Comparison

Caffiend vs CaffPulse

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

Head to head
About

Caffiend

Effortlessly monitor your caffeine and hydration levels with this intuitive companion app. Log drinks quickly, view daily and historical data, and sync with Apple Health. Enjoy a clean interface with customizable options like Dark Mode and Siri shortcuts.

Highlights
  • Quick drink logging
  • Daily and weekly insights
  • Detailed history and editing
  • Apple Health synchronization
  • Interactive widgets
  • Dark Mode and Siri shortcuts
  • Apple Watch app
Features
Read full description

Introducing Caffiend: Your Ultimate Caffeine Tracking Companion Caffiend is your all-in-one solution for tracking caffeine and hydration intake. Designed to integrate seamlessly with iOS, Caffiend leverages powerful features like Health app synchronization, interactive widgets, and a sleek, modern user interface to make tracking your intake effortless. Why Choose Caffiend? • Quick Logging: With one-tap access to your favorite drinks, logging your daily coffee, soda, or energy drinks is a breeze. • Comprehensive Insights: The Home Screen provides a clear view of your daily totals and a graphical breakdown of your past week, helping you stay informed and in control. • Detailed History: The Caffiend Journal lets you explore your caffeine and hydration habits over days, weeks, and months. Made a mistake? No problem—quickly edit your entries, and updates will sync directly with Apple Health. Designed for Modern Lifestyles Caffiend adapts to your preferences with support for Dark Mode, Siri shortcuts, and more. Best of all, Caffiend is a one-time purchase—no subscriptions, ever. You can also now track your daily intake right from your watch! The Caffiend Apple Watch app shows your current caffeine and hydration amounts, with support for logging entries from your wrist coming back next. Your Feedback Matters If you love using Caffiend or have an idea to make it better, your feedback on the App Store means the world. Leave us a review and follow us on X @creative_ave for updates, and let us know how we’re doing! Download Caffiend today and take control of your caffeine and hydration intake like never before.

About

CaffPulse

Visualize your caffeine levels with an interactive liquid display and understand its impact on your sleep. Get personalized insights and track your intake from over 70 popular brands to optimize your daily caffeine consumption.

Highlights
  • Interactive liquid caffeine display
  • Personalized sleep timing recommendations
  • Customizable metabolism settings
  • Database of 70+ brand drinks
  • Daily caffeine limit tracking
  • Caffeine decay charts
  • Home screen widgets
Features
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Track your caffeine intake beautifully and know exactly when it's optimal to sleep. CaffPulse shows you how caffeine moves through your body in real-time with a stunning interactive liquid display that responds to your phone's motion. No more guessing if that afternoon coffee will keep you up at night. WHY CAFFPULSE? Most people have no idea how much caffeine is actually in their system or how long it takes to clear. That 3pm latte? It could still be affecting your sleep at midnight. CaffPulse makes the invisible visible. FEATURES • Beautiful Liquid Display Watch your caffeine level visualized as an interactive liquid container. Tilt your phone and watch it slosh. The color shifts from amber to teal as you approach sleep-safe levels. • Know When to Sleep Get a clear answer: "Safe to sleep at 11:30 PM" or "47mg remaining - winds down in 3 hours." No more wondering. • Personalized to Your Body Set your metabolism speed, or go deeper with factors like age, weight, smoking status, and even genetic CYP1A2 variants. Your half-life, your way. • 70+ Brand Drinks Starbucks, Dunkin', Costa, Peet's, McDonald's and more. Tap your drink, select your size, done. • Streak Goals Set a daily caffeine limit and build streaks. Watch the flame grow as you hit your goals day after day. • Beautiful Charts See your caffeine decay throughout the day. Long-press to scrub through time and predict future levels. • Quick Widgets Log your favorite drinks right from your home screen without opening the app. • Smart Insights Daily tips based on your consumption patterns help you optimize your caffeine timing. DESIGNED FOR - Health-conscious coffee lovers - People optimizing their sleep - Anyone curious about caffeine's effects - Those reducing their caffeine intake Download CaffPulse and finally understand what caffeine is doing to your body.

Screenshots

Caffiend4 screens
CaffPulse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: CaffPulse at 100% against Caffiend's 40%. CaffPulse also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). Caffiend's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On 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

CaffPulse is free to download; Caffiend costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Caffiend ships an update monthly, CaffPulse every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Caffiend versus CaffPulse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCaffiendCaffPulse
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating—4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews39.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB4 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperCreative Avenue LLCAlex Carneiro

Customer experience

Caffiend

Written reviews58 reviews
Positive39.7%
Neutral10.3%
Negative50.0%

CaffPulse

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Caffiend

Reported bugs

27 issues
  • App crashes on adding items
  • App crashes on barcode scan
  • App crashes on haptic touch
  • Data lost after updates
  • Total caffeine incorrect
Show 22 more
  • Journal entries not updating total
  • Entries not showing in journal
  • Unit conversion errors (mL/oz)
  • Apple Watch app not downloading
  • Barcode scanner not working
  • Setup is difficult/unintuitive
  • Journal dates/times incorrect
  • HealthKit sync issues
  • Total hydration inaccurate
  • Caffeine not showing up
  • Water not showing up
  • Negative hydration after deletion
  • Caffeine sync to HealthKit incomplete
  • App crashes when opening feedback/support
  • Entries not syncing between Watch and iPhone
  • Some journal entries not included in daily total
  • Random caffeine/hydration numbers displayed
  • Barcode scanner hit or miss
  • Adjusting servings doesn't update caffeine
  • Caffeine intake doesn't change after editing servings
  • Total caffeine incorrect after adding/deleting
  • HealthKit times don't match log times

Requested features

23 requests
  • Add reminder feature
  • Improve drink database (more brands, international)
  • Add stats and trends
  • Ability to add custom icons
  • Siri Shortcuts support
Show 18 more
  • Update for newer Apple Watch models
  • Ability to edit journal entries
  • Visualize caffeine leaving system
  • Add estimated BAC
  • Improve unit conversions (metric/imperial)
  • Allow custom serving sizes
  • Add more hydration-only drinks
  • Allow adding to previous days
  • Option to count coffee/tea as hydration
  • Organize custom drinks by name
  • Upload pictures for custom drinks
  • Caffeine timer feature
  • Add drink from Apple Watch
  • Complication for Apple Watch
  • Fix 'expresso' misspelling
  • Edit entries in ml unit
  • Graph for week/progress
  • Fewer taps for actions

CaffPulse

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Caffiend

No in-app purchases

None

CaffPulse

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Caffiend free?
Caffiend costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is CaffPulse free?
CaffPulse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Caffiend or CaffPulse have ads?
Neither Caffiend nor CaffPulse shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Caffiend or CaffPulse?
Caffiend ships an update monthly, and CaffPulse every 5 days. Most recently, Caffiend was updated on November 1, 2026 and CaffPulse on October 31, 2026.

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