# Brewmaster vs Beanstats

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Beanstats at 100% against Brewmaster's 17%. Beanstats also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.7) and update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly). Brewmaster's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (18 vs 2). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Beanstats sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Brewmaster asks for nothing beyond the download.

Beanstats holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brewmaster has 18 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Brewmaster's written reviews are positive against 100% of Beanstats's.

Brewmaster ships an update monthly, Beanstats every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Brewmaster | Beanstats |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [1.7 (18 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/brewmaster/id973393267/reviews) | **[4.5 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/beanstats-coffee-tracker/id6756850760/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **18** | 2 |
| Positive reviews | 17.5% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Monthly | **Every 9 days** |
| Monetization | **Free** | Freemium |
| Size | 26 MB | 28 MB |
| Requires iOS | **16.6** | 18.0 |
| Devices | iPhone | **iPhone, iPad** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [acaia](https://appshunter.io/developer/935602278) | [Marcel Blijleven](https://appshunter.io/developer/1863259487) |

## What reviewers say

### Brewmaster

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/brewmaster/id973393267)

This app logs your coffee brewing process, visualizing data in real-time with a connected scale. It helps you understand extraction, ratios, and share your brewing moments.

**Highlights:** Log brewing process, methods, notes, and flavors, Real-time visualized brewing charts, Monitor extraction amount and duration, Coffee ratio converter, Share brewing print cards

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 💯 Scale accuracy and quality
- ☕️ Useful for tracking brews
- 🔄 Replicating favorite brews
- 📊 Real-time flow rate monitoring
- 💡 Potential for pour over training

**What reviewers complain about**

- 📱 Poor app quality/effort
- 📉 Unstable and crashes often
- 🔗 Bluetooth connectivity issues
- 🗑 Data loss and deletion
- ⏳ Inaccurate timer function

**Reported bugs**

- App crashes frequently
- Bluetooth connection unreliable
- Saved images not showing
- Data not saved or deleted randomly
- Timer skips seconds or is inaccurate

**Requested features**

- Hire a better software team
- Improve app stability and maintenance
- Update UI to be more modern
- Allow manual data input
- Add dark mode


### Beanstats

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/beanstats-coffee-tracker/id6756850760)

This app helps home baristas track their coffee brewing process, from bean inventory to equipment usage. It offers detailed logging, real-time data capture via Bluetooth scale integration, and insightful statistics to improve your coffee-making skills.

**Highlights:** Bluetooth scale integration, Real-time flow rate analysis, Detailed brew logging, Bean inventory management, Equipment tracking, Brew statistics and insights, Siri and automation support

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Beanstats Premium - Monthly | $1.99 | per month |
| Beanstats Premium - Yearly | $14.99 | per year |
| Beanstats Premium - Lifetime | $44.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Brewmaster free?

Brewmaster is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Beanstats free?

Beanstats is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Brewmaster or Beanstats?

Beanstats is rated higher. Brewmaster averages 1.7 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while Beanstats averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.

### Do Brewmaster or Beanstats have ads?

Neither Brewmaster nor Beanstats shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Brewmaster or Beanstats?

Brewmaster ships an update monthly, and Beanstats every 9 days. Most recently, Brewmaster was updated on October 29, 2026 and Beanstats on October 24, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*