Specialty Coffee · iOS App

Coffee is Like Music. No Wrong Notes.

Discover, curate, and share specialty coffee — your way. Track every cup, explore new origins, and build a journal that is uniquely yours.

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Releasing soon · Built for iOS

Journal12 coffees

Headlands Ethiopia

Headlands Coffee

FruityFloralJasminePeach

Panama Geisha

Ona Coffee

FruityFloral

Brew Guide

18g

Dose

36g

Yield

28s

Time

Journal

Track every cup. Relive every sip.

Log coffees with personal tasting notes, brew guides, and flavour profile selections. Build a collection of every bean you have ever tried — all in one place.

Discover

Popular Roasters

Five Senses

Ona Coffee

Market Lane

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Ethiopia Yirgacheffe

Colombia Huila

Kenya AA

Guatemala Huehue

Discover

Find what's out there.

Explore specialty beans, roasters, and origins from around the world — surfaced to match your unique taste profile. From Ethiopian naturals to Colombian washed, discover what you will love next.

Daily BeansToday

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cups shared today

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Origins

Ethiopia 🇪🇹Colombia 🇨🇴Kenya 🇰🇪Guatemala 🇬🇹
Community

See what the world is drinking.

Every day, explore what coffee lovers around you logged. Origins, processes, espresso vs filter — all in one quick view. Feel the pulse of the specialty coffee community.

Add Coffee

Four ways to log a coffee — in seconds.

However you encounter a coffee you love, getting it into your journal takes just a moment.

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Paste a URL

Extract coffee details from any roaster website automatically.

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Snap a Photo

Point at the bag label — we extract all info via OCR.

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Tap an NFC Tag

Touch your iPhone to a tagged bag or card — instant open.

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Type it In

Add any coffee manually with full control over every detail.

Built for iOS

Feels right at home on iPhone.

By The Note is built native for iOS — taking full advantage of everything your iPhone can do.

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NFC Tags

Write coffee info to an NFC tag. Tap any bag or card to open it instantly in the app.

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Share Extension

Browsing a roaster's site in Safari? Tap Share and add the coffee straight to your journal.

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Camera Extraction

Point your iPhone at any coffee label and we extract origin, roast, and tasting notes automatically.

Beans Near Me
3 roasters nearby

Headlands Coffee

0.4 km · 12 beans

Market Lane

1.2 km · 8 beans

Discovery

Great coffee is closer than you think.

Discover specialty roasters near your location. Whether you are at home or travelling, By The Note helps you find great beans and the people behind them.

Coffee flavours you enjoy

Select all that apply

Fruity & Juicy

berries, citrus

Chocolatey

cocoa, nuts

Clean & Balanced

smooth, easy

Floral

jasmine, rose

Sweet & Caramelly

toffee, honey

Funky & Wild

tropical, boozy

Personalised

Your flavour profile, set up in minutes.

Tell us how you like your coffee — fruity, chocolatey, clean, or funky. We set up your profile during onboarding and use it to surface the coffees you will actually love.

An app with values.

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Private by design

Your coffee journal is yours. No public feeds, no data sold, no tracking. Just you and your notes.

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Calm and focused

No ads, no algorithms, no noise. A clean space to explore and record the coffees you love.

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Built for enthusiasts

Whether you are a home brewer, barista, or roaster, By The Note grows with your coffee journey.

Ready to find your note?

Join the specialty coffee community. Available on iOS — sign up for early access and be first in line.

We will only send you the good stuff. Promise.