Comparison

ThatFridge vs beans

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

Head to head
About

ThatFridge

Features
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Know what's in your fridge before you open the door. ThatFridge is your all-in-one kitchen assistant: it tracks your groceries, warns you before food goes off, plans your meals, writes recipes and answers questions with an AI kitchen crew, so less food ends up in the bin. TRACK EVERYTHING - Fridge, freezer and pantry in one place, with several fridges if you need them - Add by barcode, receipt, fridge photo, expiry-date photo, voice or typing - Auto-filled icon, shelf life, storage spot, weight and calories, or Autofill anything that's missing - Custom fields like Protein, Brand or Batch code, and Autofill can fill them in for you - Categories, search, and select several items to move or remove at once - Pretty icons: pick from the food icon pack or generate your own NEVER MISS A DATE - Freshness score and clear days-left on every item - Reminders before things expire, and a shorter shelf life once you open something - A regular fridge check-in reminder - Undo when you remove something, and it counts whether you used it up or threw it out MEALS AND RECIPES - Meal plan and Calendar: plan by day, see calories per meal and per day, tick meals off, and get a reminder at mealtime - Recipe book with your own recipes, links imported from the web, photos, favourites, cook-time and calories per serving - Ask Chef: describe what you fancy and get a full recipe, or have Chef plan your week from what's about to expire - "What should I eat?" ideas from what you have right now YOUR AI KITCHEN CREW - Quick Chat with Chef, Guardian, Organizer and Shopkeeper - Chat by text or voice, and attach photos or PDFs - Attach an item, a fridge, a recipe, a day, your meal plan, your shopping list or what's expiring - The crew can add items, tick off the shopping list, leave notes and plan meals for you, and it remembers your preferences (you control what it remembers) - Organizer checks whether things are stored in the right place AUTOMATE IT (KITCHEN LAB) - Build automations with ready-made templates or just describe them - Run on a schedule, when something is added, when stock crosses a level, or when you cook a recipe - Try one out first, and undo what it did SHOPPING AND NOTES - Shopping list with "running low" suggestions and buy links - Sticky notes on the fridge for the household SHARE WITH YOUR HOUSEHOLD - Invite people to a shared fridge, so everyone sees the items, the shopping list and the notes - Find friends, and manage invites and join requests INSIGHTS AND MOTIVATION - One Insights page: kitchen score, waste versus used up, weekly calories and your food groups, in simple charts - Daily streak and badges for real anti-waste habits - Explore: search recipes, automations, meal plans and food icons YOU'RE IN CONTROL - Sign in with Apple, Google or email - Light and dark mode - Sharing anything to improve suggestions is optional; delete your data any time in Privacy & data FREE, WITH OPTIONAL PRO ThatFridge is free to use. AI features run on credits: free accounts get 50 every month and you can buy more any time. ThatFridge Pro gives you 400 credits a month (unused credits roll over up to 800), more than one fridge, and hosting a shared fridge for your household. Pro is a monthly or yearly subscription, each with a 7-day free trial. Prices are shown in the app in your local currency. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel any time in your Apple ID account settings. Terms of Use: https://thatfridge.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://thatfridge.com/privacy Terms of Service & EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

beans

Preserve your coffee bag memories by turning them into 3D models and displaying them on a virtual shelf. Log your espresso shots and brews with detailed parameters to refine your technique. Offers guidance for beginners and helps troubleshoot your coffee preparation.

Highlights
  • 3D coffee bag modeling
  • Virtual bag shelf display
  • Automatic bag data extraction
  • Detailed shot logging
  • Brewing guidance for beginners
  • Grinder and machine profile setup
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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 YEAR Own beans for good with one payment, or pay by the year and try it free for 7 days first. In your first 48 hours, lifetime comes with 3 free 3D bags. 3D models are made on request and each one costs real money to generate, so more are sold in packs that never expire. The yearly plan renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel it 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.

Screenshots

ThatFridge4 screens
beans4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: ThatFridge at 16.4 against beans's 27.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. ThatFridge sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and beans sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
ThatFridge versus beans: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThatFridgebeans
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysEvery 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better27.0
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB74 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNaufal KamaruddinAlex Trubacs

In-app purchases

5 purchases

ThatFridge

Subscriptions2
  • ThatFridge Pro7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • ThatFridge Pro7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time3
  • 100 AI Credits$1.99
  • 500 AI Credits$7.99
  • 1500 AI Credits$19.99
9 purchases

beans

Subscriptions2
  • beans monthly$2.991 Month
  • beans yearly1 Year trial$12.991 Year
One-time7
  • One bag in 3D$1.99
  • Three bags in 3D$4.99
  • Unlock beans$9.99
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  • Ten bags in 3D$13.99
  • Unlock beans$15.99
  • beans lifetime + 3 bags in 3D$15.99
  • beans lifetime$15.99

Questions

Is ThatFridge free?
ThatFridge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is beans free?
beans is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ThatFridge or beans have ads?
Neither ThatFridge nor beans shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ThatFridge or beans?
ThatFridge ships an update every 2 days, and beans every 2 days. Most recently, ThatFridge was updated on October 2, 2026 and beans on October 25, 2026.

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