CafeConnections vs GoodSip

Log every cup. Discover new cafés. See what your friends are sipping. CafeConnections is where coffee lovers log their adventures, connect with friends, learn the craft, and find their next favorite spot — all in one app. YOUR COFFEE JOURNEY Log Every Cup Check in at any café in seconds: rate your drink from 1–5 stars, tag flavors like Vanilla, Lavender, or Caramel, note the temperature, and add a photo. Build a personal coffee passport of everywhere you’ve sipped. Your Month in Coffee, Wrapped Every month, get a beautiful Coffee Wrapped recap — your top café, top drink, cups counted, and your flavor profile. One tap to share it with friends. Each December, relive your whole year in coffee. Earn Badges Earn 44 badges across six categories: Visits, Explore, Social, Quality, Wishlist, and Home Brew. Unlock “First Sip” with your first check-in, become a “Neighborhood Nomad” by visiting cafés across 15 zip codes, or earn “Espresso Expert” by growing your following. Works Offline Perfect for cafés with spotty WiFi. Check in offline and your data syncs automatically when you’re back online. Privacy First Create a unique username to keep your identity private. Every check-in has its own sharing choice: Everyone, Friends, or Only me. Add what you paid if you like; prices feed your own stats and are never shown to anyone else. COFFEE’S BETTER WITH FRIENDS Social Feed See what friends are drinking in real time. Give cheers to their best finds and leave comments on their check-ins — real recommendations from people you trust, not ads. Follow Friends Build your coffee community. Get follow suggestions, tag friends on a check-in, and discover new cafés through their check-ins and favorite spots. DISCOVER AND EXPLORE Find Your Next Spot Discover cafés nearby with smart recommendations. See what’s trending in your area based on real community check-ins. Your Cafe Wishlist Save the cafés you want to try and tick them off as you go. Your Passport maps every café you’ve visited. Today’s Pick Get a daily recommendation for a highly-rated café near you — perfect for breaking out of your routine. Top Rated Browse the best-reviewed cafés nearby, or search any city or ZIP code. Filter by distance, minimum rating, open now, and type of place. DIAL IN YOUR HOME BREW Brewing at home? Log your beans, roast, grind size, water temperature, brew time, and brew method — plus your tasting notes — so your best cup is always repeatable. COFFEE ACADEMY Menu Decoder Learn the difference between a cortado and a flat white. Covers 29 drinks across 4 categories — from espresso classics to regional specialties. Daily Coffee Quiz Test your knowledge with fresh questions every day, across beginner, intermediate, and expert levels. Level Up Your Knowledge Deep dives into beans, roasts, brewing methods, and coffee lingo. WIDGETS Add coffee stats to your home screen — check-in count, favorite café, and badge progress at a glance. Quick check-in with one tap, right from your home screen. FREE AND PREMIUM Free: - Daily Coffee Quiz (1 per day) - Unlimited check-ins at cafés, plus 3 at any other place on the map - Follow up to 100 coffee friends - Save up to 30 cafés, wishlist up to 10, Passport map of 10 - Home brewing log, Menu Decoder, Coffee Wrapped, and badges - No ads, for everyone Premium — unlock the full experience: - Check in anywhere on the map - Unlimited daily quizzes - Unlimited following - Unlimited saved cafés, wishlist and Passport map - Priority support Premium is an auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Prices are shown in the app. LEGAL Terms of Use: https://cohesionbrew.com/apps/cafeconnections/terms-of-service.html Privacy Policy: https://cohesionbrew.com/apps/cafeconnections/privacy.html

Find great cafes and drinks with GoodSip. Discover the cafes, coffee, matcha and boba around you. Save what you try, find new favorites, and explore your local coffee scene with GoodSip. Unlike other options, there is no need to dig through restaurants, chains and everything else. We keep the focus on cafes, the drinks they serve, and the places in your community worth discovering. DISCOVER LOCAL SPOTS Explore cafes near you, browse their menus, and see what the community is drinking. SAVE YOUR SIPS Log what you order with a photo, rating and note. FIND YOUR FAVORITES GoodSip helps organize and rank the drinks you’ve tried so your personal favorites rise to the top. EXPLORE YOUR CITY Every new cafe you visit becomes part of your map, creating a record of the neighborhoods and local spots you’ve discovered. SHARE THE GOOD STUFF See what others are sipping and help shine a light on cafes worth checking out. Download GoodSip and make it easier to discover and support the cafes that make your city special. Currently available in Chicago + Bay Area. Expanding to more cities soon.