Comparison

CoffeeMaster vs Bean AI

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

Head to head
About

CoffeeMaster

Features
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CoffeeMaster - Brewing Guide is your ultimate companion for crafting the perfect cup of coffee at home. Explore 10+ expertly curated recipes including Espresso, Cappuccino, Latte, Pour Over, French Press, Turkish Coffee, and more. Features: - Step-by-step brewing instructions adapted to your equipment - Built-in brewing timer with presets - Coffee-to-water ratio calculator - Comprehensive coffee bean library with origins and roast guides - Save your favorite recipes - Beautiful dark and light mode design Whether you're a beginner or a coffee enthusiast, CoffeeMaster helps you brew like a pro!

About

Bean AI

Catalog your coffee beans with AI. Scan labels to extract details like origin and roast, then use AI to enrich information and generate personalized brewing recipes. Track freshness and organize your collection.

Highlights
  • AI-powered label scanning
  • AI enrichment of coffee details
  • Personalized brewing recipes
  • Freshness and peak flavor tracking
  • Star ratings and sorting
  • Full-text search
  • Share coffee details
Features
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Five bags open and no idea which one is at peak. Bean AI reads the bag, tracks the rest window, and builds a V60, Aeropress or espresso recipe for that specific coffee. Point your camera at a label and it fills in origin, process, varietal, roast date and tasting notes in a few seconds, on your phone. SCAN OR TYPE Point your camera at any coffee bag and Bean AI extracts every field from the label in seconds using on-device OCR and Apple Intelligence. No bag handy? Add coffees manually — type the roaster name and coffee, and let AI do the rest. CLAUDE AI ENRICHMENT Tap the AI button and Claude fills in what the label didn't tell you: country of origin, region, altitude, varietals, certifications, tasting notes, and even a product photo. It draws on knowledge of thousands of specialty roasters worldwide. Requires an internet connection. BREWING RECIPES Every coffee gets a Brewing tab with recipes tailored to that specific bean — its roast level, origin and process method all factor in: • V60 at 15g and 18g — water temp, bloom, pours, total water, brew time • Orea O1 — base recommendation, pour schedule, bypass, flavour notes • Aeropress — orientation, steep, stir, press duration • Espresso — dose/yield/time, turbo vs standard, temperature • SOUP (Spro Only Unpressurized) — dose, yield, time, character PEAK FLAVOR WINDOW Every coffee shows how many days to rest it after roast before you open the bag, and the window when it's at its best. A visual bar on each detail page shows exactly where you are in that window. DECENT DE1 SYNC Running Decenza on the tablet attached to your Decent DE1? Push any bean straight into its bag list, so a coffee you scanned here is waiting for you at the machine — including the bag photo. Set your tablet's address under Settings. Bean AI is not affiliated with Decent Espresso. SHARE ANY BEAN Tap share on any coffee to send a formatted summary — origin, roast, tasting notes, peak flavour window and bag photo — to any app via the iOS share sheet. YOUR COLLECTION • Star ratings with half-star precision • Sort by rating, roast date, or date added • Filter by roast level — Light, Medium or Dark • Full-text search across every field • Archive finished bags without deleting them • Replace bag photos at any time • Process methods: Washed, Natural, Honey, Semi-Washed, Anaerobic, Co-Ferment PRIVACY Scanning and label extraction happen entirely on your device using Apple Intelligence — nothing is sent anywhere. Claude enrichment sends only the coffee name and roaster to our server to generate suggestions. No account required. No tracking. FREE AND PRO Free includes two separate limits: • 5 coffees in your collection at once — archived bags don't count toward it • 20 AI lookups in total, shared between Claude enrichment and generating brewing recipes Everything else is free and unlimited: scanning, ratings, filters, search, archive, sharing and iCloud sync. Pro removes both limits — unlimited coffees and unlimited AI. $0.99/month · $9.99/year · $19.99 lifetime Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

CoffeeMaster4 screens
Bean AI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CoffeeMaster at none against Bean AI's 3. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Bean AI sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. CoffeeMaster asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
CoffeeMaster versus Bean AI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCoffeeMasterBean AI
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBurak ERENOGLUFernando Caprio

In-app purchases

None

CoffeeMaster

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Bean AI

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Bean AI Pro — Lifetime$19.99

Questions

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

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