In the course of working on our "coffee" app we've researched what other coffee websites and apps are doing and have done in the past. It's interesting to see all the different ways people approach creating a consumer app for the same industry. Rather than keep these notes squirreled away I'm sharing them with the internet world in the hopes that to you, dear googler, I can save you some precious search minutes.
Some of the ones I mention below don't exist anymore or haven't been updated in a while. This is normally a pretty good indication that the founders have gone on to work on bigger and better things. If you know of any other interesting social coffee apps let me know in the comments.
Coffeenatic
Launched around 2008 Coffeenatic allowed users to review different coffees by pricing, quality, etc... It also let users make lists of coffee they drink to share with others. Not sure when it shut down, but the site no longer function. Domain is for sale if you are interested. According to this blogger he thought Coffeenatic was "lame" though he doesn't explain why: Looking at the few social networks and Web sites dedicated to coffee consumers, they’re mostly pretty lame. (See: Coffeenatic.)"
CoffeeClutch
Launched in 2013 CoffeeClutch lets you find out what coffee your friends and family like so it's easier for you to order coffee for them. It seems more tailored to a specific use case, namely for people who go on coffee runs and want to pick something up for their brother, sister, or friend. According to iTunes last updated August 28th, 2013 so doesn't look like it's being actively developed anymore.
Coffee Buzz
Coffee Buzz was a social coffee app to check in to coffee shops and talk about the coffee drinks you are drinking. They integrated with twitter so conversations could be automatically were pulled from twitter and replies also happened through twitter. From a presentation i found online this was this company earliest apps they made in order to learn the platform.
The making of Coffee Buzz iPhone app (2009) from Katie Lips
They charged $0.99 for it. Coffee Buzz Site is no longer working anymore and I can't find the link to the app in the app store so I'm assuming it's no longer around. Here's a video review i found.
Coffeetopia
Coffeetopia is all about finding, rating, and sharing great coffee. At least, that's what their slogan says. This one seems to be the most recently released app and maintained (launched March 10, 2014) Interestingly this app was crowdfunding on a site called SellAnApp where users pitch an idea and can earn money via revenue sharing for their idea if it's successful. Here's the crowdfunding page.
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