Cupsight vs Coado
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cupsight
This app helps you brew better coffee by creating personalized recipes based on your beans and equipment. It analyzes your coffee bags, estimates roast levels, and guides you through each step of the brewing process. Log your brews, rate their taste, and let the app learn to refine future recipes.
- AI-powered recipe generation
- Coffee bag scanning
- Roast color estimation
- Customizable gear profiles
- Guided brewing timer
- Brew journal and rating system
- Recipe sharing
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Cupsight is the AI dial-in assistant that works with YOUR grinder. Scan a bag, get a recipe tuned to your gear, and make every cup better than the last. SCAN YOUR COFFEE Snap a photo of a coffee bag and Cupsight reads it for you: roaster, coffee name, origin, region, producer, altitude, variety, process, roast level, tasting notes and roast date. KNOW YOUR ROAST Photograph your beans and get an instant roast-color estimate, computed entirely on your device. YOUR GEAR, YOUR NUMBERS Add your grinders (with their real adjustment range), brewers (V60, AeroPress, espresso and more), kettles, scales and water recipes. Grind sizes are expressed in your grinder's own clicks: no more guessing. SMART RECIPES Get a complete recipe for each coffee: dose, ratio, grind setting, water temperature, bloom and timed pours, with an explanation of why. Recipes account for your coffee, your equipment, your water and your brewing history. GUIDED BREWING A step-by-step timer highlights each pour so you never miss a step. BREW JOURNAL & DIAL-IN Rate every brew (a score out of 10 plus acidity, bitterness, sweetness and body sliders). Cupsight learns from your notes and adjusts the next recipe, one clear change at a time. SHARE RECIPES Export and share your recipes with a tap. PRIVACY Your collection lives on your iPhone and in your iCloud Drive. No sign-up, no ads, no tracking across other apps. Usage measurement can be turned off in Settings. CUPSIGHT PREMIUM Your first five recommendations are included. After that, Cupsight Premium gives you unlimited recommendations and your detailed palate, with a monthly or yearly subscription that renews automatically unless cancelled in your App Store account. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://arthurpierrey.github.io/cupsight/privacy.html
Coado
This app acts as a personal coffee brewing guide and journal. It offers step-by-step timers for various brewing methods and allows users to log and track their brews, including taste profiles and bean details. It helps you recreate your favorite coffee experiences.
- Step-by-step guided brewing timer
- 18+ brewing methods supported
- Curated barista recipes
- Guided and advanced brewing modes
- Detailed brew logging with ratings and notes
- Bean tracking and import
- Offline functionality
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Coado is your pocket barista and coffee journal in one. Whether you're pulling your first pour-over or dialing in the perfect ratio, Coado guides every brew and remembers what made each cup great — so you can make it again. BREW WITH CONFIDENCE - Step-by-step guided timer walks you through every pour in real time, with gentle haptics and sound cues so you can keep your hands on the kettle. - 18 brewing methods: V60, Chemex, Kalita, Origami, Clever, AeroPress, French Press, Cold Brew, Moka Pot, Espresso, Cappuccino, Cortado, Flat White, Latte, and more. - Curated recipes from world-class baristas as reliable starting points, including James Hoffmann's Ultimate V60 and Tetsu Kasuya's 4:6 Method. TWO MODES THAT GROW WITH YOU - Guided mode keeps it simple: pick a recipe, follow the timer, enjoy. - Advanced mode unlocks dose, ratio lock, water temperature, grind, and per-pour targets for total control. A JOURNAL THAT REMEMBERS - Log every brew with a star rating, taste profile (strength, acidity, bitterness, body), flavour notes, and a photo of the finished cup. - Tag which beans you used so you always know what worked. - Brew again from any past log in one tap. SEE YOUR COFFEE AT A GLANCE - A monthly heatmap calendar shows every day you brewed, with color intensity that rises with your best cups. - Browse your most recent brews or jump to your top-rated ones. TRACK YOUR BEANS - Save your coffee bags with origin and roast level. - Import bean details straight from a roaster's product page by pasting a link. BUILT FOR THE KITCHEN COUNTER - Works fully offline — no account, no internet required. - Metric and imperial units, switchable anytime. - Warm, calm design that's a pleasure to use every morning. Never forget what made that perfect cup. Brew it, rate it, repeat it — with Coado. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://coado.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Coado at 4 against Cupsight's 1. Coado also leads on iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. Cupsight sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Coado sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Cupsight ships an update every 4 days, Coado every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cupsight | Coado |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 165 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Arthur Pierrey | Rodrigo Fortes |
Customer experience
Cupsight
Coado
In-app purchases
Cupsight
- Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
- Premium Yearly$29.991 Year
Coado
- Coado+ Monthly$3.991 Month
- Coado+ Yearly7 Days trial$34.991 Year









