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Cupping Notes versus Aficionado Coffee Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCupping NotesAficionado Coffee Journal
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysโ€”
AdsNoโ€”
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone โ€” betterโ€”
Requires iOS26.017.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size9 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSHINICHI GOTOGema Method LLC

In-app purchases

None

Cupping Notes

No in-app purchases

None

Aficionado Coffee Journal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cupping Notes free?
Cupping Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Aficionado Coffee Journal free?
Aficionado Coffee Journal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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