Comparison

Pourist vs BrewLab

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

Head to head
About

Pourist

Log your pour-over coffee brews, get personalized recipes based on your beans and gear, and refine future cups with simple feedback. Discover certified recipes, track your coffee journey with detailed stats, and find local cafes.

Highlights
  • Personalized pour-over recipes
  • Brew timer with Lock Screen support
  • Feedback loop for recipe refinement
  • Bean and coffee log
  • Certified barista recipes
  • Cafe map and log
  • Customizable app moods
Features
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Same beans, but a different cup every day? Pourist builds a pour-over recipe for your beans, dripper, grinder, and water, then refines the next cup with a single sip of feedback. • Your recipe: pick your beans and gear, and get ratio, temperature, grind, and every pour • Certified recipes: recipes from champions, baristas, and brewer makers, matched to your own gear • Guided brewing: calm, step-by-step pours, with the timer on your Lock Screen • Feedback loop: tap acidity, sweetness, body, or bitterness, and your next recipe adjusts • Bean log: snap the bag to fill in the details, and see when each bean hits its peak • Records and stats: a coffee calendar, weekly receipts, an origin map, and a sticker drawer of finished bags • Cafe log: find hand-drip cafes on the map, and keep the cups you drink out, too • Moods: dress the app in Sky, which follows today's sky; Ink, where your beans' flavors bleed like ink; or any mood that suits you Works with V60, Kalita, Origami, Hario Switch, vacuum brewers, and more. A cup that gets better the more you log. Start today's pour with Pourist. Terms of Use: https://pourist.app/legal/terms Privacy Policy: https://pourist.app/legal/privacy

About

BrewLab

Features
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コーヒーを、科学する。 BrewLabは、学術論文に基づいたアルゴリズムで、あなたのコーヒー豆に最適なレシピを生成するアプリです。勘や経験に頼らず、科学的な根拠から「なぜこの湯温・粉量・注ぎ方が良いのか」を提示します。 ■ AIパッケージ解析 コーヒー豆のパッケージを撮影するだけで、産地・焙煎度・精製方法を自動認識。豆の写真でさらに精度を高めます。 ■ Elegance Protocol 24本の抽出論文を統合した独自アルゴリズム「Elegance Protocol」が、湯温・粉量・湯量・注ぎ回数・蒸らし時間を計算します。さらにBalance(バランス重視)、Light Touch(明るい酸味)、Full Extraction(コク重視)の3スタイルから選べます。 ■ 対応ドリッパー(20種以上) Hario V60、Kalita Wave 185、Origami ドリッパーSをはじめ、多様なドリッパーに対応。ドリッパーの形状・リブ構造の違いもレシピに反映されます。 ■ シンプルな操作フロー ① 豆のパッケージを撮影 → ② 豆の写真を撮影(任意)→ ③ ドリッパー・粉量を選択 → ④ レシピ生成 【料金プラン】 • Free(無料)月5回 / 基本3種ドリッパー • Light(¥1000/月)月10回 / 全ドリッパー20種以上 • Pro(¥2,300/月)月25回 / 全機能 BrewLab Inc. は抽出品質の向上に関する科学的知見を継続的に取り込みます。 利用規約(EULA): https://website-cyan-iota-69.vercel.app/terms プライバシーポリシー: https://website-cyan-iota-69.vercel.app/privacy

Screenshots

Pourist4 screens
BrewLab4 screens

Verdict

The call

Pourist and BrewLab are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Pourist sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and BrewLab sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Pourist versus BrewLab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPouristBrewLab
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 10 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size111 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperL2N CompanyKota Yamamoto

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Pourist

Subscriptions2
  • Pourist Plus Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Pourist Plus Yearly$54.991 Year
One-time2
  • Ink Mood Lifetime$4.99
  • Sky Mood Lifetime$5.99
10 purchases

BrewLab

One-time10
  • 80 Gems$0.99
  • 240 Gems$1.99
  • レシピ生成 3回分$3.99
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  • 480 Gems$4.99
  • 1,000 Gems$6.99
  • レシピ生成 10回分$11.99
  • 2,700 Gems$19.99
  • レシピ生成 30回分$34.99
  • 5,800 Gems$39.99
  • 10,000 Gems$49.99

Questions

Is Pourist free?
Pourist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BrewLab free?
BrewLab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pourist or BrewLab have ads?
Both Pourist and BrewLab show ads.
Which is updated more often, Pourist or BrewLab?
Pourist ships an update every 10 days, and BrewLab every 10 days. Most recently, Pourist was updated on November 5, 2026 and BrewLab on October 31, 2026.

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