Changelog — Bean AI

1.3 Apr 2026

Share Bean & Brewing Tab

Share your coffees with the world and get tailored brew recipes for every method you love.

New

Share bean — tap the share button on any coffee to send a formatted summary (origin, roast, tasting notes, peak flavour) plus the bag photo to any app via the iOS share sheet
Brewing tab — a second tab on the detail view with AI-generated recipes for V60, Espresso, SOUP, Orea O1, and Aeropress, tailored to each specific bean Pro
V60 recipes at two doses — 15g and 18g recipes generated separately, each with water temperature, bloom, pour timing, total water, brew time, and expected cup character
Orea O1 recipe — includes flat vs curved base recommendation, pour timing, bypass notes, and flavour profile
Aeropress recipe — inverted or standard orientation, steep time, stir technique, press duration, and cup character
Co-Ferment added as a process method option throughout the app

1.2 Mar 2026

Free Enrichment & Manual Entry

Claude AI enrichment is now available on the free tier, and you can add coffees without scanning a bag.

New

Free users get 20 Claude AI enrichments — tap ✦ on any bean to auto-fill missing details from Claude's knowledge of specialty roasters
Manual entry — no bag to scan? Type a roaster and coffee name and let Claude fill the rest automatically
Co-Ferment added as a process method option

Fixed

Running AI enrichment a second time now correctly picks up changes made to fields since the first run
Grid view bag images now load reliably after enrichment

1.1 Mar 2026

AI Enrichment

Tap the sparkles button to let Claude fill in everything your bag didn't tell you.

New

AI enrichment via Claude Pro — tap ✦ on any bean to auto-fill missing origin, altitude, varietals, certifications, and more from Claude's knowledge of specialty roasters
Brewing off-roast guidance Pro — how many days to rest after the roast date before brewing
Peak flavour window Pro — the optimal days-from-roast range for each coffee, based on roast level and process method
Peak flavour bar on detail view — visual indicator showing where you are in the coffee's flavour window
Roast date sorting — sort your catalog newest or oldest roast first
Simplified roast filter — quick-filter by Light, Medium, or Dark

1.0 Feb 2026

Initial Release

Your pocket coffee sommelier, now on the App Store.

New

Scan any coffee bag with your camera — on-device OCR extracts all text instantly
Apple Intelligence parses brand, name, origin, region, altitude, roast type, process method, tasting notes, varietals, and certifications
Photo library import as an alternative to live scanning
Bag photo saved to your collection for easy reference
Half-star ratings (0–5★) with sort by rating
Archive finished bags to keep your active collection clean
Search across all fields in your collection
Filter by roast level
iCloud sync — collection stays in sync across all your Apple devices
Free tier: up to 5 beans
Pro subscription: unlimited beans — monthly, yearly, or lifetime