Comparison

Koffee vs PauseCafé

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

Head to head
About

Koffee

Features
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Stop guessing when caffeine leaves your body. Koffee uses a real pharmacokinetic model to show your exact caffeine level in real time — not estimates, not averages. A smooth half-life decay curve tracks every milligram from your morning espresso to your afternoon latte, showing you precisely when you'll be sleep-ready. WHY KOFFEE Most caffeine trackers count milligrams. Koffee shows you the science. The half-life curve visualizes how caffeine metabolizes in YOUR body based on your weight, metabolic speed, and lifestyle factors. Optional cortisol bands show the natural rhythm your body follows — so you can time your coffee for maximum effect. TRACK EFFORTLESSLY - One-tap Quick Log with 10 presets and custom drinks - 50+ branded drinks from Starbucks, Dunkin', Costa, McCafe - Dynamic Island shows your level without opening the app - Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets - Smart Last Call alarm before your cutoff time PROTECT YOUR SLEEP - Real-time countdown to when you're safe to sleep - Sleep Impact Score (0-100) based on caffeine timing and HealthKit data - Sleep Simulator: "What if I skip the afternoon coffee?" - Sleep correlations with HealthKit heart rate and deep sleep data - Personalized cutoff based on YOUR bedtime and metabolism UNDERSTAND YOUR PATTERNS - Caffeine Persona: discover your archetype (Early Bird, Night Owl, Rocket...) - Yearly heatmap with 365 days of caffeine history - Tolerance Tracker with 4-week rolling trends - Weekly Report with actionable insights - Koffee Wrapped: your year in review, shareable PERSONALIZED TO YOUR BODY - 3 metabolic speeds: slow, normal, fast - Body model: weight, smoker, oral contraceptives, pregnancy - Custom daily goals with streak tracking - 16 themes from Oat Milk to Espresso PRICING Free tier includes full caffeine tracking, curve, countdown, Dynamic Island, Quick Log, and 4 widgets. Unlock Koffee Insights for sleep intelligence, deep analytics, premium widgets, and personalization. - Monthly: $1.99/mo - Annual: $9.99/yr (3-day free trial) - Lifetime: $19.99 (one-time, yours forever) No ads. No data selling. Your health data stays on your device. Terms of Use: https://www.koffeecaffeinetracker.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.koffeecaffeinetracker.app/privacy

About

PauseCafé

Features
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How much caffeine is still in me before I sleep? Am I drinking enough in this heat? Track your caffeine AND your hydration, make progress, and earn real rewards. Log every drink in one tap, pick its size, stay under your daily limit, reach your hydration goal, and unlock badges, points and real gifts. ACTIVE CAFFEINE & HEALTH (Premium) - Active caffeine: how much caffeine is estimated to still be in your body, in real time. It rises with every drink then falls over the hours, so you know at a glance how much will be left at bedtime. Shown in the app, on the widget, on Apple Watch and as complications on your watch face. - Health app sync: write your caffeine and water to Health and keep them alongside the rest of your data. - Caffeine, sleep and heart insights: see the link between your caffeine and how you actually sleep, and between your caffeine and your resting heart rate. These insights use Health app data and are computed on your device: they never leave your iPhone. SMART TRACKING - Coffee, tea, soft drinks, energy drinks — log your drinks in one tap - Pick the size of every drink (S, M, L): volume and caffeine adjust automatically - An animated cup that fills in real time - Hydration counter in millilitres, with a blue ring around your cup - The water in your drinks counts towards your hydration: coffee, tea and soft drinks bring water too - Personal water goal (WHO guidance adapted to your profile) - Alerts based on EFSA and FDA guidance - Caution mode (200 mg a day - EFSA guidance) - Heatwave alert in France (free) and stepped-up hydration reminders in hot weather (Premium), based on the Météo-France alert level for your département - 30-second cooldown to avoid mistaken entries - iOS home screen widget GAMIFICATION - 130 badges to unlock (caffeine, hydration, streaks, timing) - 8 levels, from Sprout to Legend - Points earned with every drink and every good day - Daily streak with milestone bonuses - Community challenges worth up to several hundred points COMMUNITY & REFERRALS - Add friends by username and make progress together - Refer a friend. You both get 100 bonus points. REWARDS - Trade your points for months of Premium (free users) - Trade your points for gifts (Premium) - Partner offers STATISTICS - Weekly and monthly charts (caffeine + water) - Breakdown by drink category - Analysis of when you drink through the day - Premium Insights tab: water-caffeine, caffeine-sleep and caffeine-resting heart rate correlations - Weekly summary email every Monday (optional) APPLE WATCH (Premium) - Two concentric rings: caffeine + hydration - Log a drink or a glass of water from your wrist - Today's caffeine, active caffeine and hydration as complications on your watch face - Custom drinks synced across devices PREMIUM — monthly or yearly subscription - No adverts - Real-time active caffeine (app, widget, Apple Watch and complications) - Health app sync (caffeine and water) - Insights tab: water-caffeine, sleep and resting heart rate correlations - Stepped-up hydration reminders in hot weather - Apple Watch with dual caffeine + water tracking and a Hydration complication - Custom drinks - Double points - Open Food Facts barcode scanner - 3 favourite drinks - 1-tap mode (a single tap for your quick drink) - Gifts and gift cards PauseCafé is a personal wellbeing tool offering guidance only, and is no substitute for advice from a healthcare professional. Scientific guidance: EFSA 2015, FDA, ANSES France 2021, WHO for hydration. Terms of use: https://pausecafe-app.fr/cgu.html

Screenshots

Koffee4 screens
PauseCafé4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Koffee at none against PauseCafé's shown. Koffee also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). PauseCafé's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). On price, in-app purchases 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. Koffee sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and PauseCafé sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Koffee ships an update monthly, PauseCafé every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Koffee versus PauseCafé: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKoffeePauseCafé
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB32 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperJose Maria MorenoKevin Beguerie

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Koffee

Subscriptions2
  • Koffee Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Koffee Annual3 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Koffee Lifetime$19.99
2 purchases

PauseCafé

Subscriptions2
  • PauseCafé Premium — Monthly$2.991 Month
  • PauseCafé Premium — Yearly$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Koffee free?
Koffee is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PauseCafé free?
PauseCafé is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Koffee or PauseCafé have ads?
PauseCafé shows ads; Koffee does not.
Which is updated more often, Koffee or PauseCafé?
Koffee ships an update monthly, and PauseCafé every 5 days. Most recently, Koffee was updated on October 24, 2026 and PauseCafé on October 7, 2026.

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