Caffeine++ Classic vs Caffeine
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
Caffeine
Easily monitor your daily caffeine consumption and stay within your limits. Track your intake, log drinks with one tap, and customize your beverage list. Stay aware of your habits and make informed decisions about your caffeine intake.
- Effortless tracking of daily caffeine intake
- One-tap logging for frequent drinks
- Create custom drinks
- Mark favorite drinks for quick access
- iOS widget for at-a-glance monitoring
- Apple Watch app for on-the-fly logging
- Apple Watch complications for intake tracking
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Caffeine gives you a clear picture of your daily caffeine intake. Whether you’re cutting back or simply keeping track, log your drinks, set your daily limit, and follow your habits from your iPhone or Apple Watch. • iPhone Duo Support: Ready on day one, with full support for every layout and orientation. • Your Day at a Glance: See today’s intake, compare it with yesterday, and check how much remains within your daily limit. • Quick Logging: Repeat recent drinks with one tap and keep your favorites close at hand. • Custom Drinks: Add your own drinks with the caffeine amounts and serving sizes that work for you. • History and Trends: Review past entries and see how your intake changes over time. • Home Screen Widgets: Check your daily intake at a glance with gauges that match the app. • Apple Watch: Log drinks from your wrist and keep your daily intake visible with watch face complications. • Make It Yours: Choose a color theme with a matching app icon. A little more awareness with every cup.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Caffeine at 5.0 against Caffeine++ Classic's 1.8. Caffeine++ Classic's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (10 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Caffeine holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Caffeine++ Classic has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Caffeine++ Classic ships an update monthly, Caffeine every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Caffeine++ Classic | Caffeine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 29.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 16 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cocoa Productions | A I M, Inc. |
Customer experience
Caffeine++ Classic
Caffeine
In-app purchases
Caffeine++ Classic
No in-app purchases
Caffeine
No in-app purchases
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