Comparison

Beanstats vs Bean AI

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

Head to head
About

Beanstats

This app helps home baristas track their coffee brewing process, from bean inventory to equipment usage. It offers detailed logging, real-time data capture via Bluetooth scale integration, and insightful statistics to improve your coffee-making skills.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth scale integration
  • Real-time flow rate analysis
  • Detailed brew logging
  • Bean inventory management
  • Equipment tracking
  • Brew statistics and insights
  • Siri and automation support
Features
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Connect your Bluetooth scale, capture real-time flow data, and track every detail of your coffee journey, from bean to cup. Beanstats is the all-in-one brew companion for home baristas who care about consistency and improvement. Whether you're dialing in espresso or perfecting your pour-over technique, Beanstats helps you understand what works. BLUETOOTH SCALE INTEGRATION • Connect Acaia, Bookoo, and compatible scales • Real-time weight and live flow rate analysis • Auto-start timer on first pour • Auto-capture yield when flow stops (espresso) • Reference curve overlay when repeating brews • Weight data stored with each brew for detailed charts BREW LOGGING • Dose, water, grind, temperature, and time • Espresso mode with yield, pressure, and pre-infusion • Brew method templates with default parameters • Repeat previous brews and compare against reference curves • Track cafe visits with location and ratings BEAN INVENTORY • Roaster, origin, roast date, varieties, and tasting notes • Remaining weight calculated automatically as you brew • Single-origin and blend support with components • Rate with stars and add SCA cupping scores • Freeze tracking with NFC tags for container labeling EQUIPMENT TRACKING • Catalog grinders, brewers, kettles, scales, and more • Associate equipment with brews and methods • Track grinder retention and equipment usage patterns STATISTICS & INSIGHTS • Brewing frequency, consumption, and favorite origins • Rating trends, freshness windows, and cost analysis • Equipment usage and grinder retention stats • Interactive charts filtered by date range SIRI, SHORTCUTS & AUTOMATION • "Log an espresso in Beanstats" • Webhooks to n8n, Home Assistant, IFTTT, and Zapier • JSON export for backup and analysis iCloud sync across all devices. Metric and imperial units. Light, dark, and auto themes. Link to the Apple Licensed Application End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Bean AI

Catalog your coffee beans with AI. Scan labels to extract details like origin and roast, then use AI to enrich information and generate personalized brewing recipes. Track freshness and organize your collection.

Highlights
  • AI-powered label scanning
  • AI enrichment of coffee details
  • Personalized brewing recipes
  • Freshness and peak flavor tracking
  • Star ratings and sorting
  • Full-text search
  • Share coffee details
Features
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Five bags open and no idea which one is at peak. Bean AI reads the bag, tracks the rest window, and builds a V60, Aeropress or espresso recipe for that specific coffee. Point your camera at a label and it fills in origin, process, varietal, roast date and tasting notes in a few seconds, on your phone. SCAN OR TYPE Point your camera at any coffee bag and Bean AI extracts every field from the label in seconds using on-device OCR and Apple Intelligence. No bag handy? Add coffees manually — type the roaster name and coffee, and let AI do the rest. CLAUDE AI ENRICHMENT Tap the AI button and Claude fills in what the label didn't tell you: country of origin, region, altitude, varietals, certifications, tasting notes, and even a product photo. It draws on knowledge of thousands of specialty roasters worldwide. Requires an internet connection. BREWING RECIPES Every coffee gets a Brewing tab with recipes tailored to that specific bean — its roast level, origin and process method all factor in: • V60 at 15g and 18g — water temp, bloom, pours, total water, brew time • Orea O1 — base recommendation, pour schedule, bypass, flavour notes • Aeropress — orientation, steep, stir, press duration • Espresso — dose/yield/time, turbo vs standard, temperature • SOUP (Spro Only Unpressurized) — dose, yield, time, character PEAK FLAVOR WINDOW Every coffee shows how many days to rest it after roast before you open the bag, and the window when it's at its best. A visual bar on each detail page shows exactly where you are in that window. DECENT DE1 SYNC Running Decenza on the tablet attached to your Decent DE1? Push any bean straight into its bag list, so a coffee you scanned here is waiting for you at the machine — including the bag photo. Set your tablet's address under Settings. Bean AI is not affiliated with Decent Espresso. SHARE ANY BEAN Tap share on any coffee to send a formatted summary — origin, roast, tasting notes, peak flavour window and bag photo — to any app via the iOS share sheet. YOUR COLLECTION • Star ratings with half-star precision • Sort by rating, roast date, or date added • Filter by roast level — Light, Medium or Dark • Full-text search across every field • Archive finished bags without deleting them • Replace bag photos at any time • Process methods: Washed, Natural, Honey, Semi-Washed, Anaerobic, Co-Ferment PRIVACY Scanning and label extraction happen entirely on your device using Apple Intelligence — nothing is sent anywhere. Claude enrichment sends only the coffee name and roaster to our server to generate suggestions. No account required. No tracking. FREE AND PRO Free includes two separate limits: • 5 coffees in your collection at once — archived bags don't count toward it • 20 AI lookups in total, shared between Claude enrichment and generating brewing recipes Everything else is free and unlimited: scanning, ratings, filters, search, archive, sharing and iCloud sync. Pro removes both limits — unlimited coffees and unlimited AI. $0.99/month · $9.99/year · $19.99 lifetime Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Beanstats4 screens
Bean AI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bean AI at 5.0 against Beanstats's 4.5. Beanstats's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Beanstats sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Bean AI sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bean AI holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beanstats ships an update every 9 days, Bean AI weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Beanstats versus Bean AI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeanstatsBean AI
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarcel BlijlevenFernando Caprio

Customer experience

Beanstats

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bean AI

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Beanstats

Subscriptions2
  • Beanstats Premium - Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Beanstats Premium - Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Beanstats Premium - Lifetime$44.99
3 purchases

Bean AI

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Bean AI Pro — Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Beanstats free?
Beanstats is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bean AI free?
Bean AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Beanstats or Bean AI?
Bean AI is rated higher. Beanstats averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Bean AI averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Beanstats or Bean AI have ads?
Neither Beanstats nor Bean AI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Beanstats or Bean AI?
Beanstats ships an update every 9 days, and Bean AI weekly. Most recently, Beanstats was updated on October 30, 2026 and Bean AI on October 28, 2026.

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