Comparison

Caffeine++ Classic vs HiCoffee

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

Head to head
About

Caffeine++ Classic

Track your coffee and water intake with this classic health and fitness app. It offers a dark appearance, chart view, and Apple Watch support for easy monitoring.

Highlights
  • Dark Appearance
  • Chart View
  • Apple Watch Support
  • Water Intake Tracking
  • Caffeine Intake Tracking
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Caffeine++ Classic is the original legacy version of Caffeine++, maintained for users who need compatibility with older devices. Features · Dark Appearance · Chart view · Apple Watch support

About

HiCoffee

Track your daily caffeine intake with this app, which offers data for many beverages and a calculator for homemade drinks. It personalizes your daily limit based on sensitivity, helping you boost productivity and improve sleep. It also analyzes heart rate and sleep data to reveal caffeine's health impact.

Highlights
  • Log daily caffeine intake
  • Caffeine Calculator for homemade drinks
  • Personalized daily caffeine limits
  • Analyze heart rate and sleep data
  • Interactive widgets and Apple Watch app
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Offline functionality
Features
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HiCoffee is a powerful caffeine tracker that makes it easy to record your daily caffeine intake. It includes data for more than 2,500 branded coffee products, and its Caffeine Calculator can estimate the caffeine in homemade drinks such as espresso and pour-over coffee. HiCoffee can set a caffeine limit based on your sensitivity and give you personalized suggestions. It helps you enjoy coffee when you need focus, while reducing the chance that too much caffeine gets in the way of your sleep at night. HiCoffee can also look at your long-term resting heart rate and sleep duration, helping you understand how caffeine may be affecting your health. HiCoffee works beautifully across the Apple ecosystem, with rich widgets, excellent Apple Watch support, Shortcuts, Health data sync, and more. Reliable iCloud sync lets you use HiCoffee with confidence on multiple devices. HiCoffee also supports Dynamic Type, VoiceOver, and other accessibility features for a comfortable, smooth experience. --- ** Recognition ** - Featured by the App Store multiple times, including App of the Day, Fresh Apps, Interactive Widgets, and accessibility-focused collections. - Mentioned during Tim Cook's 2023 visit to China and covered by several media outlets. - Appeared in the WWDC 2023 and WWDC 2024 keynotes. - Featured by well-known coffee creator James Hoffmann on his channel. - Recommended multiple times by creator Nikias Molina. - Reviewed by German tech publication t3n. - Recommended by SSPAI as a dynamic caffeine monitoring tool worth watching. --- ** Premium Membership and Subscription ** HiCoffee's premium features can be unlocked in the app through a one-time purchase or a subscription. You can find the purchase options in the app's Settings page. If you choose to unlock premium features with a subscription, payment will be charged automatically to your App Store account within 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. After subscribing, you can manage or cancel your subscription at any time in HiCoffee's Settings page or in your App Store account settings. To cancel, please do so at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period, otherwise the App Store will renew the subscription automatically. ** A Note from the Developer ** I'm Gong Zhang, the developer of HiCoffee. If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to contact me from Settings > Contact and Support > Email in the app, or email me directly at hicoffee@gongzhang.zendesk.com. If you enjoy using HiCoffee, a rating or review on the App Store would help me improve it faster. Privacy Policy: https://gongzhang.io/app/hicoffee/en/privacy Terms of Use: https://gongzhang.io/app/hicoffee/en/terms

Screenshots

Caffeine++ Classic4 screens
HiCoffee4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: HiCoffee at 82% against Caffeine++ Classic's 29%. HiCoffee also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.8) and ratings volume (835 vs 10). Caffeine++ Classic's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (16 vs 18.0). On price and ads 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. HiCoffee sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Caffeine++ Classic asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HiCoffee holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HiCoffee has 835 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Caffeine++ Classic's written reviews are positive against 82% of HiCoffee's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Caffeine++ Classic ships an update monthly, HiCoffee every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Caffeine++ Classic versus HiCoffee: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCaffeine++ ClassicHiCoffee
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.8 (10 ratings)4.8 (835 ratings) — better
Positive reviews29.4% of reviews81.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings10835 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS16 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB140 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperCocoa Productions弓 张

Customer experience

Caffeine++ Classic

All ratings10 ratings
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive29.4%
Neutral11.8%
Negative58.8%

HiCoffee

All ratings835 ratings
Positive96.5%
Neutral1.4%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews159 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral7.5%
Negative10.7%

Bugs and requests

Caffeine++ Classic

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

HiCoffee

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Widgets not updating
  • Watch app not syncing properly
  • Caffeine data truncation when adding custom drinks

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add more beverage options (energy drinks, regional brands, etc.)
  • Ability to track caffeine from non-beverage sources (pills, chocolate, etc.)
  • More customization options for homemade coffee
  • Easier way to add custom drinks
  • Extend sleep time range beyond current limits
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  • Add caffeine calculator for AeroPress method
  • Include caffeine content for different coffee roast levels

In-app purchases

None

Caffeine++ Classic

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

HiCoffee

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Permanent Unlock$8.99

Questions

Is Caffeine++ Classic free?
Caffeine++ Classic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HiCoffee free?
HiCoffee is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Caffeine++ Classic or HiCoffee?
HiCoffee is rated higher. Caffeine++ Classic averages 1.8 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while HiCoffee averages 4.8 from 835 ratings.
Do Caffeine++ Classic or HiCoffee have ads?
Neither Caffeine++ Classic nor HiCoffee shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Caffeine++ Classic or HiCoffee?
Caffeine++ Classic ships an update monthly, and HiCoffee every 11 days. Most recently, Caffeine++ Classic was updated on September 12, 2026 and HiCoffee on September 22, 2026.

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