Comparison

Flavor Notes vs Step|ستِب

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

Head to head
About

Flavor Notes

Explore coffee tasting notes with an interactive flavor wheel and guided sessions. Log brews with a timer and ratio calculator, track equipment, and gain personal palate insights. Features a bag scanner and community-shared recipes.

Highlights
  • Interactive coffee flavor wheel
  • Guided tasting mode
  • Brew timer and ratio calculator
  • Customizable tasting notes
  • Personalized flavor insights
  • Coffee bag scanner
  • Community brew recipes
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Flavor Notes is for coffee drinkers who want to taste more, not just log more. An interactive flavor wheel, brew timer, and personal palate insights, all in one app. Visually rich logging you'll actually want to come back to. • Interactive flavor wheel - Tap through 70+ tasting notes organized by family. Explore freely whenever you want to map a cup on your own. • Guided tasting mode - New to tasting or want to sharpen your palate? Step through a structured tasting that teaches you what to notice and when. • Brew timer and ratio calculator - Dial in your dose, pick a method, and time pours. Built-in recipes for pour-over, AeroPress, French press, espresso and more. • Tasting notes that fit your style - A flexible form you shape to your needs. Add or hide any field. Go as deep or as light as the cup deserves. • Command-line(CLI) companion - For terminal-heavy and Claude Code power users, query your library with prompts like "what were my top Ethiopian blends last year" or log a cup straight from your shell. • Personal insights - Log 3 cups to unlock your flavor signature, palate radar, top roasters, top origins, and a year-at-a-glance heatmap. • Bag scanner - Point your camera at a coffee bag and we'll lift out the details for you. • Brew recipes - Save your own and tweak the variables to compare how each change shifts the taste. Share favorites with the community or pull from theirs. • Equipment tracking - Track your grinder, machine, dripper, scale, and kettle with suggested maintenance schedules and care tips to keep every piece performing. Built for home brewers, espresso enthusiasts, journalers, and the curious.

About

Step|ستِب

Features
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Brand new look to make ordering easier and enjoyable. With faster performance and bug fixes, everything works better than ever! Enjoy the new design and improved features. Your favorite meal is just a tap away!

Screenshots

Flavor Notes4 screens
Step|ستِب4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Step|ستِب at 13.4 against Flavor Notes's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Flavor Notes versus Step|ستِب: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlavor NotesStep|ستِب
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB94 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNeha SrivastavaVadim Timofeev

In-app purchases

None

Flavor Notes

No in-app purchases

None

Step|ستِب

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flavor Notes free?
Flavor Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Step|ستِب free?
Step|ستِب is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Flavor Notes or Step|ستِب have ads?
Neither Flavor Notes nor Step|ستِب shows ads.

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