Comparison

Kaffiene vs Bloom

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

Head to head
About

Kaffiene

Features
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Kaffiene - Your Personal Coffee Brewing Companion Master the art of coffee brewing with Kaffiene, the all-in-one app designed for coffee enthusiasts who want to perfect every cup. Features: Guided Brewing - Step-by-step instructions for espresso, pour-over, French press, AeroPress, cold brew, and more. Never miss a step with built-in timers and precise ratios. Dial-In Assistant - Track your shots and get recommendations to improve extraction. Log dose, yield, and time to find your perfect recipe. Bean Library - Catalog your coffee beans with roast dates, origins, and tasting notes. Never forget which beans made your best cup. Brew Log - Record every brew with detailed notes. Rate your results and track your progress over time. Smart Ratios - Automatic ratio calculations for any brew method. Just enter your dose and get the perfect water amount. Troubleshooting Guide - Sour shot? Bitter espresso? Get instant suggestions to fix common brewing problems. Whether you're pulling your first espresso shot or perfecting your pour-over technique, Kaffiene helps you brew better coffee, one cup at a time.

About

Bloom

This app helps coffee enthusiasts meticulously track their beans, craft custom brew recipes, and log tasting notes. It offers smart scanning for coffee bags and provides personalized coaching to refine brewing techniques for the perfect cup.

Highlights
  • Customizable brew timer with step-by-step recipes
  • Detailed coffee bean logging and inventory management
  • Flavor lifecycle tracking based on roast date
  • On-device AI for smart coffee bag scanning
  • Brew coaching and detailed cupping assessments
  • Home screen and lock screen widgets
  • Equipment and grinder settings tracking
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Bloom is a coffee timer and journal for your daily brewing routine. Keep track of your beans, follow step-by-step recipes, and remember what made each cup work. YOUR COFFEE SHELF Record roast dates, origins, tasting notes, purchase prices, and your rating of each coffee. Set the remaining weight for a part-used bag and compare its price per 100 g. Flavor Windows estimate freshness from roast type and age. SCAN AND REVIEW COFFEE BAGS Photograph multiple bags and several sides of each bag. Bloom processes labels on your device and prepares details for you to review and correct before saving. Scanning requires iOS 26 or later. Compatible devices with Apple Intelligence available use on-device AI; when the model is unavailable, supported systems use text recognition. On older iOS versions, add details manually. Scanning can miss or misread details, so check the result against your bag. GUIDED BREWING Create or import recipes, follow timed steps, and keep variants for your experiments. Start a brew from a coffee to carry that bag into the timer. Each grinder remembers its last setting, and you can choose a default grinder. JOURNAL AND INVENTORY Finishing a brew saves a journal entry and updates the coffee's remaining weight. Add your assessment now or later. Record taste, notes, dose, and output, then use Brew Coach suggestions to plan your next cup. Detailed cupping adds aroma and taste assessments, flavor tags, and a radar chart. MAKE IT YOURS Track equipment and caffeine intake, choose a color palette in light or dark mode, and use Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets. BLOOM PRO Start free with up to 3 coffees and 5 recipes, the brew timer, and Brew Coach. Bloom Pro adds unlimited coffees and recipes and Pro widgets. Monthly, yearly, and lifetime options are available; current localized prices and subscription terms appear before purchase. Restore purchases in the app. No account is required for core features. Coffee data is stored on your device and may sync through your private iCloud account. Label processing happens on-device. RevenueCat manages purchase entitlements. No ads. Terms of Use: https://bloom.parthjadhav.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://bloom.parthjadhav.com/privacy

Screenshots

Kaffiene3 screens
Bloom4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kaffiene at none against Bloom's 3. Kaffiene also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price 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. Bloom sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Kaffiene asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Kaffiene versus Bloom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKaffieneBloom
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB49 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperKarthik KottugumadaParth Jadhav

In-app purchases

None

Kaffiene

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Bloom

Subscriptions2
  • Bloom Pro Monthly1 Month trial$2.991 Month
  • Bloom Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Bloom Pro Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Kaffiene free?
Kaffiene is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bloom free?
Bloom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Kaffiene or Bloom have ads?
Neither Kaffiene nor Bloom shows ads.

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