BeanBench vs Aficionado Coffee Journal

BeanBench is a coffee log for people who brew at home and drink out. Track the beans you buy, the cups you make, and the cafés you visit, then see how your taste develops over time. LOG BREWS, YOUR WAY - Guided timers with stage-by-stage prompts and haptics: V60, 4:6, the BeanBench House recipes, Chemex, Kalita, AeroPress, French press, Stagg [XF], cold brew, and cupping, plus any recipe you save yourself. - Quick manual logging when you already know the numbers: dose, water, temperature, grind (with your grinder's own scale), total time, and drawdown. Add a custom brew method if yours isn't listed. - Espresso too: baskets, prep, pressure profiles, and shot outcomes. BUILD YOUR COFFEE LIBRARY - Scan a bag: photograph the label and BeanBench reads it on your device, including the roaster, origin, process, variety, roast date, and tasting notes. Then you review and save. Photos never leave your phone. - Or import from an AI assistant: copy a prompt, attach your bag photos in the assistant you already use, then paste the reply back. - Track price, bag size, rest days after roast, and whether you'd buy again. Resting reminders tell you when a bag is ready. RATE WITH PRECISION - Five stars, with quarter-star steps. Tap for speed, drag for precision. CHECK IN AT CAFÉS - Log drinks at coffee shops with photos, prices, and ratings. See your visits on a map and in stats. Earn badges as your coffee map grows. SEE YOUR TASTE DEVELOP - The Coffee Passport automatically stamps countries and flavor families based on what you log. - Analytics show brew trends, spending, top coffees, and what you actually reorder. YOUR DATA, YOURS - Everything lives on your device. Optional iCloud sync uses your private iCloud account, with live sync status in Settings so you always know where things stand. We never see your data. - Full backup and restore to a single file. CSV and JSON export for everything. No account. No ads. No tracking.

Coffee Journal is a calm, beautiful place to record your coffee recipes, so you can dial in once and repeat your best cups for good. Save your beans, the drinks you make, and every brew in between. No account, no clutter, no noise. Just your notes, beautifully organized. RECORD EVERY BREW Log the details that actually matter: grind setting, dose in, yield out, water temperature, and brew time. The brew ratio is calculated for you. Add tasting notes and a rating, then jot down what to change next time. YOUR BEANS, ORGANIZED Keep a library of every bag — roaster, roast level, origin, price, and a photo of the label. Add tasting notes so you always remember how it tasted, and mark your favorites. YOUR DRINKS Espresso, cortado, V60, latte, and anything else you brew. Give each drink a photo and see every recipe you have made with it. BROWSE IT BOTH WAYS Start from a bean to see the drinks you have made with it, or start from a drink to see the beans behind it. Your recipes are always one tap away. DIAL IN, THEN REPEAT Compare your attempts and tap Repeat to brew your best cup again, exactly the way you made it. Small, deliberate changes - finer grind, a degree cooler, a touch less yield - are easy to track from one brew to the next. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Everything lives on your device. Coffee Journal does not require an account and never uploads your beans, drinks, recipes, or photos to a server. Whether you are chasing the perfect espresso shot or just want to remember that one incredible pour over, Coffee Journal helps you brew with intention - and make it again tomorrow. Designed for iPhone. Record. Refine. Repeat.