PourLog vs Aficionado Coffee Journal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
PourLog
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Track every cup. Discover your palate. PourLog is the tasting journal built for specialty coffee lovers. Scan bean labels with your camera, explore the SCA-based flavor wheel, and log every detail of your brew โ beans, cafes, recipes, and tasting notes, all in one place. KEY FEATURES - Flavor Wheel โ Three expertise levels with 300+ flavor descriptors to articulate every note - Bean Scanner โ Snap a photo of your coffee bag and auto-fill origin, process, variety, and more - Brewing Parameters โ Save grind size, water temp, dose, and extraction time for every recipe - Cafe Map โ Discover nearby cafes, browse community records, and bookmark your favorites - Share Cards โ Export beautiful tasting cards for Instagram with customizable templates - Community Feed โ Explore records shared by coffee lovers worldwide - Taste Trends โ Track your favorite flavors, origins, and brew methods over time PERFECT FOR - Home baristas refining pour-over and espresso recipes - Cafe explorers who never want to forget a great cup - Roasters and cuppers logging detailed tasting profiles - Coffee students preparing for SCA or Q-Grader exams The more you log, the better you understand your taste. Start your coffee journey with PourLog.
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 clearest difference is device support: PourLog at 2 against Aficionado Coffee Journal's โ. On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | PourLog | Aficionado Coffee Journal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days | โ |
| Ads | Yes | โ |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad โ better | โ |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 โ better | 17.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gi Ju Kang | Gema Method LLC |
In-app purchases
PourLog
No in-app purchases
Aficionado Coffee Journal
No in-app purchases
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