BrewTime vs CoffeeStory
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BrewTime
Record your favorite beverages with AI-generated custom stamps. Track tasting notes, prices, and create a visual diary of your drink experiences. Perfect for coffee lovers, tea enthusiasts, and collectors.
- AI-powered automatic image cropping for custom stamps
- 81 unique stamp styles with 9 drink types and 9 border options
- Detailed recording of origin, price, and rating
- Yearly overview of collected drink stamps
- Continuous check-in tracking for habit formation
- iCloud synchronization for data backup and multi-device access
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每一杯饮品，都值得被记住 BrewTime 是一款为咖啡爱好者、茶饮探店党和饮品收藏家打造的记录工具。拍一张照片，AI 自动抠图，生成一枚独一无二的手账印章——你的饮品时光，从此有迹可循。 【核心功能】 • AI 智能抠图 —— 拍照即走，自动提取饮品主体，生成精美印章 • 81 种印章样式 —— 9 种饮品类型 × 9 款边框，每一次记录都有新鲜感 • 深度记录 —— 产地、价格、评分，为品鉴留下完整档案 • 年视图集邮册 —— 12 个月印章汇总，一年喝了多少一目了然 • 连续打卡 —— 自动统计打卡天数，养成记录习惯 • iCloud 同步 —— 数据安全不丢失，多设备无缝衔接 【使用场景】 ▸ 探店打卡 —— 路过一家精品咖啡馆，拍照生成印章，标记位置与心情 ▸ 居家冲泡 —— 记录手冲参数，追踪口味变化，找到你的完美配方 ▸ 收藏整理 —— 年视图回顾全年饮品地图，发现你的口味偏好 --- BrewTime —— 让每一杯，都有迹可循。
CoffeeStory
This app helps pour-over coffee enthusiasts meticulously record brewing parameters for each coffee bean. It automatically generates convergence curves to visualize progress and allows for detailed flavor tagging and recipe saving.
- Independent bean profiles
- Detailed brewing parameter logging
- Automatic convergence curve generation
- Flavor tagging
- Recipe saving
- Brewing parameter sharing cards
- Data export
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CoffeeStory（这包怎么冲）是一款专为手冲咖啡爱好者设计的冲煮参数记录工具。 每包豆子独立建档，记录每一次冲煮的研磨度、粉量、水温、分段注水等关键参数。冲完打个分，系统自动生成收敛曲线，让你清晰看到每一杯的进步方向。 主要功能： • 豆架管理：为每包豆子建立独立档案，追踪养豆进度 • 冲煮记录：快速记录研磨度、粉水比、水温、分段注水、时间、风味评分 • 收敛曲线：自动绘制酸度、甜度、醇厚度、余韵、平衡趋势图 • 注水分段：按闷蒸、分段展示每段水量与时间 • 调参提示：记录下次想调整的方向，下杯自动带到眼前 • 风味标签：为每杯标记草莓、花香等风味特征 • 配方库：毕业归档，最佳参数一键保存 • 分享卡片：生成精美的冲煮参数图，支持自定义背景 • 数据导出：完整 JSON 备份
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Verdict
BrewTime and CoffeeStory both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of BrewTime's written reviews are positive against 50% of CoffeeStory's. BrewTime also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). CoffeeStory's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). 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 BrewTime against 5.0 for CoffeeStory. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of BrewTime's written reviews are positive against 50% of CoffeeStory's.
BrewTime ships an update every 3 weeks, CoffeeStory every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BrewTime | CoffeeStory |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.2 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 键 陈 | 万军 龙 |
Customer experience
BrewTime
CoffeeStory
In-app purchases
BrewTime
No in-app purchases
CoffeeStory
No in-app purchases
