The best BrewIQ alternative for better coffee.
BrewIQ wraps coffee advice in a chat window. Filtru puts the intelligence where the brewing happens: on-device bag scanning, guided timers, live scale data, and espresso tools.
Available for iPhone and iPad. Free to download.
BrewIQ, on the App Store
First, some honesty.
BrewIQ's chat assistant is a fun idea: tell it how the cup tasted, get one tweak for the next one.
Around the chat, the app is thin. Three brew methods, no Bluetooth scales, no live graphs, no bag scanning, no community recipes, English only, and its listing doesn't say where your data is processed. Filtru's AI runs on your device, and the rest of the companion is already there.
Filtru vs BrewIQ,
feature by feature.
Based on each app’s public App Store listing and documentation, as of July 2026.
| Feature | BrewIQ |
 Filtru
★ Recommended
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|---|---|---|
| Guided step-by-step brew timers | Yes. Phase-by-phase smart timer | Yes. Guided timers for 15 methods |
| Brew methods covered | Partial. 3: espresso, V60, AeroPress | Yes. 15 methods |
| AI features | Yes. Chat assistant; processing location not stated | Yes. On-device AbolBuna bag scanning |
| Community & shared recipes | No. Not advertised | Yes. Community recipes on every brew method |
| Bluetooth scale support | No. Not advertised | Yes. 14 brands with live weight + flow rate |
| Live brew graphs (weight + flow) | No. Not advertised | Yes. Weight + flow-rate brew print per cup |
| Coffee journal | Yes. Searchable history | Yes. Tasting notes with customisable bag styles |
| Stats & insights | No. No charts advertised | Yes. Cost per cup, origins, varietals over time |
| Languages | Partial. English only | Yes. 14 languages |
| Price | Yes. Free · Pro £3.99 | Yes. Free · optional PRO from $3.49/mo |
| Track record | Partial. 4.2★ from 5 ratings · est. May 2026 | Yes. 4.8★ from 11,914 ratings · est. 2016 |
“Great for casual or power users.”— App Store review of Filtru
Why people switch from BrewIQ to Filtru.
Advice is cheap; measurement isn't.
A chatbot guesses from what you type. Filtru works from what actually happened: live weight and flow from your scale, extraction numbers, and a brew print of every cup.
AI that stays in your pocket.
Filtru's AbolBuna scanner runs entirely on your device, trained on over 50,000 specialty coffee bags. No account, no cloud round-trip, no wondering where your data went.
Fifteen methods, not three.
BrewIQ covers espresso, V60, and AeroPress. Filtru guides those plus Chemex, French press, moka pot, siphon, cold brew, and more.
What you get when you switch.
AbolBuna, the on-device bag scanner
Point your camera at any coffee bag and the label becomes a journal entry. No server, no cloud AI, no typing. See the scanner →
Works with serious coffee scales
Acaia, Timemore, Felicita, Decent, BooKoo and more. Live weight and flow-rate feedback with automatic pairing. See supported scales →
Accessibility is a feature, not a checkbox
Filtru works properly with VoiceOver, including live spoken readouts of your scale's measurements while you brew, as often or as rarely as you like. And you can switch the whole app to fonts like OpenDyslexic, Lexend, or Atkinson Hyperlegible.
The answer is YES
Switching from BrewIQ? These all have the same answer:
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Does Filtru use AI? Yes
Yes, where it helps. Filtru's AbolBuna bag scanner is a dedicated on-device model trained on over 50,000 specialty coffee bags. Nothing is sent to a server.
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Can I improve my next cup with Filtru? Yes
Yes. Filtru records every brew with its recipe and graph, so you adjust from real data rather than guesswork.
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Can I connect a Bluetooth coffee scale in Filtru? Yes
Yes. Filtru supports fourteen scale brands with live weight and flow-rate feedback.
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Does Filtru work with VoiceOver? Yes
Yes. Filtru is fully usable with VoiceOver, including live spoken readouts of Bluetooth scale measurements, and offers dyslexia-friendly fonts like OpenDyslexic, Lexend, and Atkinson Hyperlegible.
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Is Filtru free to try? Yes
Yes. Filtru is a free download for iPhone and iPad, with guided brewing included; PRO is an optional upgrade.
Filtru is free to download and works with the gear you already own. No subscription needed to start brewing.
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BrewIQ is a trademark of its respective owner; Filtru isn’t affiliated with or endorsed by it. Feature and pricing information comes from public listings and documentation as of July 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell me and I’ll fix it.