MeatVault vs beans
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MeatVault
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Stop wasting expensive meat. You invest in quality beef, pork, and specialty meats, but how often do you discover forgotten cuts buried in your freezer, past their prime? MeatVault solves this costly problem with a clean, fast inventory system that tracks what you have, when it expires, and alerts you before quality degrades. KEY FEATURES: Quick Meat Logging Log your purchases in under 15 seconds. Select meat type, cut, weight, and freeze date—the app handles the rest. Pre-loaded database includes all popular cuts from brisket to picanha. Visual Freshness Tracking See your entire freezer inventory at a glance with color-coded freshness indicators. Green means peak quality, yellow means use soon, red means urgent. A progress bar shows exactly how much time remains before quality degrades. Smart Notifications Get timely push alerts before your meat expires. Never discover freezer-burned brisket again. Serving Size Calculator Planning a cookout? Each inventory item shows how many people it serves based on cut type and weight. Instantly know if you have enough for your next gathering. Packaging-Aware Shelf Life Different packaging methods have different shelf lives. FrostVault accounts for vacuum-sealed, freezer bag, butcher paper, and original packaging to give you accurate freshness timelines. Works Offline Check your inventory from the garage, basement, or grocery store—no internet required. All data stored locally on your device. PERFECT FOR: - BBQ enthusiasts who buy premium cuts online - Bulk meat buyers who stock chest freezers - Home cooks who want to reduce food waste - Anyone tired of forgetting what's in their freezer
beans
Preserve your coffee bag memories by turning them into 3D models and displaying them on a virtual shelf. Log your espresso shots and brews with detailed parameters to refine your technique. Offers guidance for beginners and helps troubleshoot your coffee preparation.
- 3D coffee bag modeling
- Virtual bag shelf display
- Automatic bag data extraction
- Detailed shot logging
- Brewing guidance for beginners
- Grinder and machine profile setup
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Your coffee bags are too good to throw away. Every bag says something — the label, the story, the roaster's whole reason for being. Then the coffee's gone, and so is the bag, into the bin with the eggshells. beans keeps it: turn any bag into a keepsake 3D model and stand it on a shelf that's actually yours — one you'll want to look at. Doesn't matter whether you're timing a shot on a manual lever machine or you just really like your fancy pod machine. If you've ever looked at an empty bag and thought "I'm not putting that one in the bin" — beans is for you. SNAP A BAG, SKIP THE TYPING Photograph the front of a bag, then the back. beans reads the label on your phone with Apple's Vision and on-device intelligence, then looks up what the label doesn't say: roaster, origin, process, tasting notes. Nothing to fill in by hand. DIAL IN ONCE Log every shot or brew: dose, grind on your grinder's own scale, yield, time and temperature. Tell beans about your grinder and machine once, stepless or click, and it gives you a starting point for a new bag. Come back to a favourite weeks later and the recipe that worked is right there. A COACH FOR YOUR FIRST BREWS New to espresso or pour-over? A few short lessons cover the basics and end with a practice brew. After that, when a brew isn't right, beans helps you work out what to change next: finer or coarser for espresso, and for pour-over, what the taste is telling you. Switch it off whenever you like. A SHELF OF YOUR OWN BAGS, IN 3D Turn any bag into a 3D model before it's gone, and stand it on your shelf. Tap it and it lifts off the shelf into its own detail view. Arrange the shelf your way — it's a collection, not a spreadsheet. PAY ONCE, OR BY THE YEAR Own beans for good with one payment, or pay by the year and try it free for 7 days first. In your first 48 hours, lifetime comes with 3 free 3D bags. 3D models are made on request and each one costs real money to generate, so more are sold in packs that never expire. The yearly plan renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://humanmadethings.co.uk/beans-coffee/privacy/ MADE WITH CARE Light and dark, Dynamic Type, Reduce Motion and Increase Contrast are all respected. No account, no sign-in. Requires iOS 27. Bag lookups and 3D models need a connection; your bags and shots are stored on your phone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MeatVault at none against beans's 9. MeatVault also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 27.0). beans's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 months). On price, ads 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. beans sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. MeatVault asks for nothing beyond the download.
MeatVault ships an update every 4 months, beans every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MeatVault | beans |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 27.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jim van der Waal | Alex Trubacs |
In-app purchases
MeatVault
No in-app purchases
beans
- beans monthly$2.991 Month
- beans yearly1 Year trial$12.991 Year
- One bag in 3D$1.99
- Three bags in 3D$4.99
- Unlock beans$9.99
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- Ten bags in 3D$13.99
- Unlock beans$15.99
- beans lifetime + 3 bags in 3D$15.99
- beans lifetime$15.99









