BeannThere
Coffee Lovers, Start Here
Free · In-App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Discover the world’s best coffee & matcha spots with BeannThere your ultimate specialty café companion. Whether you’re exploring your neighborhood or traveling to new cities, find hidden gems and popular spots that coffee and matcha lovers rave about.
Key Features :
- Smart Café Discovery – Find specialty coffee and matcha spots near you using advanced location-based search
- Community Reviews – Read authentic reviews from fellow coffee and matcha enthusiasts, and share your own experiences
- Personal Favorites – Save your favorite cafés and get notified when you’re nearby
- Photo Sharing – Capture and share your favorite café moments with the community
- Global Exploration – Discover coffee and matcha culture in cities around the world, from Tokyo to Melbourne
- Smart Notifications – Get alerts when you’re near your saved spots
- Your Café Journey – Track your coffee and matcha adventures with personal statistics
Perfect For :
- Coffee and matcha enthusiasts
- Travelers seeking authentic local café experiences
- Remote workers looking for great coffee shop or tea bar environments
- Anyone who appreciates quality drinks and community
Why BeannThere?
We believe great drinks are more than just what’s in the cup it’s about the experience, the atmosphere, and the people who share that passion.
BeannThere connects you with cafés that celebrate both exceptional coffee and matcha.
Download BeannThere today and transform how you discover, experience, and share your café journey.
Your next favorite spot coffee or matcha is waiting to be discovered.
more Fresh look across the app
Redesigned Community, Journey, Trips, and Profile to match Discover — clearer layout, cream backgrounds, and consistent cards
Community header, stats, and tabs are centered for a cleaner read
Discover & iPad
On iPad, nearby shops now show as large photo cards in a multi-column grid
Discover uses more of the screen width on larger devices
Inspire Me cards use a clean white background
Matcha
Shops that serve matcha show a clear Matcha badge across Discover, Community, and shop details
Fixes
Top Cities no longer confuses street names with city names (e.g. Deventer)
Journey sorting is a compact capsule control instead of a bulky toolbar
1.13 3 days ago
What's New in 1.12
Find Coffee Near Me
Search now uses your real GPS location instead of a fixed default
Broader search results — more coffee shops show up when you search nearby
Discover & Shop Details
Cleaner back button on Discover and shop detail screens
Styling and feature cards now show mention counts more clearly
Community
Fixed truncated text on the "Most Ordered" tab
Explore
Removed Coffee Bot for a simpler Explore experience
General
UI polish and layout improvements across the app
1.12 18 Jun
BeannThere 1.11 – Cleaner Login, Smarter Details & Smoother Reviews
This update focuses on improving clarity, removing outdated login options, and polishing the review and shop detail experience.
Login Cleanup
We’ve removed the anonymous login option from onboarding and disabled it server-side.
This ensures every user has a proper account, which improves stability, syncing, and the overall experience.
Smarter Featured Cards
Featured café cards now show what type of coffee shop it is (e.g., bakery café, specialty coffee bar, roastery).
A small detail that helps you spot your perfect match even faster.
Cleaner Shop Details
If a café hasn’t been reviewed yet, we now hide the MKCategory section.
This keeps the page tidy and avoids showing empty or irrelevant info.
Review Section Improvements
Under “What type of place?”, we’ve added a new option:
• Coffee roasters
Perfect for users who want to highlight specialty roaster cafés more accurately.
Quick Review Fixes
We fixed several issues with the Quick Review feature to make sure reviews submit smoothly and consistently.
A small update, but one that makes BeannThere feel more polished and reliable all around.
1.11 05/12/2025
BeannThere 1.10 – Smarter, Faster & More Personal Reviews
This update brings a big upgrade to the review experience, giving you more flexibility and better ways to share what makes each café special.
New: Two Review Modes
When writing a review, you can now choose between:
• Quick Review – 5 short, fast questions for when you’re on the go
• Complete Review – the full, detailed experience for true café explorers
Perfect whether you’re rushing between trains or taking your time in your favorite spot.
Expanded “What Did You Notice?” Options
To better capture the unique vibe of each café, we’ve added new tags you can select:
• Beautiful view
• Instagrammable
• Natural light
• Great latte art
• Free water with coffee
• Cash only
• Takeaway only
More nuance, more personality helping the community discover places that match their style.
1.10 24/11/2025
BeannThere 1.9 — The Big UI Update
Version 1.9 is a major update for BeannThere, bringing a completely refreshed design and smoother experience throughout the app.
What’s new:
- Account Settings: The profile’s Account Settings sheet has been redesigned it’s now scrollable and much cleaner.
- Community Page: The entire tab layout has been rebuilt with a fresh look. Top Cities, Most Ordered Drinks, and Trending now have a sleek, modern design.
- Improved Search: Previously, searching for a city like “Tokyo” would translate it into your device language (for example “Tokio” in Dutch). Now, the search uses exactly what you type.
- New Search Button: A new “>” button next to the clear (X) button allows you to search without needing to press enter on your keyboard.
- Journey View Fixes: Fixed issues where reviews wouldn’t load properly or favorites didn’t display correctly — everything should now work smoothly.
Shop Detail Page Complete Redesign:
This is the biggest change in this update.
- The entire header has been redesigned with different layouts for iPhone and iPad.
- Buttons are larger and the overall styling better integrates the shop information with its name.
- Reviews and Stats are now combined into one tab Insights with a beautiful new layout.
- Venue Type now matches exactly what users enter in their review, and Features & Amenities and Styling are also displayed in a more elegant way.
- The tab bar between Insights, Drinks, Beans, and Photos has been visually improved.
Drinks Tab:
- Completely redesigned with card-style layouts that look more premium than the previous list view.
- Added a button to view common drink customizations like milk types or syrups.
Beans Tab:
- New tab showing the grinder’s roast, bean origins, and whether customers could choose between different options.
Photos Tab:
- Images are now presented in a cleaner, more visually balanced layout.
1.9 11/11/2025
Version 1.8 – The Matcha Update
This update is all about Matcha!
More and more cafés are serving Matcha alongside coffee and now the app does too.
New & Improved :
• The Near Me page now shows not only Coffee Facts but also Matcha Facts, with a fresh green design.
• Added Matcha text to the Home View.
In the Review Flow:
- The intro text now includes Matcha.
- Step 1 adjusts when you’re reviewing Matcha.
- The Matcha section has been updated with new, Matcha-specific flavor profiles.
- The Beans & Roast section has been completely reworked for Matcha now asking about grade and origin.
- The overall drink rating now adapts based on the new Matcha questions.
Fixes & Small Updates :
Fixed several missing icon errors on the Near Me page.
Added a new comfort option: Not much seating inside.
Added a new service option: Takeaway only.
1.8 10/11/2025
This update focuses on a few backend upgrades and small interface improvements that make managing your account easier.
New
Added your User ID in the Profile View header, along with a convenient copy button so you can easily share or reference it when needed.
Improved
Added new logic that allows me to enable Ad-Free Mode for specific users directly from the server.
When someone purchases the Ad-Free version, the switch now automatically updates both in the app and on the server for better synchronization.
1.7.1 09/11/2025
Version 1.7 – Smarter, Clearer, and More Helpful
This update brings several improvements and a few nice additions to make Beannthere even smoother to use.
New :
Added a new button in the detail view toolbar that lets you report if a coffee spot is permanently closed. When reported, I’ll receive a notification so it can be reviewed and updated.
Improved :
The header in the detail view has been redesigned and now scrolls smoothly with the page.
The Community section now only shows the top 5 results for both Top Cities and Trending, instead of showing everything at once.
In Explore, I fixed an issue where some featured spots appeared incorrectly when the city name was part of a street name (for example, “Rede” showing up for Ede). This now works as intended.
Added an in-app tutorial after the first login for new users, explaining how the app works and what you can do with it.
In the Profile view, under Help & Support, you’ll now find links to the Roadmap and Changelog that go directly to my website.
1.7 07/11/2025
Version 1.6.1 (November 2025)
New & Improved Features
Half-Star Ratings :
Users can now give half-star ratings when reviewing drinks. These are fully integrated into the overall rating calculations for more accurate feedback.
UI & Design Updates :
Search Results Label Update
“Fav” has been renamed to “Favorite” for better clarity.
Search Info Tip
An information icon has been added to the search results with the message: “Search by the exact coffee shop name.”
Onboarding Dark Mode Fix
Fixed an issue where button backgrounds appeared too dark when using dark mode during onboarding.
1.6.1 30/10/2025
Version 1.6 (November 2025)
New & Improved Features
New Drink Options in Reviews
Additional drink choices have been added to the review flow, giving users more accurate ways to share their coffee experiences.
Performance & Fixes :
Ad Integration Fix
Ads are now fully functional and correctly integrated with Google AdMob, ensuring stable and consistent ad delivery.
Coffee Bot Distance Fix :
The Coffee Bot now correctly calculates and displays distances when returning location matches.
1.6 28/10/2025
Version 1.5 (October 2025)
New & Improved Features :
Enhanced Review Data Encoding
Reviews are now stored in Firebase using a new encoding method that ensures all review data is correctly transmitted and saved.
Japan Region Support :
The app now accurately recognizes and categorizes districts within Japan, improving regional search results and location matching.
Adjustable Search Radius :
A new button has been added to the search interface, allowing users to customize their search radius for nearby coffee shops.
Profile View Unit Selection :
Users can now choose between metric (kilometers) or imperial (miles) units directly in the Profile view.
Updated Support Button :
The previous “Rate App” button has been redesigned into a unified Support BeannThere button, giving users quick access to both the App Store rating page and BeannThere’s Instagram profile.
1.5 22/10/2025
Version 1.4 (October 2025)
- New & Improved Features
Enhanced Review Logging
Server logging for user reviews has been reworked for better reliability. Instead of guessing the address from coordinates, the app now uses accurate Apple Maps data for location matching.
Improved Firebase Logging (New York)
Firebase event logging for New York users has been optimized for more consistent and complete data tracking.
Server-Synced Reviews & Favorites
Reviews in Coffee Journey and Favorites are now fetched directly from the server instead of local storage.
Adding or removing a favorite coffee shop now updates instantly on the server, ensuring accurate sync across devices.
New Review Flow Enhancements
In the “Let’s Talk About Food” step, users must now select one of the three options before continuing.
During the photo upload step, users can only proceed once a photo is successfully uploaded. If an upload fails, a clear error message appears suggesting a new URL.
- UI & Design Updates
Search Results Redesign (iPhone)
The entire search result layout has been refreshed with clearer labels instead of icons, a cleaner design, and now displays the number of coffee shops found.
Home View Cleanup
Decorative circles have been removed for a more minimal, focused design.
Profile View Updates
Visits have been removed from the stats section.
Added version display that now stays consistent across the app.
A new “Rate App” button lets users jump directly to the App Store rating screen.
Empty State Redesigns
Featured blocks in empty states have been redesigned to give clearer guidance on what to do next.
- Performance & Fixes
Proximity Alerts Fixed
Nearby coffee notifications now trigger more accurately.
Drink Detail Fix
The drinks section in detail views now properly distinguishes between multiple drinks instead of merging them.
Removed Test Log Data
Three outdated test logging types have been removed from server communication for cleaner analytics.
Onboarding Fixes
Email login now properly supports both username and password creation.
1.4 21/10/2025
Fresh look across the app
Redesigned Community, Journey, Trips, and Profile to match Discover — clearer layout, cream backgrounds, and consistent cards
Community header, stats, and tabs are centered for a cleaner read
Discover & iPad
On iPad, nearby shops now show as large photo cards in a multi-column grid
Discover uses more of the screen width on larger devices
Inspire Me cards use a clean white background
Matcha
Shops that serve matcha show a clear Matcha badge across Discover, Community, and shop details
Fixes
Top Cities no longer confuses street names with city names (e.g. Deventer)
Journey sorting is a compact capsule control instead of a bulky toolbar
more Version 1.13 3 days ago
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