alt Hacker NewsJust curios - Outside of "AI", what's the benefit of using your app over Beanconqueror (https://beanconqueror.com/), which is open source, has a lot of functionality built out already across multiple years and supports integrations with scales, refractometers, etc?
Full respect to Beanconqueror! It’s an amazing tool for advanced coffee folks: open source, extremely customizable and supporting Bluetooth gear like scales and refractometers. We admire what they’ve built.
We’re trying things from a different angle:
We’re building for entry to mid-level coffee lovers—people who want to enjoy better coffee, stay organized, and reflect on their brews.
Most tracking apps start with forms.We start with senses, we thinking a lot what coffee looks like in our mind.
What makes BeanBook different:
- Snap-first design: No typing required.
- YouTube/photo to recipe
- Sensory-first interface
- Zero-config start
We want to build a Coffee app as a memory, not just numbers
We think there’s room for both kinds of tools: Beanconqueror is like a cockpit for pros. BeanBook is more like a beautifully illustrated notebook that fills itself in as you brew.