BrewClock vs beans
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BrewClock
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BrewClock is a coffee brew timer that walks you through every cup, from recipe to the last drop. Pick your brewer, open a recipe, and the timer counts each pour with you. Dial in your espresso machine and keep a log of every roast. BREW • 15 brewers, 55 recipes: V60, Chemex, Kalita Wave, Origami, Melitta, filter coffee machine, Vietnamese phin, French press, Clever, Hario Switch, syphon, Turkish coffee (on the stove, on hot sand, with milk, in a machine, and mırra), AeroPress, moka pot and cold brew. One recipe for every brewer is free. • Time, water and an animated brewer for every step • A live timer on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • Grinder setting notes, a grind guide, troubleshooting and a ratio calculator • Write recipes of your own ESPRESSO LAB (PRO) • Set up your machine: temperature, pressure, pre-infusion, basket dose, grinder and steam • Log each shot with dose, yield, time, flow and taste, and BrewClock tells you what to change for the next one • Maintenance with reminders: water and detergent backflush, shower screen, baskets, steam wand, grinder burrs, water filter, descaling and the group gasket • A machine log of every setting you change ROASTING (PRO) • Roast sessions with temperature readings, first crack, development time ratio, rate of rise and weight loss • Green coffee inventory and a blend studio • Made for home roasters and small roasteries alike TODAY AND JOURNAL • Track the coffee you drink and your caffeine for the day • A brewing journal and bean freshness • Find your coffee profile, and learn from articles and a glossary BREWCLOCK CLOUD Sign in with Apple if you like, and your recipes, journal and Pro come with you to every iPhone. Everything works without an account too. BREWCLOCK PRO Pro unlocks Espresso Lab, roasting, every recipe, recipe scaling, voice guidance, statistics, unlimited recipes of your own and app icons. • Monthly or yearly subscription (a 1-week free trial on yearly), or a one-time lifetime purchase • Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://rentonhead.dev/brewclock/privacy/
beans
Preserve your coffee bags by turning them into 3D models and displaying them on a virtual shelf. Log your espresso shots and brews with detailed metrics, and receive guidance for improving your coffee-making skills.
- 3D coffee bag modeling
- Virtual bag shelf display
- Automated bag data recognition
- Detailed shot logging
- Brewing guidance and lessons
- Customizable grinder and machine profiles
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Your coffee bags are too good to throw away. Every bag says something — the label, the story, the roaster's whole reason for being. Then the coffee's gone, and so is the bag, into the bin with the eggshells. beans keeps it: turn any bag into a keepsake 3D model and stand it on a shelf that's actually yours — one you'll want to look at. Doesn't matter whether you're timing a shot on a manual lever machine or you just really like your fancy pod machine. If you've ever looked at an empty bag and thought "I'm not putting that one in the bin" — beans is for you. SNAP A BAG, SKIP THE TYPING Photograph the front of a bag, then the back. beans reads the label on your phone with Apple's Vision and on-device intelligence, then looks up what the label doesn't say: roaster, origin, process, tasting notes. Nothing to fill in by hand. DIAL IN ONCE Log every shot or brew: dose, grind on your grinder's own scale, yield, time and temperature. Tell beans about your grinder and machine once, stepless or click, and it gives you a starting point for a new bag. Come back to a favourite weeks later and the recipe that worked is right there. A COACH FOR YOUR FIRST BREWS New to espresso or pour-over? A few short lessons cover the basics and end with a practice brew. After that, when a brew isn't right, beans helps you work out what to change next: finer or coarser for espresso, and for pour-over, what the taste is telling you. Switch it off whenever you like. A SHELF OF YOUR OWN BAGS, IN 3D Turn any bag into a 3D model before it's gone, and stand it on your shelf. Tap it and it lifts off the shelf into its own detail view. Arrange the shelf your way — it's a collection, not a spreadsheet. PAY ONCE, OR BY THE MONTH Pay by the month, or own beans for good with one payment. In your first 48 hours, lifetime comes with 3 free 3D credits. Making a 3D bag uses a 3D credit; each one costs real money to generate, so more come in packs of 1, 3 or 10 that never expire. Every 3D bag includes a free redo for 30 days. You may also be offered a yearly plan: its first year is paid up front at an introductory price, with a 3D credit each paid year. The monthly and yearly plans renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel them in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://humanmadethings.co.uk/beans-coffee/privacy/ MADE WITH CARE Light and dark, Dynamic Type, Reduce Motion and Increase Contrast are all respected. No account, no sign-in. Requires iOS 27. Bag lookups and 3D models need a connection; your bags and shots are stored on your phone.
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Verdict
BrewClock and beans are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. BrewClock sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and beans sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | BrewClock | beans |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 — better | 27.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | HASAN CEMIL ACAR | Alex Trubacs |
In-app purchases
BrewClock
- BrewClock Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
- BrewClock Pro Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
- BrewClock Pro Lifetime$29.99
beans
- beans monthly$2.991 Month
- beans yearly1 Year trial$12.991 Year
- One bag in 3D$1.99
- Three bags in 3D$4.99
- Ten bags in 3D$13.99
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- Unlock beans$15.99
- beans lifetime + 3 bags in 3D$15.99
- beans lifetime$15.99









