Comparison

Beanary vs Aficionado Coffee Journal

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

Head to head
About

Beanary

Features
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Dial in your espresso like a pro. Beanary helps you track your espresso shots and guides you to the perfect cup. Log your dose, yield, time, and taste - then get smart recommendations on how to adjust your next shot. Features: - Track your bean library with roast date, origin, process and roast level - Log every shot with dose, yield, time, and taste - Get guidance on whether to grind finer or coarser or experiment with ratio - Save your dialed-in recipes for each bean - Rate your favorite coffees - Export and backup your data - Dark mode support Whether you're new to espresso or a seasoned home barista, Beanary takes the guesswork out of dialing in.

About

Aficionado Coffee Journal

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Coffee Journal is a calm, beautiful place to record your coffee recipes, so you can dial in once and repeat your best cups for good. Save your beans, the drinks you make, and every brew in between. No account, no clutter, no noise. Just your notes, beautifully organized. RECORD EVERY BREW Log the details that actually matter: grind setting, dose in, yield out, water temperature, and brew time. The brew ratio is calculated for you. Add tasting notes and a rating, then jot down what to change next time. YOUR BEANS, ORGANIZED Keep a library of every bag โ€” roaster, roast level, origin, price, and a photo of the label. Add tasting notes so you always remember how it tasted, and mark your favorites. YOUR DRINKS Espresso, cortado, V60, latte, and anything else you brew. Give each drink a photo and see every recipe you have made with it. BROWSE IT BOTH WAYS Start from a bean to see the drinks you have made with it, or start from a drink to see the beans behind it. Your recipes are always one tap away. DIAL IN, THEN REPEAT Compare your attempts and tap Repeat to brew your best cup again, exactly the way you made it. Small, deliberate changes - finer grind, a degree cooler, a touch less yield - are easy to track from one brew to the next. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Everything lives on your device. Coffee Journal does not require an account and never uploads your beans, drinks, recipes, or photos to a server. Whether you are chasing the perfect espresso shot or just want to remember that one incredible pour over, Coffee Journal helps you brew with intention - and make it again tomorrow. Designed for iPhone. Record. Refine. Repeat.

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Beanary at 2 against Aficionado Coffee Journal's โ€”. Beanary also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Beanary versus Aficionado Coffee Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeanaryAficionado Coffee Journal
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysโ€”
AdsNoโ€”
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPod โ€” betterโ€”
Requires iOS15.1 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size37 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMaximilian ZeusGema Method LLC

In-app purchases

None

Beanary

No in-app purchases

None

Aficionado Coffee Journal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Beanary free?
Beanary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Aficionado Coffee Journal free?
Aficionado Coffee Journal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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