Coffee label capture
Photograph a coffee bag and let the app read the roaster, coffee name, roast date, origin, and flavour information. Review and edit the fields before saving.
BeanRitual
BeanRitual is an iPhone app for home espresso makers to save coffee details, shot recipes, taste notes, and gear—then quickly find the best recipe again.
Espresso recipe tracking for home coffee
BeanRitual is an iPhone app for people who make espresso at home. It keeps coffee-specific shot records so a successful recipe does not have to be rediscovered when the same bag is opened or purchased again.
The workflow starts with a photograph of the coffee bag, followed by notes for dose, grind, time, yield, and taste. Users can retain every attempt, select the shot that worked, and later find that recipe alongside the machine and grinder used. The app is described as free and coming soon on the App Store; no account is required.
Coffee data, shot records, gear, notes, and label photos are stored in the app's database on the iPhone. Label photos are sent to a server for recognition, while the site says the server does not retain the photo; limited anonymous usage counts are sent to TelemetryDeck.
Features
Shot recipe logging
Record dose, grind setting, shot time, and yield for each espresso attempt. Time and yield are optional, and the app includes controls for starting the timer and setting values.
Taste notes and shot history
Add a simple taste result to each shot, including options such as good, not yet, sour, bitter, or too fast. Both successful and unsuccessful attempts remain available for comparison.
Best-recipe retrieval
Star the espresso that worked best for a particular bag. When you open that coffee again, its saved recipe is available on the coffee page.
Coffee shelf and gear records
Store the machine and grinder used with a recipe, while organizing coffees on a searchable shelf grouped by roaster. Each coffee also shows the days since its roast date.
Use cases
Dial in a new coffee
After dialing in a new bag over several shots, keep the dose, grind, timing, yield, taste, and equipment together so the successful preparation can be repeated.
Rebrew a familiar bag
When returning to a coffee weeks later, open its entry and check the starred espresso instead of starting with an unrecorded guess about the grind or dose.
Compare espresso attempts
Keep failed and successful attempts in one history to see how changes to the grind, dose, or extraction time affected the result.
Manage a home coffee shelf
Use the coffee shelf to find coffees by roaster and check roast age while keeping label details and preparation records in one place.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Keeps a separate recipe history for each coffee bag rather than relying on memory.
- Records unsuccessful shots as well as the selected best recipe, making recipe changes easier to compare.
- Works with any machine and grinder by letting users name their own equipment.
- Requires no account and stores the main coffee records locally on the iPhone.
Cons
- The homepage indicates the app is coming soon on the App Store, so current public availability is not confirmed.
- Label recognition requires sending a bag photo to a server and an external AI service; manual entry is available when recognition fails or there is no network.
- The documented product is an iPhone app used in portrait, with no Android or team workflow described.
FAQ
Is BeanRitual free?
Yes. The homepage describes BeanRitual as a free app. The pricing page currently returns a 404, so no paid plans or limits are documented.
Do I need an account to use BeanRitual?
No account is required. You can open the app, photograph a bag, and begin recording coffee without providing an email address, name, or password.
Which devices does BeanRitual support?
BeanRitual is an iPhone app designed for portrait use. The homepage says it is coming soon on the App Store; current public availability is not confirmed.
What happens if label recognition is incorrect or unavailable?
The app can read labels in any language, but you review the extracted fields and can correct them. If the reading fails or there is no network, you can enter the fields yourself.
Does BeanRitual require a specific espresso machine or grinder?
Any machine and grinder can be recorded. You name your equipment, and each saved recipe keeps the machine and grinder used for that shot.
Quick Facts
- Category
- Coffee tracking and espresso recipe app
- Primary users
- People who make espresso at home
- Platform
- iPhone, portrait use
- Availability
- Coming soon on the App Store
- Price
- Free, according to the homepage
- Account requirement
- No account required
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