Hey everyone, I built a small side project called Brewly because I wanted an easy, visual way to log and rate the coffee beans I try. Just posting here to see if anyone is interested in playing around with the app.
It’s not meant to be anything commercial, just something for people who like tracking what they’re drinking. I'm not a software engineer but I love to tinker and honestly spent way too much time figuring out how to get the keyboard to push up the input fields so they don't overlap 😅
There were some cool solutions out there, but I really started getting into coffee bag art/designs and also wanted to ensuring I was showcasing some of the cool roasters I found. Current functionality includes:
- Log – this is where you can log a new bag of beans or a cup of coffee (from your beans or elsewhere). I ultimately worked on the ability to log beans, but realized we should add cup functionality as well, although I don't really find that as exciting to log each cup you have, but who knows! There's some basic AI scanning where you can take a photo of the beans and it tries to extract details. You can choose to log all your beans and rate them later, or log and rate at the same time. I also preloaded about 2K roasters and am working on getting descriptions and photos for everything — after all, I wanted this to look aesthetically pleasing!
- Feed – Think of this like the legacy Venmo feed. Really just shows all activity that's happening in the app. People logging/rating new beans or cups. There's a follower section where you can see what's happening with your friends or people you follow. You can like and comment on feed entries.
- Discover – The last module I created when I realized there really should be more of a discovery option. This is meant to allow you to see the top rated roasters from the community and the beans. There's also a top cups section here as well. Again, I didn't spend a ton of time on this because I just assumed it wouldn't be used as much. It also allows you to search for any of the roasters in our database. I am constantly adding new ones!
- Library – This is where all your logged beans and cups live. You have a record of all your logged beans and cups. You can change your ratings or edit the details. You also can indicate if the beans are in-stock or not.
That's basically it. Again, if there's interest to play around, I'd be happy to listen to your feedback and see how I can incorporate.
https://apps.apple.com/pl/app/brewly-coffee/id6752572020
Cheers!
by 4ARage
Dining and Cooking