The best BeanBook alternative for better coffee.
BeanBook is an AI-first bean journal crossed with a deals feed. Filtru is a brewing companion: it scans bags on-device, guides the brew, talks to your scale, and doesn't cap your shelf.
Available for iPhone and iPad. Free to download.
BeanBook: Coffee Tracker, on the App Store
First, some honesty.
BeanBook's bag scanning and recipe imports are clever, and it updates often.
It's also a journal first and a brewer barely: no live brew timer advertised, no Bluetooth scales, no graphs, no espresso tools, the free tier caps your bean slots, and it holds a 3.0 rating from its first two GB reviews. Filtru brews with you, and the shelf is yours.
Filtru vs BeanBook,
feature by feature.
Based on each app’s public App Store listing and documentation, as of July 2026.
| Feature | BeanBook |
 Filtru
★ Recommended
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|---|---|---|
| Guided step-by-step brew timers | Partial. Step recipes; no live timer advertised | Yes. Guided timers for 15 methods |
| Community & shared recipes | No. Imports recipes; no user sharing | Yes. Community recipes on every brew method |
| Bluetooth scale support | No. Not advertised | Yes. 14 brands with live weight + flow rate |
| Live brew graphs (weight + flow) | No. Not advertised | Yes. Weight + flow-rate brew print per cup |
| Espresso tools | No. Filter + immersion focus | Yes. Dial-in, shot recording, TDS + extraction |
| Coffee journal | Yes. Shelf views, resting time, ratings | Yes. Tasting notes with customisable bag styles |
| AI bag scanning | Yes. Scan + roaster recognition | Yes. AbolBuna, on-device, 50,000+ bags |
| Free version | Partial. Caps bean slots | Yes. Guided brewing free, no coffee cap |
| Languages | Partial. English only | Yes. 14 languages |
| Price | Yes. Free · Pro from £5.90/mo | Yes. Free · optional PRO from $3.49/mo |
| Track record | Partial. 3.0★ from 2 GB ratings · est. 2025 | Yes. 4.8★ from 11,914 ratings · est. 2016 |
“This is a great app for a beginner. It's helped me get my ratios right for different brewing methods.”— App Store review of Filtru
Why people switch from BeanBook to Filtru.
Scanning is table stakes; brewing is the game.
Both apps read a coffee bag. Only one then walks you through brewing it: fifteen guided methods with community recipes, live scale data, and espresso tools.
On your device, full stop.
Filtru's AbolBuna scanner runs entirely on your iPhone, trained on over 50,000 specialty coffee bags. Nothing leaves your pocket.
No caps, no slot machine.
BeanBook meters your shelf with free-tier bean slots. Filtru's guided brewing is free without a coffee cap, and PRO is optional.
What you get when you switch.
AbolBuna, the on-device bag scanner
Point your camera at any coffee bag and the label becomes a journal entry. No server, no cloud AI, no typing. See the scanner →
Guided brewing for fifteen methods
AeroPress, V60, Chemex, French press, espresso, siphon, and more. Each has a baseline recipe and a guided timer that keeps pace with you. See every brew method →
Accessibility is a feature, not a checkbox
Filtru works properly with VoiceOver, including live spoken readouts of your scale's measurements while you brew, as often or as rarely as you like. And you can switch the whole app to fonts like OpenDyslexic, Lexend, or Atkinson Hyperlegible.
The answer is YES
Switching from BeanBook? These all have the same answer:
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Can I scan coffee bags in Filtru? Yes
Yes. Filtru's AbolBuna scanner runs entirely on your device, trained on over 50,000 specialty coffee bags.
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Can I brew with a guided timer in Filtru? Yes
Yes. Filtru includes guided, step-by-step timers for fifteen brew methods, from AeroPress to espresso.
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Is there a cap on how many coffees I can add in Filtru? Yes
No caps on brewing. Filtru's guided brewing is free without a coffee cap; PRO is an optional upgrade for the deeper journal.
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Does Filtru work with VoiceOver? Yes
Yes. Filtru is fully usable with VoiceOver, including live spoken readouts of Bluetooth scale measurements, and offers dyslexia-friendly fonts like OpenDyslexic, Lexend, and Atkinson Hyperlegible.
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Is Filtru free to try? Yes
Yes. Filtru is a free download for iPhone and iPad, with guided brewing included; PRO is an optional upgrade.
Filtru is free to download and works with the gear you already own. No subscription needed to start brewing.
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BeanBook is a trademark of its respective owner; Filtru isn’t affiliated with or endorsed by it. Feature and pricing information comes from public listings and documentation as of July 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell me and I’ll fix it.