Comparison

Extraction vs My Coffee Shelf

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

Head to head
About

Extraction

Features
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There is a moment in every espresso shot where everything aligns. The right dose, the right grind, the right time. Extraction is built for the people who chase that moment every morning. Designed for the home barista who takes their craft seriously, Extraction turns your daily ritual into a precision practice. Log every shot with a full-screen dial-in timer that guides you through pre-extraction, the sweet window, and the moment to stop. Watch the extraction arc sweep in real time and feel the haptic signal when you hit the perfect window. Every pull becomes data. Every session becomes understanding. Your bean library tracks every coffee you own, want, or have loved. Scan a bag with your camera and Extraction reads the label โ€” roaster, origin, process, variety โ€” and generates a personalised starting recipe using AI trained on specialty coffee knowledge. As thousands of shots are pulled across the community, those recipes get sharper. The confidence score on every recommendation tells you exactly how many real pulls back it up. Freshness is everything in specialty coffee. Extraction tracks your beans from order to archive โ€” when they arrived, when they hit their peak window, how many shots you have left before the bag runs out. You will never run out of coffee unexpectedly again. Your equipment shapes every cup. Track your machines, grinders, and accessories, and over time Extraction shows you which combinations produce your best work. Your taste profile builds quietly in the background โ€” learning your favourite origins, processes, and flavour attributes from the shots you rate highest. The analytics go deeper than any spreadsheet. Extraction time trends, rating patterns, coffee breakdowns, daily streaks, and an AI coaching insight updated weekly that reads your data and tells you the one thing most likely to improve your next shot. This is not a logging app. It is a practice. Extraction Pro unlocks unlimited shots, all brew methods including V60, Chemex, AeroPress, French press and more, AI bag scanning, full analytics history, bean lifecycle management, equipment performance intelligence, AI coaching, peak freshness alerts, cost per shot tracking, and data export. Begin with a 14 day free trial, no card required. Every shot. Every dial. Every morning. Terms of Use (EULA): https://extrctn.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://extrctn.com/privacy

About

My Coffee Shelf

Features
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Coffee Shelf is a record of the coffee you own, the brewers and hardware you use and the coffee you drink. YOUR SHELF Add a bag by scanning its barcode, photographing the label, or typing it in. The app tracks the roast date and roast l evel, works out when each bag is at its best, and tells you what is ready now, what needs a few more days to rest, and what is past its peak. Fill levels let you see what is running low before you run out. YOUR GEAR Keep every brewer, grinder and accessory on the same shelf. Espresso machine, AeroPress, V60, Chemex, French press, moka pot, cold brew jug, hand grinder. Each piece carries its brew guide, its default dose and cup size, and its own care schedule, so you know when the grinder is due a clean and what the job actually involves. Add anything the catalogue does not have. EVERY BREW Log what you made at home or what you ordered out. Pick the drink, the bag, the gear, the cafรฉ. Add a photo, a rating and a note while it is still in front of you. Every brew becomes a card you can look back on, and one you can share. CAFFEINE See an estimate of the caffeine in each drink, and how it stacks up across your day. The figures are reference values by drink and brew method, not a measurement of your particular cup, but they are enough to see the shape of a day at a glance. DISCOVER Fifty six drinks, from espresso and flat white to cold brew and ca phe sua da, each with the methods that make it. Write your own recipes alongside them, with your own photos, and they sit in the same place as the ones we wrote. SHOPPING Keep a list of what to buy next, built from what you are running low on. PART OF A FAMILY My Coffee Shelf belongs to a small family of apps for people who keep things worth keeping. One subscription covers all of them, on the same account, so what you unlock here you unlock everywhere. SUBSCRIPTION The app is free to use. A subscription unlocks the caffeine curve, the full care procedures for your equipment, and unlimited label scanning. Monthly or yearly, with a seven day free trial. Cancel any time in your App Store subscription settings. Privacy: https://mycoffeeshelf.com/privacy Terms: https://mycoffeeshelf.com/terms

Screenshots

Extraction3 screens
My Coffee Shelf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: My Coffee Shelf at every 4 days against Extraction's every 2 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Extraction sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and My Coffee Shelf sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Extraction ships an update every 2 weeks, My Coffee Shelf every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Extraction versus My Coffee Shelf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExtractionMy Coffee Shelf
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details โ€” not scored
Size55 MB57 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJason PembertonNisshagen Advisory AB

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Extraction

Subscriptions2
  • Extraction Pro14 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Extraction Pro14 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$99.99
2 purchases

My Coffee Shelf

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Extraction free?
Extraction is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is My Coffee Shelf free?
My Coffee Shelf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Extraction or My Coffee Shelf have ads?
Neither Extraction nor My Coffee Shelf shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Extraction or My Coffee Shelf?
Extraction ships an update every 2 weeks, and My Coffee Shelf every 4 days. Most recently, Extraction was updated on October 25, 2026 and My Coffee Shelf on October 25, 2026.

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