Sigmela vs Spot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sigmela
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Sigmela helps you discover specialty coffee shops and choose what to order before you arrive. Explore nearby coffee shops on the map. Each venue has its own page with photos, a description, location, opening hours, and a visual menu with prices. With Sigmela, you can: • Discover specialty coffee shops nearby • Browse menus with item photos and prices • View drink details and ingredients • Customize milk, size, and available add-ons • Find pastries and food that pair well with your drink • Order ahead for pickup at participating locations Everything you need to choose a coffee shop is in one place — from its menu and photos to its address and opening hours. Menus, prices, customization options, and online ordering availability may vary by location. Privacy policy: https://sigmela.ru/legal/privacy Terms of service: https://sigmela.ru/legal/terms
Spot
Discover specialty coffee shops, roasteries, and gear stores across the Gulf region. Find your next favorite spot with a live map, detailed profiles, community reviews, and event listings. Connect with the local coffee scene and find job opportunities.
- Live map of specialty coffee spots
- Detailed café and roastery profiles
- Community-driven notes and photos
- Coffee event listings and ticketing
- Job board for coffee professionals
- Bilingual (English/Arabic) support
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Spot is the community of specialty coffee in the Gulf — and the map that takes you to it. Every serious café, roastery, bean shop and gear store across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman, in one discovery app kept alive by people who care about coffee. FIND YOUR NEXT FAVORITE SPOT • A live map of specialty places around you — cafés, roasteries, green beans, equipment • Filter by country, city, category or "open now" • Real Google ratings, opening hours, photos and each spot's own story EVERY PLACE, PROPERLY PROFILED • Full profiles for every spot: photos, the menu, opening hours and the place's own story • Feel the vibe before you go — cozy, study-friendly, specialty-serious • Directions, ratings and one-tap sharing HEAR IT FROM THE COMMUNITY • Spot notes are honest impressions from people who were actually there — no stars, no scores • Add photos to your notes and see what others captured • Save the places you love and build your own coffee map COFFEE EVENTS, ONE TAP AWAY • Cuppings, brew workshops, latte art throwdowns, competitions • Reserve free seats or buy tickets in the app — your QR pass lives in your pocket WORK IN COFFEE • Barista, roaster and café jobs across the region • Apply in minutes with your profile MADE FOR THE GULF • Fully bilingual — English and Arabic, with proper right-to-left layout • Six countries, one home for specialty coffee Browse everything without an account. Sign in only when you want to save, note or book — with Apple, Google or your email. Own a café or roastery? Claim your place and reach coffee people directly — visit spothq.app
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Spot at 15.1 against Sigmela's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Sigmela | Spot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Artem Bogoslavskii | Ardalan Aadal |
In-app purchases
Sigmela
No in-app purchases
Spot
No in-app purchases









