Comparison

DRIPography vs Coffee Bean Vault

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

Head to head
About

DRIPography

Features
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Dial in the perfect pour-over recipe for your beans — together with AI. DRIPography is a hand-drip (pour-over) coach for iPhone + Apple Watch. Build the recipe that best fits each bean with AI, brew it right from your wrist with step-by-step water amounts and haptic cues, then log the cup when you're done. The more you log, the smarter the suggestions get — and your coffee gets better every day. — A recipe made for your bean, with AI Just enter the bean name and AI proposes a first recipe. Want it brighter or bolder? Pick a direction per axis (acidity, bitterness, body, aroma) and AI recalculates the ratio, water temperature and pour style. Enter or fine-tune steps by hand anytime. — Brew from your wrist, synced to Apple Watch Recipes you build on iPhone sync to the Watch automatically. Start brewing and the step countdown, pour amount and running total appear on your wrist, with a haptic at every step change. Times stay accurate even with the screen off. — A coffee diary that completes itself Rate every cup on five axes (overall, acidity, bitterness, body, aroma). Look back at a glance in the calendar — and each note feeds the next recommendation. — Your library, organized around beans Drippers, recipes and tasting logs all live under each bean. Beans with the same name merge automatically, and the more you add, the smarter it gets. — Details that make a real brew · Scales water and time precisely by servings (stored per single serving) · Immersion drippers (Hario Switch · Clever) auto-restructure past capacity · Free dripper entry — V60, Chemex, Kalita and more · Six example recipes to start right away Five languages: 한국어 · English · 日本語 · Deutsch · 简体中文 iCloud backup & sync across devices. AI recipe suggestions are free every month. Today's cup, into a better cup tomorrow. Pour Over, Make Over — DRIPography

About

Coffee Bean Vault

Build a digital collection of your coffee experiences, documenting beans, tasting notes, and brew recipes. Preserve memories and discover trends with this private, visually rich coffee journal.

Highlights
  • Create visual coffee bean cards
  • Record origin, process, and tasting notes
  • Log brew recipes and results
  • Scan packaging and details (Beta)
  • Turn spoken notes into records (Beta)
  • Private, on-device data storage
  • Sync across Apple devices via iCloud
Features
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Turn every coffee you discover into a card worth keeping. Coffee Bean Vault is a private coffee card collection for preserving the beans you have tasted, the stories behind them, and the memories you want to revisit. BUILD YOUR COFFEE CARD COLLECTION • Create a visual card for every coffee bean you discover • Record origin, variety, process, roast, tasting notes, photos, and ratings • Browse your collection and quickly find coffees you loved • Share and import BeanVault cards with other coffee lovers MORE THAN A BEAN COLLECTION • Log brew recipes and results • Keep café details, visits, and orders together • Review trends and milestones through statistics and the Coffee Calendar FAST CAPTURE • Scan coffee packaging, café details, and orders from photos (Beta) • Turn spoken coffee notes into editable records (Beta) • Recognition uses on-device models; BeanVault does not upload your photos for analysis PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Your personal data stays on your device and in your private iCloud account • iCloud keeps your collection in sync across your Apple devices • No BeanVault account is required The free version lets you collect up to 10 coffee bean cards. BeanVault Pro is a one-time in-app purchase that unlocks unlimited cards, search and advanced filters, and the Coffee Calendar.

Screenshots

DRIPography3 screens
Coffee Bean Vault4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DRIPography at none against Coffee Bean Vault's 1. DRIPography also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Coffee Bean Vault sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. DRIPography asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DRIPography ships an update every 2 days, Coffee Bean Vault weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
DRIPography versus Coffee Bean Vault: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDRIPographyCoffee Bean Vault
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerroh yongwook畅 刘

In-app purchases

None

DRIPography

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Coffee Bean Vault

One-time1
  • 咖啡豆仓Pro版$2.99

Questions

Is DRIPography free?
DRIPography is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Coffee Bean Vault free?
Coffee Bean Vault is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DRIPography or Coffee Bean Vault have ads?
Neither DRIPography nor Coffee Bean Vault shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DRIPography or Coffee Bean Vault?
DRIPography ships an update every 2 days, and Coffee Bean Vault weekly. Most recently, DRIPography was updated on October 9, 2026 and Coffee Bean Vault on October 14, 2026.

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