CoffeaNote vs BrewCard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
CoffeaNote
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CoffeaNote is a pour-over coffee journal that helps you record every brew β and recreate the ones you loved. "That cup last week was perfect. How did I brew it?" Every extraction has countless variables: dose, grind size, water temperature, pour timing. Log them in CoffeaNote, and your best recipes are always ready to brew again. Keep tasting notes over time and refine your own perfect cup. β Made for you ifβ¦ - You jot down your brewing recipe every time - You forget the conditions behind your best cups - You like comparing recipes across different beans - You want precise pour timing while you brew β Recipe logging Record bean details (roast level, origin, and more), dose, grind size, water temperature, and every pour step. Each step can include time, water amount, temperature, valve actions (for immersion/switch drippers), and memos. After brewing, save your impressions as tasting notes with ratings. It also supports AeroPress and French Press, so you can record events like press and crust break. AeroPress also supports invert-style recipes. β Brew Guide β brew exactly as written A timer guides you through your recipe, second by second. - Advance notice before each step (adjustable) - Sound and vibration alerts - Elapsed time and total water at a glance - Record your actual brew time when you finish β Now on Apple Watch Check recipes and run Brew Guide right from your wrist. It syncs automatically with your iPhone, and starting, pausing, or skipping a step on either device updates the other in real time. β QR Code Recipe Sharing Share and exchange recipes between CoffeaNote users with a QR code. Share your recipes with fellow coffee lovers. β Recipe Comparison View two recipes side by side and spot the differences in grind, temperature, and pour steps β so you know exactly what changed the taste. β Copy for AI Copy a recipe and its tasting notes as AI-ready text. Paste it into your favorite AI tool to get brewing advice. β Bean Photo Auto-Fill On Apple Intelligenceβcompatible devices, CoffeaNote can read the text on your coffee bag's packaging and fill in the bean details for you. β iCloud Sync (Premium) Automatically sync recipes between iPhone and iPad. Moving to a new device is easy, too. β Free features Recipe logging, tasting notes, Recipe Comparison, and Copy for AI are free and unlimited. Brew Guide is available for your 10 most recently added recipes. β Premium (monthly subscription) Unlock Brew Guide for all recipes and iCloud Sync. See the in-app purchase screen for pricing. - Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the period - Payment is charged to your App Store account - You can manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://nezuzuapps.github.io/CoffeaNote/privacy_en.html Make every cup better than the last β one brew at a time, with CoffeaNote.
BrewCard
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BrewCard is a coffee recipe notebook, brew timer, and sharing tool for people who care about consistent cups. Record recipes for V60, AeroPress, Origami, Kalita Wave, Hario Switch, Clever Dripper, espresso, French press, Moka pot, OXO Rapid, and custom methods. Save dose, water, ratio, grind, temperature, brew time, tasting notes, roast details, and step-by-step pours. When it is time to brew, run the recipe as a guided timer. Each step can show the pour amount, timing, and notes, so you can follow the recipe without guessing. And if you get distracted live activities will keep your current pour details at glance. Build a personal library of your brews, group recipes by method, roaster, process, or technique, and come back to the cups that worked. BrewCard also tracks timer brews and helps you understand your taste profile over time. Sharing is built in. Publish a BrewCard link, show a QR code, send it to friends, or post it on social. Anyone can open a shared recipe, save it, remix it, or brew from it. App Clips let shared recipes open quickly even before someone installs the full app. You can also start from community-style techniques inspired by popular brew methods, then adjust them for your coffee, grinder, water, and taste. BrewCard is made for home baristas, coffee people, and roasters who want recipes that are easy to save, repeat, and share. BrewCard is free to download. Main functionality is included in the free tier. A BrewCard Premium auto-renewable subscription is required to access Premium features.β Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
CoffeaNote and BrewCard are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters β price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them β neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. CoffeaNote sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month and BrewCard sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
CoffeaNote ships an update weekly, BrewCard every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CoffeaNote | BrewCard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly β better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch β better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 | 18.4 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Akihiro Suzuki | Ivan Surin |
In-app purchases
CoffeaNote
- Premium$0.991 Month
BrewCard
- BrewCard Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
- BrewCard Premium Yearly$29.991 Year
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