Comparison

bevano vs Cold Brew Studio

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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!

About

Cold Brew Studio

Features
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Cold brew is forgiving right up until it isn't. A setting that tastes great on one grinder turns to sludge on another, and the batch you nailed last month is a guess by the time you open a new bag. Cold Brew Studio is a digital studio for the gear on your counter. Tell it what you grind with and what you brew in, and it works out the recipe for your exact setup. Then it helps you dial in every bean you buy. YOUR SETUP ON ONE SCREEN Brew shows your grinder's dial with the setting marked, the grams of coffee and milliliters of water for your batch, and your bag of beans standing next to your brewer. Tap the dial, the bag or the brewer to change it. When it looks right, hit Start steeping. 80+ GRINDERS, RESEARCHED AND DRAWN More than 80 of the most popular grinders were researched and drawn, giving you a full digital studio for your gear. Each one wears its real dial, whether yours has a knob that turns or a numbered ring that rotates past a mark. The cold brew setting starts from the manufacturer's guidance and what the coffee community has worked out. Found your own sweet spot? Drag the dial to where you actually dialed in and the recipe follows. Using something rarer? Add it as your own grinder. SIZED TO WHAT YOU BREW IN Twenty brewers are built in, from a quart mason jar up to a gallon dispenser, and you can add your own by its capacity. Every batch is sized to what your brewer actually holds. Pick a strength: Everyday, Strong, Jet fuel or Concentrate. If your brewer came with its own recipe, that's on the list too. ANY BEAN, READY TO GO Search more than 300 beans from specialty roasters, or scan the label on your bag and the app fills in the bean for you. KNOW WHEN IT'S READY Start steeping and watch your brewer darken hour by hour. The batch lives on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, with a notification when it's ready to taste and another before it steeps too long. Ask Siri what's steeping, or start a batch by voice. DIAL IN EVERY BEAN Rate each batch and tap what was off, like too weak or too bitter, and the next recipe adjusts. Every bean you brew gets a bag on your shelf, with your rating on the plank below it. Tap a bag for its field notes: your tasting notes next to what the bag promised, with every brew of that bean underneath. Once a bean is dialed in, its best recipe is one tap from brewing again. YOURS Your journal lives on your device, and you never need an account. If you want one, it syncs your journal between your iPhone and the web app at coldbrew.studio. There are no ads or trackers, and your data is never sold. Brew something worth waiting for.

Screenshots

bevano4 screens
Cold Brew Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Cold Brew Studio at weekly against bevano's every 2 months. bevano's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

bevano ships an update every 2 months, Cold Brew Studio weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
bevano versus Cold Brew Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterbevanoCold Brew Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB11 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperDerek GunnTYLER RICHLEY CANNON

In-app purchases

None

bevano

No in-app purchases

None

Cold Brew Studio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is bevano free?
bevano is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cold Brew Studio free?
Cold Brew Studio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do bevano or Cold Brew Studio have ads?
Neither bevano nor Cold Brew Studio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, bevano or Cold Brew Studio?
bevano ships an update every 2 months, and Cold Brew Studio weekly. Most recently, bevano was updated on October 4, 2026 and Cold Brew Studio on October 6, 2026.

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