Comparison

day9 coffee vs BeanFresh

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

Head to head
About

day9 coffee

Features
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Most coffee bags tell you the roast date. None of them tell you when the coffee actually tastes best. day9 is built around one idea: coffee has a freshness curve. It's too gassy in the first few days after roast, hits peak flavor around days 7โ€“14 depending on the bean, then slowly declines. Roasters know this. Baristas know this. Most coffee drinkers don't โ€” because nobody's ever made it easy to track. day9 fixes that. ADD A BAG Snap a photo of the label or enter the details manually. day9 reads the roast date, origin, and roaster, then maps out where your bag sits on the freshness curve right now and when it'll hit peak. KNOW WHEN TO BREW Get a clear signal: "too fresh," "approaching peak," "at peak," "declining." No more wondering whether yesterday's pour was off because of the grind or because the bag is past it. LOG BREWS, NOT JUST BAGS Tap to log a brew. Notice patterns: which bags taste best on which days, which roasters consistently hit your sweet spot, which origins fade fast. Your own taste history, built over time. DISCOVER ROASTERS Browse a curated directory of specialty roasters from around the world. Find new bags from operations you trust. Read why each roaster matters. WHY DAY 9? Because for most specialty coffees, that's roughly when the gas has settled, the flavors have rounded, and the bag is genuinely ready. It's a name, not a rule โ€” every coffee is different, and day9 tracks yours specifically. NO ACCOUNTS, NO PASSWORDS Sign in with your email. We send you a link. That's it. No social logins, no data harvesting, no marketing emails. Built for people who care about coffee but don't want another app pretending to be a coffee shop. Just the timing.

About

BeanFresh

Features
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Great beans deserve to be enjoyed fresh. BeanFresh helps you track coffee freshness from the roast date. Register each bag with its roast date, name, roaster, origin, process and roast level โ€” with a photo โ€” and the app gently reminds you at the right moments along the journey from resting to peak flavor to fading freshness. No more opening a bag of specialty or home-roasted coffee, forgetting about it, and letting those expensive beans go stale. WHO IT'S FOR - You buy specialty or home-roasted coffee - You've regretted finding a bag long past its peak - You keep several bags going at once - You want to recreate your best cup every time KEY FEATURES Automatic freshness window Just enter the roast date and BeanFresh calculates the resting period, peak window, and drink-by date for you. Bags are sorted by drink-by date, so you always know which to brew next. A freshness meter shows how much of the peak is left at a glance. Freshness reminders Get notified the day before peak, the day it reaches peak, and when it's nearly time to finish the bag. When freshness starts to fade, BeanFresh keeps gently reminding you until the bag is done. Brew log to recreate your cup Record the method, dose, water, temperature, grind, time, rating and flavor notes. The coffee-to-water ratio (1:X) is calculated automatically, and your ratings appear on a trend chart โ€” so your best recipe becomes clear from the data. Photo management Add a photo of the bag or label (the subject is cut out automatically) to tell your beans apart at a glance. Home screen widget See your next bag to finish, right on your widget. Coffee tips A useful, fun coffee fact every day to make brewing more enjoyable. Free to use (up to 3 bags). Go Premium for unlimited bags, the brew log and photos, drink-by escalation reminders, and an ad-free experience. Enjoy every cup at its freshest. โ–  LINKS โ€ข Support: https://tsuzukit.com/contact/ โ€ข Terms of Service: https://tsuzukit.com/legal/terms-of-service.html โ€ข Privacy Policy: https://tsuzukit.com/legal/privacy-policy.html

Screenshots

day9 coffee3 screens
BeanFresh4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: day9 coffee at none against BeanFresh's 2. day9 coffee also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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. BeanFresh sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. day9 coffee asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences ยท 2 level
day9 coffee versus BeanFresh: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterday9 coffeeBeanFresh
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 4 months
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size3 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrian DiamondRyo Tsudukihashi

In-app purchases

None

day9 coffee

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

BeanFresh

Subscriptions1
  • ใƒ—ใƒฌใƒŸใ‚ขใƒ ๏ผˆ้€ฑ้ก๏ผ‰$0.997 Days
One-time1
  • ใƒ—ใƒฌใƒŸใ‚ขใƒ ๏ผˆ่ฒทใ„ๅˆ‡ใ‚Š๏ผ‰$19.99

Questions

Is day9 coffee free?
day9 coffee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BeanFresh free?
BeanFresh is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do day9 coffee or BeanFresh have ads?
BeanFresh shows ads; day9 coffee does not.

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