Your friends know the best coffee spots. Now you can find them.
Chiru is a coffee app built around trust. Not star ratings from people you’ve never met — real signals from the people you follow.
Discover cafes worth going to
When a friend has been somewhere twice, saved it, or called it a must-visit, Chiru shows you. The map surfaces what your network actually recommends, with plain-language context like “3 friends went” or “Mia keeps coming back.” No mysterious scores, no filler reviews.
Log your coffee life in seconds
Check in with a photo or skip the camera entirely — a one-tap check-in works just as well. Chiru captures the moment without making it feel like filling out a form.
Build a coffee passport worth keeping
Your profile becomes a visual archive of everywhere you’ve been: organized by month, searchable at a glance, and rewarding to revisit. Monthly recap cards show your unique cafes, repeat spots, and favorite coffee intentions — whether or not anyone else has seen them yet.
Practical signals, not just vibes
Need to work for two hours? Wondering if the espresso is actually good? Chiru tracks what your friends say about outlets, noise, time limits, and what’s worth ordering — so you can make a real decision before you walk in the door.
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Share your check-ins anywhere
You can now share any check-in as a link — paste it into Threads, Messages, or anywhere else. Recipients see the photos, note, and cafe right in their browser, no app needed. Tap the paperplane icon in any post to share.
Cafe and profile pages are now fully public on the web too. Share a cafe or your profile and people will see the real content at chiru.nl.
Other improvements
- Share icon moved to the post action row on all screens — consistent across feed, cafe detail, and profile
- Heart and comment icons are now bolder and stay in place when counts change
- Tapping the comment or heart button now has a satisfying press animation and haptic feedback
- Fixed a bug where non-anonymous users appeared as "Anonymous" on shared links
Version 1.9.2
The developer, Joy Lin, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
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Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
Location
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Accessibility
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Information
Seller
Joy Lin
Size
14.7 MB
Category
Food & Drink
Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 15.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.