Comparison

BrewMeter vs Daystead

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

Head to head
About

BrewMeter

Track your daily caffeine intake by logging drinks and their volumes. Visualize your caffeine levels with an estimated curve and explore historical data. Gain insights into your consumption habits for personal awareness.

Highlights
  • Log custom drinks with label data
  • Track volume consumed
  • Estimated caffeine curve visualization
  • Daily caffeine-free day recording
  • Undo accidental logs
  • CSV export (Pro)
  • Apple Health integration (Pro)
Features
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Log your drinks and understand caffeine estimates with clearly separated quantities and units. Add your usual drinks, review consumption and explore an estimate of remaining caffeine. Simulate a drink before logging it, then look back at trends. The paid option is a one-time purchase with no subscription. Free features are described in the app. Estimates depend on assumptions and vary by person. They are not a medical limit or a guarantee of sleep. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://bnjdpn.github.io/BrewMeter/privacy.html

About

Daystead

Features
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Preview another date and time using your current weekly routine, note and display settings without changing the live day card. HOW IT WORKS 1. Open Settings and tap Rehearse another day. 2. Choose a date and time, or step to the next or previous day. 3. Check the routine, current note behavior and quiet-hours face, then return to Now. The live day card, weekly plan, family photo, quiet hours and caregiver handoff remain available. Snapshot date formatting now follows the same calendar time zone. WHAT TO KNOW Preview does not change the device clock, clear the live note or dim the screen. Timed routine items are plans, not confirmations of completion. A note appears only on its assigned date. This is a display and coordination tool, not a medical monitor. iPhone and iPad.

Screenshots

BrewMeter4 screens
Daystead3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: BrewMeter at Free against Daystead's $0.99. Daystead's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On update cadence, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

BrewMeter is free to download; Daystead costs $0.99 up front. BrewMeter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Daystead asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BrewMeter ships an update weekly, Daystead every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 6 level
BrewMeter versus Daystead: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrewMeterDaystead
PriceFree โ€” better$0.99
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyWeekly โ€” betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
MonetizationFreemiumโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size6 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBenjamin DupinRobert Corbin

In-app purchases

1 purchases

BrewMeter

One-time1
  • BrewMeter Pro Lifetime$5.99
None

Daystead

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BrewMeter free?
BrewMeter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Daystead free?
Daystead costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do BrewMeter or Daystead have ads?
Neither BrewMeter nor Daystead shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BrewMeter or Daystead?
BrewMeter ships an update weekly, and Daystead every 2 weeks. Most recently, BrewMeter was updated on October 7, 2026 and Daystead on October 8, 2026.

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