The best iOS coffee apps ? The Urban Shogun

Posted by William Judd on 03 Oct 2012 / 0 Comment

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Howdy, folks. Today we?ll be looking at some of the best apps for iOS coffee?aficionados. Whether you?re just a beginner looking for more information, a veteran experimenting withNespresso capsules?or an expert coffee grinder, there should be some coffee-relevant goodness for you below.

5. Caffeine Zone 2 ? ?0.69
Caffeine Zone is an app designed to warn you about the dangers of caffeine! While it?s not too worrying for any dedicated coffee junkie, it is quite interesting to put in what caffeinated beverages you?ve drunk and have it tell you when those drinks will finally leave your system, and how much will still be floating around when you?re trying to get to bed. At ?0.69p, it?s a decent investment but falls down somewhat in its design.

4. Starbucks ? Free
Starbucks is brilliant not because they make amazing coffee, but because their coffee is available everywhere thanks to their aggressive retail expansion strategies. The Starbucks app underscores this ?we?re everywhere? advantage, allowing you to find your nearest Starbucks, see how much money you?ve got on your card and pay for your drink, all on the same app. An essential convenience (if that?s not too much of a contradiction in terms) for Starbucks fans.

3. Alike ? Free
Alike is an app that asks you for coffee places you like, and then suggests ones you haven?t tried based on what other people have recommended. It?s a clever system that works similarly to Last.fm?s music suggestion service. It also covers all manner of food and drink establishments, not just coffee, so it?s well worth the free install.

2. Barista ? Free
Barista is a genuinely useful coffee app that teaches you how to make your own espresso-based drinks, just like the fancy blokes at Starbucks. The instructions are clear and easy to understand, with nice design and well crafted graphics underscoring the experience. Definitely a great one to try if you?re a beginner barista, although Senseo pods could be an even easier to use alternative.

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1. Great Coffee App ? ?1.49

This app?s simple name belies its beauty. It?s a graphical brochure to sixteen espresso-based coffee drinks, with fantastically done cross-sections of each drink and coffee trivia. The app even includes music, making for a wholly enriching experience. Definitely check this one out, as it?s well worth the low cost of admission.

Conclusion

I hope you?ve found these apps useful. If you?re a coffee addict there are definitely quite a few good coffee apps for iPhone, so be sure to let me know if I?ve missed out your favorite. Thanks for reading and be sure to let me know what you think!

Source: http://www.theurbanshogun.com/2012/10/the-best-ios-coffee-apps.html

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