IKAWA Pro vs Bean Brew Coffee
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IKAWA Pro
This app enables precise, repeatable coffee sample roasting with digital control. Design, edit, and share roast profiles, and access a global library for consistent results across teams and locations. It automates heat and airflow for hands-free operation.
- Digital roast profile design and editing
- Automated heat and airflow control
- Global roast profile library access
- Profile sharing with colleagues
- Hands-free roasting execution
- Roast data logging and history
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IKAWA’s Sample Roaster is enabling consistent, repeatable roasting by using digital precision. It improves quality, saves time and encourages collaboration and learning through profile sharing. SMARTER SAMPLE ROASTING The IKAWA Sample Roaster will automatically adjust heat and airflow to match your roast profile. This means consistency between your roasts and everyone else on the team, over and over again. Design and edit roast profiles with up to 20 temperature points and 10 fan points, then repeat roasts or fine tune your roast profiles. Edit profiles for the Exhaust Temperature Sensor, Inlet Sensor, and airflow with up to 20 control points on each line. ONLINE ROAST PROFILE LIBRARY IKAWA Sample Roaster profiles are shareable, and you can access our global roast profile library or share your own with your colleagues. HANDS FREE ROASTING WITH DIGITAL PRECISION AND CONTROL The IKAWA Pro App delivers hands free roasting with the incredible precision and control. Set a profile on the app, press go and the roaster will execute that roast with precision. CREATING A COMMON LANGUAGE Not only will you have access to our Roast Profile Library with profiles from around the world, but you can create a company set of roasts. This means from location to location, day to day, the roasts you and your team sample are the same. Save and share profiles and roast history, including; Colour Change, First Crack, Development Time Ratio, Rate of Rise graph, Roast Data CSV, Photos and Notes IKAWA’s patented Sample Rosters and designed and manufactured in our London workshop. To learn more, please visit www.ikawacoffee.com/for-professionals
Bean Brew Coffee
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Specialty coffee across the UAE, covered by one simple annual plan. Walk in, open the app, scan the QR code at the counter, and you're done — in under five seconds. No cash, no waiting, no repeating your order. YOUR DAILY COFFEE, COVERED One annual payment. One coffee every day. 365 days a year, at every Bean Brew location across the UAE — no restrictions, no hidden conditions. MORE CUPS ON THE WAY Love your coffee enough to go back for seconds? A multi-cup subscription tier is coming soon. Stay tuned. WANT TO ORDER AHEAD? No subscription needed to skip the line. Browse the menu, customize your drink, pay with Apple Pay or your card, and pick it up when it's ready. SEE YOUR SAVINGS GROW Track every coffee redeemed, every location visited, and exactly how much you've saved compared to paying full price. Watch your redemption streak build — once it starts, you'll want to keep it going. EARN REWARDS EVERY DAY Every redemption earns Bean Points. Build streaks, unlock bonus points, and spend them on discounts, free add-ons, and more. SHARE WITH FRIENDS Invite friends with your personal referral code. When they subscribe and redeem their first coffee, you both get rewarded instantly. Simple, fast, and surprisingly addictive — once you realise your daily coffee is already paid for.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Bean Brew Coffee at weekly against IKAWA Pro's every 2 weeks. IKAWA Pro's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
IKAWA Pro ships an update every 2 weeks, Bean Brew Coffee weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IKAWA Pro | Bean Brew Coffee |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (12 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 34.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 124 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IKAWA ltd. | BEAN BREW COFFEE COMPANY LLC-FZ |
In-app purchases
IKAWA Pro
No in-app purchases
Bean Brew Coffee
No in-app purchases









