SubtleNotes: Coffee Journal

Scan a coffee bag, pour along with a step-by-step timer, and rate each cup. Your next recipe moves closer to what you like.

SubtleNotes is a coffee journal for home brewers. Scan a bag, brew with a timer, and log how the cup tasted.

Your coffee, journaled Save your beans, grinder and brewer once. Every brew keeps its bean, recipe, grind and rating together.

Pick your gear The app turns a recipe into a grind setting for your own grinder. The grinder catalog includes Comandante, Niche, 1Zpresso, Baratza and Fellow.

Scan the bag, skip the typing Photograph a coffee bag and the app reads the label for the roaster, name, origin, process and roast level. You check the details, then save the bean.

Pour along with the timer Step-by-step timing with bloom and pour cues for pour-over, AeroPress, espresso and other brewers. The screen stays awake, and haptics mark key steps.

Tell us how it tasted Rate each brew Too sour, Balanced or Too bitter. After a few ratings in the same direction, your next recipe moves closer, with a finer or coarser grind.

Find any brew again Your history keeps every brew. The free plan shows your 30 most recent brews and saves one grinder and one brewer.

SubtleNotes Pro Pro adds unlimited brew history and room for more than one grinder and brewer. Pro is a monthly or annual subscription, or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the period ends, and payment is charged to your Apple Account. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings.