Beans & Brews vs Swipe Eats
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Beans & Brews
Easily earn rewards and order your favorite drinks ahead of time. Get a free drink just for signing up and redeem points for discounts. Discover new beverages and find nearby locations.
- Earn points for every dollar spent
- Redeem rewards for discounts
- Order ahead for pickup or delivery
- Free drink for signing up
- Receive special offers
- Find nearby locations
- Refer friends for rewards
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With the Beans & Brews app, earning rewards and ordering ahead is easier than ever. Earn one point for every dollar spent, every 75 points = a $5 reward! Easily check-in in-store, or order ahead for pickup or delivery. •Get a FREE drink just for signing up! •Earn points and redeem rewards right from your phone. •Get special offers sent right to your phone. •Be the first to try new drinks. •Find a Beans near you. •Get rewarded for inviting friends and family. •Enjoy other surprise and delight offers.
Swipe Eats
Discover recipes from creators and friends, save them to collections, and share cooking tips. Get all your ingredients delivered directly to your door for a seamless cooking experience.
- Recipe discovery
- Social sharing
- Recipe collections
- Ingredient delivery
- Cooking tips exchange
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Swipe Eats makes discovering mouthwatering recipes feel easy, social, and seriously fun. Explore dishes from your favorite creators, share them with your friends, save recipes to collections, trade cooking tips, and spark delicious conversations, then get every ingredient you need delivered right to your door. From kitchen inspiration to instant ingredient delivery, Swipe Eats brings flavor and community together. Home cooks and professional chefs alike can share personal recipes, keep family favorites alive, or create new go-to meals, all discoverable with just a swipe. Start cooking today, everybody's a chef!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Swipe Eats at 100% against Beans & Brews's 56%. Swipe Eats also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 8 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Beans & Brews's advantage is ratings volume (3.9K vs 8). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Swipe Eats holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Beans & Brews has 3.9K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Beans & Brews's written reviews are positive against 100% of Swipe Eats's.
Beans & Brews ships an update every 8 months, Swipe Eats every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Beans & Brews | Swipe Eats |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (3.9K ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 56.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.9K — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 140 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Arabica, LLC | Swipe Eats, LLC |
Customer experience
Beans & Brews
Swipe Eats
Bugs and requests
Beans & Brews
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes and freezes
- Login and account issues
- Scanning problems with QR codes and receipts
- Incorrect balance display and deduction
- Compatibility problems on newer devices
Requested features
5 requests- Mobile ordering and pickup option
- Saved payment methods for easier reloading
- Improved rewards tracking and redemption
- Better integration between app and in-store experience
- More frequent app updates and bug fixes
Swipe Eats
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Beans & Brews
No in-app purchases
Swipe Eats
No in-app purchases
