TheBeanGeek vs Siip
Comparison of Features, Pricing and User Experience
TheBeanGeek vs Siip
TheBeanGeek and Siip both help people discover good coffee, but they work differently. One is a browser-based platform focused on logging and discovery. The other is an iPhone app built around scanning coffee bags.
Target Audience
Who is using TheBeanGeek and Siip?
TheBeanGeek is made for home brewers and coffee drinkers who want to find new coffees and keep track of what they’ve tried. Roasters can also be listed to see how their beans are rated. Siip is for anyone who wants to drink better coffee, from casual drinkers to professionals. It also includes tools for roasters and producers.
TheBeanGeek has a large coffee catalog. You can search by name or filter by roast level, origin, taste, and more. Siip works mostly through scanning. You take a photo of a coffee bag and see the details. There’s also a Discover tab for browsing.
Discovery
How do people find coffee?
Logging
How do people track what they drink?
On TheBeanGeek, you rate each coffee, add notes, and save your brews. Siip lets you rate coffees too. You can leave comments, mark favorites, and revisit past scans.
TheBeanGeek recommends coffees based on your ratings and what fits your taste. Siip shows suggestions based on what you’ve scanned, saved, and rated.
Recommendations
How do people get suggestions?
Visibility
Is the experience public or private?
TheBeanGeek is community-based - your ratings help other users, and roasters can see feedback. Siip is more personal - ratings and comments stay in the app but aren’t shown publicly per coffee.
TheBeanGeek lists over 1,000 roasters and links each coffee directly to the roaster’s own shop - no commissions. TheBeanGeek doesn't sell coffee. It’s a free way for roasters to reach new customers and see how their coffees are rated and reviewed. Siip lets roasters share product info directly in the app and sell beans through it. Roasters also get access to analytics like scan and save behavior.
Roaster Tools
How can roasters connect?
Use Case
When do people use it?
TheBeanGeek is great for browsing at home - to plan what to try next or reflect on what you liked. Siip is best when you’re holding a bag - scan it, save it, and keep moving.
TheBeanGeek runs in any browser and works on desktop and mobile. Siip is an iOS app. There’s no Android or web version.
Platform
Where can people use it?
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