Comparison

weBean vs Percolate

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

Head to head
About

weBean

Features
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Every great cup deserves to be remembered. weBean is your specialty coffee tracker. Scan any bag, rate every cup, and discover your Coffee Identity. Built for coffee lovers who want to remember what they loved and find their next favorite. SCAN ANY BAG Point your camera at any coffee bag and weBean reads the details for you: roaster, origin, roast level, and flavor notes. Just snap, and your coffee is logged in seconds. RATE & REMEMBER EVERY CUP Log how you brewed it (Espresso, Pour over, French press, AeroPress, Cold brew, and more), pick your flavor notes, and give it a rating. Build your own coffee journal one cup at a time, and never forget a good bean again. DISCOVER YOUR COFFEE IDENTITY Take the taste quiz and unlock 1 of 16 coffee personalities based on your palate. Are you a washed light roast purist? A bold dark roast explorer? Think of it as a personality type, but for your coffee taste. Share your Coffee Identity with friends and watch your taste evolve over time. DAILY PICK, JUST FOR YOU Every day, weBean recommends a specialty coffee matched to your taste. The more you log and rate, the smarter your recommendations get. Coffee discovery, made personal. TRENDING NOW See which specialty beans the community is loving right now, from Top Shelf picks to High Rated favorites. Find your next bag through what other coffee lovers are brewing. YOUR PERSONAL COFFEE LIBRARY Organize every bean as Tried, Favorite, Wishlist, or Reviewed. Your personal coffee library grows with every cup you log, so you always know what you have tried, what you loved, and what to buy next. EXPLORE ROASTERS & ORIGINS Dive into beans from specialty roasters around the world. Browse by roast level, origin, and flavor profile to discover single-origin coffees and blends you will love. From Ethiopian naturals to Colombian washed, there is always a new bean to find. EVERY BREW METHOD WELCOME Whether you brew Espresso, Pour over, V60, Chemex, French press, AeroPress, Moka pot, Cold brew, or Siphon, weBean tracks them all. Log your brewing method with every review and find the beans that taste best your way. COLLECT BEANS Earn beans every time you log, rate, or scan a coffee. Hit milestones, unlock badges, and watch your bean balance grow. (Yes, beans for beans!) WHO IT'S FOR Whether you are brewing your first pour over or chasing rare micro-lots, weBean helps you track every cup, understand your taste, and discover specialty coffee you will love. Perfect for home baristas, third-wave coffee fans, and anyone who has ever forgotten the name of that amazing bag from last month. WHY weBean Most coffee apps make you type everything by hand. weBean reads the bag for you, learns your taste, and helps you find your next favorite. It is the easiest way to track specialty coffee, build your coffee journal, and join a community of people who love great beans as much as you do. We've bean brewing connections. Join a community of coffee lovers who track, rate, and discover specialty coffee together. Download weBean and start your coffee journey today!

About

Percolate

Discover coffee beans tailored to your unique taste preferences. This app learns your ideal roast, acidity, and flavor profiles to recommend specific bags. It also helps you track your coffee inventory and find deals on your favorite brews.

Highlights
  • Personalized Coffee DNA
  • Daily taste-matched recommendations
  • Extensive bag database
  • Scan bag labels for info
  • Coffee inventory tracking
  • Price watching for Pro users
Features
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Percolate learns what you actually like in a cup, then points you at bags worth buying. Answer a few questions about how you take your coffee and it builds your Coffee DNA: your roast, the acidity you want, the body you like, the flavors you keep reaching for. From then on the recommendations follow your own taste, bag by bag. What's inside: - Your Coffee DNA, sharpening a little each time you rate a cup - A pick for today matched to your taste, plus one to brew from a bag you already own - Hundreds of real bags from roasters worth knowing, narrowed by roast and flavor - Scan a bag's label with your camera to pull up its profile and where to buy it - A shelf that tracks your bags, from wishlist to finished - Buying takes two taps and hands you to the roaster's own checkout Percolate Pro watches prices for you. Follow the coffees you want and we'll tell you the moment one gets cheaper, so you stop paying full price out of habit. Pro raises your daily scan limit as well. We earn a small commission when you buy through a link. It doesn't change what we recommend or what you pay. You don't need an account to start. Your taste stays on your phone until you decide to sign in. Percolate Pro is an auto-renewable subscription. Pricing: $3.99 per month or $24.99 per year, with a one-time $39 Lifetime unlock also available. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and you can manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://percolateapp.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://percolateapp.com/privacy

Screenshots

weBean4 screens
Percolate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: weBean at none against Percolate's 2. Percolate's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Percolate sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. weBean asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
weBean versus Percolate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterweBeanPercolate
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB48 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperShop It First LLCTimberline Ventures LLC

In-app purchases

None

weBean

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Percolate

Subscriptions1
  • Percolate Pro (Monthly)$3.991 Month
One-time1
  • Percolate Pro (Lifetime)$39.00

Questions

Is weBean free?
weBean is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Percolate free?
Percolate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do weBean or Percolate have ads?
weBean shows ads; Percolate does not.

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