Comparison

Sip vs BrewPilot

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

Head to head
About

Sip

Features
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Sip is a thoughtfully designed coffee brewing journal for people who take brewing seriously. Whether you’re dialing in a new bean, refining a recipe, or simply enjoying a daily ritual, Sip helps you remember what worked β€” and repeat your best cups. Instead of scattered notes, photos, or memory, Sip gives you a clean, intentional space to log your brews and reflect on how small changes affect taste.

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BrewPilot

Features
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BrewPilot works out the water for your coffee dose and walks you through every pour, timed to the second. RATIO CALCULATOR Pick one of ten methods: V60, Kalita Wave, Chemex, AeroPress, Clever Dripper, French press, espresso, moka pot, Turkish coffee or cold brew. Set your dose and ratio, and the water follows. Measure in grams or ounces, or the coffee in tablespoons. BrewPilot keeps your dose, ratio and grind for each method. GRIND SETTING A grind slider for each method, with as many steps as your grinder has. ICED COFFEE One switch splits the water into hot water and ice. The pours then target the hot water only. GUIDED POUR-OVER TIMER Step-by-step timers for V60, Kalita Wave, Chemex, AeroPress, Clever Dripper and French press. Each pour shows how much water to add. Steps can move on by themselves, and your iPhone can vibrate at every change. The timer keeps running when your iPhone locks, and a notification tells you when each step ends. ESPRESSO, MOKA POT AND TURKISH COFFEE A stopwatch for each. The espresso timer shows a 25 to 35 second target window. COLD BREW A long countdown that sends a notification when your cold brew is ready. COFFEE BEANS Keep the beans you have at home with roaster, origin, process, roast level, roast date and flavor notes. Three coffees are free, more with Pro. BREW LOG (PRO) Rate each cup and write down what you tasted, so you know which beans and recipes worked. Export the log as a CSV file. YOUR OWN RECIPES (PRO) Save your own steps, temperature and iced split, load a recipe into the timer with one tap, and send it to a friend as a link. ICLOUD SYNC Your brews, coffees and recipes reach your other Apple devices through your own iCloud. You can turn sync off in Settings. PRIVACY No account and no BrewPilot server. No analytics, no ads, no tracking. Notifications are scheduled on your iPhone and never pass through a server. FREE AND PRO Free: the ratio calculator, every timer, iced coffee and up to three coffees. BrewPilot Pro adds the brew log, your own recipes, unlimited coffees and CSV export. Pro is available as a monthly or yearly subscription, or as a one-time lifetime purchase. The price is shown in the app before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple ID when you confirm the purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless you cancel it at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and the renewal is charged within the 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel it in your iPhone's Settings under your name, then Subscriptions. Help: https://apps.alexgalkin.de/brewpilot/ Privacy policy: https://apps.alexgalkin.de/brewpilot/privacy/ Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Sip3 screens
BrewPilot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Sip at monthly against BrewPilot's every 3 months. BrewPilot's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Sip sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and BrewPilot sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sip ships an update monthly, BrewPilot every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Sip versus BrewPilot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSipBrewPilot
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthly β€” betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS26.015.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size12 MB9 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperDimas MaulanaAlex Galkin

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Sip

One-time1
  • Sip Premium$4.99
3 purchases

BrewPilot

Subscriptions2
  • BrewPilot Pro$1.991 Month
  • BrewPilot Pro$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • BrewPilot Pro Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Sip free?
Sip is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BrewPilot free?
BrewPilot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sip or BrewPilot have ads?
Neither Sip nor BrewPilot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sip or BrewPilot?
Sip ships an update monthly, and BrewPilot every 3 months. Most recently, Sip was updated on November 5, 2026 and BrewPilot on November 7, 2026.

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