Comparison

Bloom vs BaseBrew

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

Head to head
About

Bloom

Log your coffee brewing process with a timer and journal. Track your coffee beans, follow recipes, and record tasting notes to improve your next cup. Features include a coffee shelf, guided brewing, and inventory management.

Highlights
  • Coffee bean inventory and tracking
  • Step-by-step guided brewing timer
  • Coffee recipe creation and import
  • Journal entries for tasting notes
  • Coffee bag scanning and review
  • Equipment and caffeine intake 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. ON IPAD See your shelf as a photo gallery and give any bag the whole page. Brew with a timer you can read from across the counter, keep recipes and your journal beside their details, and use a keyboard, pointer, Split View and Stage Manager. 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

About

BaseBrew

Features
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BaseBrew helps freelancers, students, and remote workers find the perfect work-friendly cafe - and connect with other people working nearby. FIND YOUR WORK SPOT Browse verified cafes across Chandigarh Tricity and Pune. Filter by WiFi speed, noise level, power outlets, and price. Every cafe is personally verified - no outdated information. COWORK SESSIONS Post a work session at your favourite cafe and invite other BaseBrew members to join. No cold DMs. No awkward intros. Just real people working side by side. - Pick a cafe and post your session with a time window - Others send a short intro - you approve who joins - Show up, tap I'm Here, and get work done together BUILT FOR REMOTE WORKERS - Verified WiFi speeds and outlet counts - Noise level ratings so you know what to expect - Real check-ins from the community - Loyalty offers from partner cafes - Personalised feed based on your saved spots COMMUNITY STANDARDS BaseBrew is a respectful community. All user content can be reported, and every profile has a block option. Reports are reviewed within 24 hours. Users must accept our Terms of Service before participating in social features. Free to use. No ads. Now live in Chandigarh Tricity and Pune.

Screenshots

Bloom4 screens
BaseBrew4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BaseBrew at none against Bloom's 3. BaseBrew also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Bloom's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Bloom sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. BaseBrew asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bloom ships an update every 2 weeks, BaseBrew monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Bloom versus BaseBrew: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBloomBaseBrew
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB12 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperParth JadhavSanket Golekar

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
None

BaseBrew

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bloom free?
Bloom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BaseBrew free?
BaseBrew is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bloom or BaseBrew have ads?
Neither Bloom nor BaseBrew shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bloom or BaseBrew?
Bloom ships an update every 2 weeks, and BaseBrew monthly. Most recently, Bloom was updated on November 9, 2026 and BaseBrew on November 5, 2026.

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