Comparison

Beany vs Grind Size Coffee

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

Head to head
About

Beany

Log and refine your coffee brewing process with detailed tracking and real-time suggestions. Tailor your experience to any brew method and skill level, from espresso to pour-over. Save your perfect recipes and monitor your bean inventory.

Highlights
  • Log brews for any method
  • Guided dial-in process
  • Brew timer with Live Activities
  • Track coffee bean inventory
  • Save and reproduce recipes
  • Brew calendar heatmap
  • Smart espresso suggestions
Features
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Stop guessing. Start dialing in. Track beans, dial in your grind size, and get smart grind suggestions: all in one beautifully simple coffee journal. Built for home baristas with every brew method. Beany helps you brew better coffee, whether you're pulling an espresso shot, plunging a French press, hand-pouring a V60, or simmering moka on the stove. Log your brews, track your beans, and get real-time suggestions on what to adjust next. EVERY BREW METHOD, YOUR WAY Pick your method during setup: Espresso Machine, French Press, Pour Over, or Moka Pot. Beany tailors recipes, brewing steps, and parameters to match. GUIDED DIAL-IN FLOW Beany walks you through the dial-in process step by step. Rate your shot, tell us how it tastes, and get clear suggestions: grind finer, grind coarser, or keep your settings. No more guessing, just better espresso, shot after shot. BREW TIMER WITH LIVE ACTIVITIES Time your shots with a built-in timer that stays visible on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. Never miss your target extraction time again. TRACK YOUR BEANS Add your coffee beans with origin, roast level, roast date, and bag size. Beany automatically calculates how much you have left based on your brews. Know exactly when it's time to reorder. YOUR FAVORITE COFFEE DRINKS Built-in recipes for Espresso, Americano, Cappuccino, Flat White, Cortado, Latte, Latte Macchiato, Lungo, Ristretto, Double Espresso, Long Black, Macchiato, and Black Coffee - each with method-aware defaults and step-by-step brewing instructions. SAVE YOUR RECIPES Found the perfect grind setting for your beans? Save it as a recipe. Track dose, ratio, brew time, and grind size so you can reproduce your best shots every time. BREW CALENDAR See your brewing history as a 68-day heatmap. Track your consistency, spot patterns, and stay motivated. SMART ESPRESSO SUGGESTIONS After each brew, Beany analyzes your shot rating, taste notes, and extraction time to suggest what to change. Too sour? Grind finer. Too bitter? Grind coarser. Perfectly balanced? Keep going. BACKED UP TO YOUR ACCOUNT Sign in with Apple and your beans, recipes, and brew history are saved to your Beany account. Get a new iPhone, sign in, and everything is right where you left it. --- Free to download. Beany Pro unlocks unlimited beans, multiple recipes per bean, your complete brew history, and early access to new features. Questions or feedback? I'd love to hear from you. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://martinschreiter.de/beany/privacy

About

Grind Size Coffee

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Grind Size is a simple, precise way to track and improve your coffee dial in process. Whether you’re dialling in espresso or refining a pour over, Grind Size helps you record the variables that matter so you can make the perfect coffee. Thoughtfully designed so you can focus on adding in your espresso beans and dialling in that perfect shot. Some of the features include: - Easily add multiple bags of coffee - Add in multiple shots with a few taps - Favourite your winning shot - Love pour over coffee? We’ve got your covered, you can also perfect your pour over brew - Select from multiple different pour over options - Log your pour over brews until you perfect the perfect one - Choose from 5 beautiful themes so you can easily switch coffee beans - Easily edit your espresso shot data or update your coffee bean bag Grind Size was designed with one goal, to help people perfect their coffee process. Making coffee is an intimate process. Buying coffee beans is a personal choice, we carefully crafted the user experience to celebrate this passion and put it at the heart of the interface. Love coffee, love using Grind Size.

Screenshots

Beany4 screens
Grind Size Coffee4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Grind Size Coffee at none against Beany's 2. Grind Size Coffee also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.2). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Beany sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Grind Size Coffee asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beany ships an update weekly, Grind Size Coffee fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 6 level
Beany versus Grind Size Coffee: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeanyGrind Size Coffee
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyWeekly β€” betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
MonetizationFreemiumβ€”
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.218.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size44 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMartin SchreiterNinja Lab Studios

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Beany

Subscriptions2
  • Beany Pro$3.991 Month
  • Beany Pro$39.991 Year
None

Grind Size Coffee

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Beany free?
Beany is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Grind Size Coffee free?
Grind Size Coffee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Beany or Grind Size Coffee have ads?
Neither Beany nor Grind Size Coffee shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Beany or Grind Size Coffee?
Beany ships an update weekly, and Grind Size Coffee fortnightly. Most recently, Beany was updated on November 5, 2026 and Grind Size Coffee on October 31, 2026.

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