Comparison

IKAWA Pro vs Bean Brew Coffee

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Bean Brew Coffee

Features
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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.

Screenshots

IKAWA Pro4 screens
Bean Brew Coffee4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
IKAWA Pro versus Bean Brew Coffee: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIKAWA ProBean Brew Coffee
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews34.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIKAWA ltd.BEAN BREW COFFEE COMPANY LLC-FZ

In-app purchases

None

IKAWA Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Bean Brew Coffee

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is IKAWA Pro free?
IKAWA Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bean Brew Coffee free?
Bean Brew Coffee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do IKAWA Pro or Bean Brew Coffee have ads?
Neither IKAWA Pro nor Bean Brew Coffee shows ads.
Which is updated more often, IKAWA Pro or Bean Brew Coffee?
IKAWA Pro ships an update every 2 weeks, and Bean Brew Coffee weekly. Most recently, IKAWA Pro was updated on November 1, 2026 and Bean Brew Coffee on October 31, 2026.

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