Roast vs bevano
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Roast
Explore a vast selection of single-origin and blended coffees from renowned roasters. Save, rate, and share your favorite coffee discoveries.
- Browse specialty coffee offerings
- Discover single-origin and blends
- Save favorite coffees
- Rate coffee selections
- Share coffee discoveries
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Browse thousands of single-origin and blend offerings from specialty roasters like Sey, Onyx, Black & White, and hundreds more. Save, rate, and share the coffees you love.
bevano
Discover and log specialty coffees from roasters worldwide. Track details like origin, brew method, and flavor notes to build a personal coffee journal and receive personalized recommendations. Share your tasting journey or keep it private.
- Browse 5,000+ coffees from 200+ roasters
- Log coffee details: origin, brew method, flavor
- Personalized coffee recommendations
- Read community reviews
- Filter coffees by origin, process, roast
- Private or public logging options
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bevano is the specialty coffee app for people who take their cup seriously. Browse a curated catalog of over 5,000 coffees from over 200 specialty roasters, log every coffee you try, and discover what you love. Every coffee you log captures the details that matter: origin, brew method, flavor notes, and your thoughts. Build a personal record of what you've tried and what works for you. See what others think: - browse coffees from roasters worldwide, filtered by origin, process, roast level and more - read honest reviews from people who actually log and rate what they drink. - get smarter recommendations as you log more coffees Share or keep it private. Your logs are yours. Contribute to the community review pool or keep your tastes to yourself. Either way, you're building something to help you find unique coffees. Features coming soon: - scan coffee bags with your phone to instantly log them - build a public profile to showcase your coffee story - unlock achievements as you explore For people who know the difference between washed and natural, and actually care. Or if you don't, that's okay too!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Roast at every 2 weeks against bevano's every 2 months. bevano's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Roast against 5.0 for bevano. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
Roast ships an update every 2 weeks, bevano every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Roast | bevano |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Kip Builds LLC | Derek Gunn |
In-app purchases
Roast
No in-app purchases
bevano
No in-app purchases
