Comparison

BeanDiary vs Brewed

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

Head to head
About

BeanDiary

Features
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BeanDiary is the simplest way to log your coffee. LOG IN SECONDS Add a brew in under 30 seconds. Pick your brew method, rate it, and add optional details like origin, roast level, and flavor notes. Choose from 11 brew methods including V60, Espresso, French Press, Aeropress, Chemex, and more. TRACK YOUR BEANS Your beans are automatically grouped by roaster and origin country. See your average rating and brewing history for each bean. Never forget which coffee you loved. KNOW YOUR TASTE Discover your flavor preferences with detailed stats. See which brew methods you use most, your favorite origins, and your taste profile over time. Track acidity, body, and sweetness across all your brews. 24 FLAVOR NOTES Choose from 24 tasting notes across 6 categories: Fruity, Sweet, Nutty, Floral, Spicy, and more. Build your personal flavor vocabulary. CAPTURE THE MOMENT Add photos to remember each brew. Swipe through your photo gallery on the detail page. AVAILABLE IN 7 LANGUAGES English, Turkish, Japanese, Korean, German, Spanish, and Italian. PREMIUM FEATURES Upgrade to unlock: โ€ข Weekly brew trends and origin insights โ€ข Most common flavor analysis โ€ข Average taste profile โ€ข CSV export for your data โ€ข iCloud sync across all your devices โ€ข Beautiful share cards for social media Free to use with unlimited entries. Premium unlocks advanced stats, export, and sync for $9.99/year or $24.99 lifetime. Privacy Policy: https://beandiary.xyz/en/privacy Terms of Use: https://beandiary.xyz/en/terms

About

Brewed

Features
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Pour the water, listen to the bloom, wait. Pour-over coffee asks for your attention, and Brewed is built to keep you company for those three minutes without stealing the show. Open the app, pick your brewer, pick your recipe. Scale on one side, kettle on the other, the phone tells you only what you need to know right now: how much water to pour, when to stop, how long until the next step. The timer keeps running even when you set the phone down, and a Live Activity on the Lock Screen keeps track of your brew while you reach for the cup. Inside Brewed you'll find five pour-over brewers: Hario V60, Kalita Wave, Chemex, Origami and Hario Switch. Each one comes with a small library of recipes: time-tested classics like the Rao Method, Tetsu Kasuya's 4:6 and the April Brew Guide, sitting alongside newer techniques built specifically for Switch and Origami. Every recipe is dialed in for ratio, grind and timing, so the first time you brew it you already know where to look when you want to push it further. And once the coffee is in the cup, the Journal remembers it for you: every brew lands on a calendar heatmap, with its parameters, grind and tasting notes. Page through the months, reopen a session, and if you forget to log one you can backfill it on the right day. When you feel like understanding what's in the cup, there's the Learn section. Origins and processing, roasting, grinding, and a glossary for the day someone drops "bypass" or "TDS" into the conversation and you want to actually know what they're talking about. Available in five languages. No account, no ads, no tracking. Brewed lives on your phone and does one thing: it helps you make better coffee.

Screenshots

BeanDiary4 screens
Brewed4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Brewed at none against BeanDiary's 2. BeanDiary's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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. BeanDiary sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Brewed asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
BeanDiary versus Brewed: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeanDiaryBrewed
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size1 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlican ErdurmazLorenzo D'Ianni

In-app purchases

2 purchases

BeanDiary

Subscriptions1
  • BeanDiary Premium$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • BeanDiary Premium Lifetime$24.99
None

Brewed

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BeanDiary free?
BeanDiary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Brewed free?
Brewed is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BeanDiary or Brewed have ads?
Neither BeanDiary nor Brewed shows ads.

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