Beanwise vs BrewCard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Beanwise
Track your coffee brewing process with detailed logs for various methods. Catalog beans, roasters, and tasting notes to refine your perfect cup. Elevate your home barista skills and achieve repeatable excellence with every brew.
- Track brews across multiple methods
- Log detailed brewing parameters
- Catalog coffee beans and roasters
- Rate brews and compare results
- Specialized tracking for espresso and pour-over
- Build a personal roaster library
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STOP GUESSING. START BREWING BETTER COFFEE. Beanwise is the coffee brewing tracker designed for home baristas who want to elevate their daily brew. Whether you're dialing in espresso shots, perfecting pour-over ratios, or exploring new beans from local roasters, Beanwise helps you track, learn, and repeat your best cups. YOUR COMPLETE COFFEE BREWING SYSTEM - Track brews across different brewing methods such as espresso, filter/pour-over, AeroPress, French press, moka pot, cold brew and Turkish coffee - Log detailed parameters for each method: dose, yield, grind size, water temperature, brew time, and more - Catalog your coffee beans with origin, roaster, roast date, and tasting notes - Build a personal library of roasters and discover new favorites - Rate your brews and compare results to find your perfect cup BUILT FOR COFFEE LOVERS Every serious coffee enthusiast knows that small changes make big differences. That's why Beanwise captures the details that matter: grind settings, extraction times, temperature, and tasting notes that help you remember what made a brew exceptional. METHOD-SPECIFIC PARAMETERS Espresso and pour-over deserve extra attention. That's why Beanwise includes specialized parameter tracking for these methods: - Espresso: pressure profiling, pre-infusion time, shot weight, extraction yield - Pour-Over: bloom time, number of pours, dripper type (V60, Chemex, Kalita, and more), bed appearance, and more AeroPress, French press, moka pot, cold brew, and Turkish coffee are fully supported with comprehensive brew logging including dose, grind, time, temperature, and tasting notes. YOUR BEANS, ORGANIZED Keep track of every bag you try. Record the roaster, origin country, processing method, roast level, and flavor notes. Never forget a great coffee, or accidentally repurchase one you didn't enjoy. START BREWING SMARTER Whether you're just starting your specialty coffee journey or you're a seasoned enthusiast, join coffee enthusiasts who are taking control of their brew. Download Beanwise and transform random cups into repeatable excellence. Built by a coffee lover, for coffee lovers. --- Beanwise requires a free account and subscription to access all features. Beanwise Premium unlocks unlimited brew logging, bean tracking, and cloud sync across all your devices. - Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period - Account will be charged for renewal at the subscription price within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period - Subscriptions may be managed and auto-renewal turned off by going to your account settings after purchase - Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited upon subscribing Privacy Policy: https://beanwise.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://beanwise.app/terms
BrewCard
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BrewCard is a coffee recipe notebook, brew timer, and sharing tool for people who care about consistent cups. Record recipes for V60, AeroPress, Origami, Kalita Wave, Hario Switch, Clever Dripper, espresso, French press, Moka pot, OXO Rapid, and custom methods. Save dose, water, ratio, grind, temperature, brew time, tasting notes, roast details, and step-by-step pours. When it is time to brew, run the recipe as a guided timer. Each step can show the pour amount, timing, and notes, so you can follow the recipe without guessing. And if you get distracted live activities will keep your current pour details at glance. Build a personal library of your brews, group recipes by method, roaster, process, or technique, and come back to the cups that worked. BrewCard also tracks timer brews and helps you understand your taste profile over time. Sharing is built in. Publish a BrewCard link, show a QR code, send it to friends, or post it on social. Anyone can open a shared recipe, save it, remix it, or brew from it. App Clips let shared recipes open quickly even before someone installs the full app. You can also start from community-style techniques inspired by popular brew methods, then adjust them for your coffee, grinder, water, and taste. BrewCard is made for home baristas, coffee people, and roasters who want recipes that are easy to save, repeat, and share. BrewCard is free to download. Main functionality is included in the free tier. A BrewCard Premium auto-renewable subscription is required to access Premium features.” Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Beanwise at 16.4 against BrewCard's 18.4. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Beanwise sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and BrewCard sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Beanwise ships an update every 6 days, BrewCard every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Beanwise | BrewCard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 18.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Inolab | Ivan Surin |
In-app purchases
Beanwise
- Beanwise Premium Monthly$6.991 Month
- Beanwise Premium Yearly3 Days trial$24.991 Year
- Beanwise Premium Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
BrewCard
- BrewCard Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
- BrewCard Premium Yearly$29.991 Year









