Barista Lab vs Coffee Notes

Barista Lab is your ultimate specialty coffee companion. The best app for home baristas looking to perfect every cup, manage their bean inventory, and brew with precision. For pour over, espresso, moka pot, cold brew, and more, Barista Lab gives you the recipes, timer, smart assistant, and tools to make great coffee every time. BREWING RECIPES & GUIDED TIMER Follow step-by-step coffee recipes for Hario V60, Chemex, Aeropress, Espresso, Moka Pot, Cold Brew, and 11+ manual brewing methods. Each recipe includes precise coffee-to-water ratios, temperature, grind size, and more. The built-in timer guides you through every pour and bloom stage with visual progress tracking. RATIO CALCULATOR & SCALABLE RECIPES Adjust your coffee dose and Barista Lab automatically recalculates water volume, pour weights, and times for each step. AI COFFEE BEAN SCANNER Take up to 2 photos of any coffee label and our AI scanner instantly extracts origin, variety, process, altitude, roaster, tasting notes, and SCA score. Photos are saved automatically alongside the bean for visual reference. BARISTA-LAB AI ASSISTANT Ask anything about coffee to your personal expert. The smart assistant answers your questions about brewing methods, origins, varieties, grind size, water, and more. AI RECIPE RECOMMENDATIONS Barista Lab analyzes each bean in your inventory and recommends the ideal recipe and parameters based on its origin, variety, process, and tasting notes. Personalized recommendations powered by AI. ESPRESSO DIAL-IN ASSISTANT Dial in your espresso with the calibration assistant. Log dose, yield, extraction time, and flavor feedback. Get AI-powered diagnostics and adjustment recommendations for each shot. Perfect for beginners and experienced baristas alike. BEAN INVENTORY & COFFEE JOURNAL Log every bag of specialty coffee. Save roaster, country and region of origin, variety, processing method, altitude, roast level, and tasting notes. Add photos from camera or gallery. Link beans with recipes and favorite grind settings. Your personal coffee journal. GRINDER SETTING CONVERTER Convert grind settings between any two grinders. Select your current grinder and target, and the converter calculates the equivalent setting based on 1,700+ real calibrations. GRINDER CATALOG & GRIND GUIDE Browse a comprehensive catalog of 80+ brands and 1,700+ grind settings (1Zpresso, Comandante, Mahlkönig, Niche, Baratza, and more). Save your preferred grinder and log the exact setting for each recipe and bean. A grind guide always in your pocket. CUPPING SESSIONS (SCA CUPPING) Run professional cupping sessions following 6 standard protocols: SCA Arabica, Cup of Excellence, Robusta, and more. Evaluate samples, score attributes like fragrance, acidity, body, and sweetness, and compare results across coffees. KNOWLEDGE BASE & FLAVOR WHEEL Explore a coffee encyclopedia with 50+ countries, 209 growing regions, 100+ bean varieties, processing methods, and SCA flavor wheel descriptors. AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH & SPANISH The app automatically detects your device language and adapts. WHO IS BARISTA LAB FOR? - Home baristas perfecting their V60 or Chemex technique - Espresso lovers dialing in shots and controlling extractions - Coffee enthusiasts building a log of every specialty coffee - Cuppers and Q-Graders running SCA cupping sessions - Beginners learning about origins, varieties, and grind size - Anyone who wants recipes, a timer, an AI assistant, and bean tracking in one app

Coffee Notes is a simple, enjoyable, journal for your coffee brews. Photograph a bag and Coffee Notes reads the label for you :: name, roaster, origin, tasting notes.. Then log every brew: pick your method, run the built-in timer, rate the cup, and jot what you tasted. Already reviewed a brew but still want to keep track of how much coffee you're drinking? Long-hold a method to log a cup in one tap. Your Recap adds it all up — how many cups you’ve had, your go-to methods, your top roasts, and the origins you’ve explored. BUDDIES (optional): create a profile, share the brews you’re proud of, and follow friends to see what they’re drinking. Connect instantly with a QR code. • Automatic label reading from a photo • Per-bag brew logs with method, dose, time, grind, rating, and notes • A built-in brew timer • A gallery of your favorite mugs • A running Recap of your coffee habits • Optional social feed with follow, QR connect, and full privacy controls Your journal lives on your device. Sharing is always your choice, review by review.