Comparison

weBean vs BeanList

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

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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

BeanList

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I made BeanList because I kept forgetting which coffee bags I actually liked. BeanList is a simple journal for the coffee you drink. Snap a photo of the bag, and it reads the roaster, coffee name, origin, process, and variety right off the label so you're not typing it all in by hand. Rate it, add your own tasting notes, and move on. Over time, it turns those ratings into a flavor profile that's actually yours: which origins keep showing up in the bags you loved, which processes you tend to avoid, which varieties you're drawn to that you might not have noticed on your own. The more you log, the better it gets. Everything lives on your device. There's no account to make, no server, nothing synced or shared. What you can track: - Roaster, coffee name, origin, process, and variety, read straight off the bag photo - Your rating and tasting notes for each one - Price and date, so you know what you paid and when - A photo of every bag you log What it gives back: - A flavor profile built from your own ratings, not a generic guide - Best bets: the origin, process, and variety most likely to be a hit for you - A full journal you can search, sort, and export as a CSV whenever you want I hope BeanList helps you remember what you drank and start noticing what you actually like!

Screenshots

weBean4 screens
BeanList4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: BeanList at none against weBean's shown. BeanList also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). 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.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 2 level
weBean versus BeanList: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterweBeanBeanList
PriceFreeFree
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS16.014.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size87 MB37 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperShop It First LLCCorklight LLC

In-app purchases

None

weBean

No in-app purchases

None

BeanList

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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