Comparison

Coffee Journal vs YanMore Grind

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

Head to head
About

Coffee Journal

Features
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Coffee Journal — 你的私人咖啡日记 一次买断,没有订阅、没有内购、没有广告,全部功能开放。 【日记】 自制与探店混排的时间线。每条记录都可以写评分、风味标签、冲煮参数,配一张照片。常喝的那杯存成快速模板,下次一键记录。 【探店】 店铺定位与地图、饮品评分、服务与环境分开打分,招牌饮品和风味标签随手记。 【咖啡豆】 熟豆与绿豆分开管理。品牌、产地、庄园、品种、处理法、烘焙度,自动折算每克单价。每支豆可挂多套手冲方案——研磨刻度、水温、分段注水量、注水方式、粉水比,反复调到最好喝为止。 【烘焙】 支持导入 Kaffelogic .klog / .kpro 日志,也可手动记录。 · 豆温、炉温、升温率(ROR)同图对照 · 温度、功率、风扇共用一条时间轴,可左右拖动查看完整曲线,不做压缩 · 回温点与一爆位置贯穿标注 · 发展率(DTR)按烘焙机记录的真实下豆点计算,而不是曲线末尾 · 多炉曲线可叠加对比 【杯测】 SCA 标准十维度评分,0.25 分步进。42 个标准风味词,部分配实物照片。雷达图与风味气泡呈现整杯轮廓,每条杯测都能关联到具体的豆子与烘焙批次。 【我的】 近半年咖啡足迹热力图、年度统计与高光回顾。一键导出 PDF 报告,或备份 JSON / CSV 全量数据。 【数据是你自己的】 所有记录存在本地设备,不上传任何服务器。烘焙日志可通过 iCloud Drive 投递导入。 使用条款:https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ 隐私政策:https://stttttte.github.io/coffeejournal-privacy/

About

YanMore Grind

This app helps coffee enthusiasts fine-tune their brewing process by suggesting grind adjustments based on historical data and chosen recipes. It allows users to log their brews, manage beans and equipment, and explore various coffee recipes.

Highlights
  • Grind adjustment suggestions
  • Brew history logging
  • Bean and equipment management
  • Recipe exploration and scaling
  • Stage timing and notes
  • Caffeine and cafestol estimation
Features
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YanMore Grind helps you understand what to adjust for your next cup, and keep the story of every brew in one place. New beans, a different basket or a new pour-over recipe: where should your grinder start? YanMore Grind brings together your coffee, grinder, equipment, brew method, target recipe and eligible measured history to suggest an actionable grind adjustment. Review the suggested setting, direction, size and supporting evidence, then use your next brew to continue building your own history. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REAL GRINDERS YanMore Grind retains the adjustment semantics of stepped, stepless and dual-mode grinders and combines eligible brew observations with Bayesian learning and recipe context. It distinguishes measured references, interpolation between comparable measurements and trial starting points, so you can see what a suggestion is based on. When data are sparse, conflicting or not comparable, more observations may be needed. You control manual adjustments. FROM RECIPE TO CUP Version 3.0 brings recipes, equipment, grind adjustment and timers into one workbench. Start with an espresso, pour-over or AeroPress recipe, adjust quantities and targets, and scale the water and stages of supported recipes. Keep your own edits and follow a pour-over plan with stage timing and notes for the same cup. Brew with publicly shared champion recipes, including Tetsu Kasuya’s 4:6 and Martin Wölfl’s OREA, with sources. Supported recipes automatically scale water and stages to your dose, then guide the same brew with stage timers. The dripper guide distinguishes different shapes, while the espresso-style guide shows reference ratios and targets for your current dose. Basic recipes, conversions and timers are free; selected professional recipes and advanced features require Pro. YOUR BEANS AND BREW HISTORY Keep beans and equipment together with brew parameters, ratings, notes and flavor tags. Review and compare cups, and repeat recipes as new drafts. Imported recipes are not measured brews. For an unfamiliar or incomplete bag, start with a temporary bean entry, record the brew, then add details and confirm a link to an existing bean later. Finished beans retain their history; record storage and explore origins on your bean map. FROM ESPRESSO TO YOUR FAVORITE DRINK Continue from a saved espresso into a drink without recording the same extraction twice. Explore drink recipes and illustrations, record actual ingredients and photos, and optionally manage milk products, packages, opening, usage and reminders. COFFEE CALENDAR AND COMPOSITION For supported recipes, review approximate caffeine and cafestol values with their assumptions and ranges; drink comparisons help put caffeine amounts in context. These are estimates, not measurements or medical advice, and actual values can differ. YOUR DATA, YOUR CHOICE Share records or reference recipes and export your data. Core recording and recommendations work locally without an app account. Optional iCloud sync requires an available iCloud account and storage. FREE AND PRO Free includes one grinder, two bean profiles, the latest 20 visible records, espresso and pour-over, basic recipes and timers, basic text sharing and personal-data export. Pro adds more grinders, additional supported methods, advanced parameters and recipes, full history, advanced sharing, and complete backup import and restoration. Some comparisons, equipment management and professional features require Pro. Existing records remain stored and exportable when Pro ends; the same available inputs use the same core recommendation logic. Apple handles purchases and subscriptions; current prices appear in the app. Recommendations are starting points to validate in your next brew, not guaranteed results. Beans, equipment, technique and data quality affect the outcome; no fixed accuracy or number of cups is promised. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Coffee Journal4 screens
YanMore Grind4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: YanMore Grind at Free against Coffee Journal's $4.99. YanMore Grind also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks) and device support (4 vs 2). On ads and in-app purchases 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

YanMore Grind is free to download; Coffee Journal costs $4.99 up front. Coffee Journal sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per month and YanMore Grind sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Coffee Journal ships an update every 2 weeks, YanMore Grind every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Coffee Journal versus YanMore Grind: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCoffee JournalYanMore Grind
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB80 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer斯迪 刘晨延 廖

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Coffee Journal

Subscriptions1
  • Pro 月度订阅$5.991 Month
3 purchases

YanMore Grind

Subscriptions2
  • YanMore Grind Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • YanMore Grind Pro Yearly1 Year trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • YanMore Grind Pro Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is Coffee Journal free?
Coffee Journal costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is YanMore Grind free?
YanMore Grind is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Coffee Journal or YanMore Grind have ads?
Neither Coffee Journal nor YanMore Grind shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Coffee Journal or YanMore Grind?
Coffee Journal ships an update every 2 weeks, and YanMore Grind every 3 days. Most recently, Coffee Journal was updated on November 5, 2026 and YanMore Grind on November 6, 2026.

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