Whether you're looking for a tool to help you place a complex coffee order, a guide to help you pick from thousands of different coffees, a manual for making great coffee at home, or a coffee-themed game to help you pass the time, there's an app suited to your needs. This list of coffee apps includes a range of styles and functions from fun (Coffee quotes, anyone?) to practical (You can graph your coffee purchases. Seriously.).
Barista App
For $2.99, Barista App teaches you how to make a range of coffee and espresso drinks at home. It has been selected as an Apple "App of the Week" and has been highly reviewed by iPhone app users. Features include step-by-step tutorials for drinks and latte art, videos, extraction timers and photos.
Coffee Buzz iPhone App
Coffee Buzz is a social app that links into Twitter to help you post your coffee-related updates and find other coffee drinkers on Twitter. You can use it to find nearby coffee spots, socialize with nearby coffee drinkers and promote your favorite coffee shops. Its functionality is simple, but its $3.99 price tag provides a solid user interface to make coffee-oriented social networking easy.
Make Coffee iPhone App
This quirky coffee app allows you to "make" coffee drinks on your iPhone and then send them to your Facebook friends. It has beautiful graphics, but coffee connoisseurs will probably be less than thrilled that it isn't exactly accurate in terms of actual coffee preparation.
Aroma Coffee iPhone App
Aroma Coffee is a graphics-heavy game app in which you try to succeed as a coffee shop owner. It focuses on time-management and drink-preparation skills.
Coffee Quotes & Sayings iPhone App
Coffee Quotes and Sayings is a free iPhone app that features coffee quotes and sayings from celebrities, authors, politicians and more.
Rate Coffee iPhone App
Rate Coffee is an app for rating coffees, finding coffees based on your preferences and quickly locating nearby coffee houses. It includes a database of over 100 coffee brands and nearby 3,000 coffee ratings.
TasteTimer Coffee iPhone App
TasteTimer Coffee is a guide for preparing basic coffee and hot chocolate drinks. It includes basic instructions, quantities and temperatures, and it allow you to easily access your favorite drinks at the top of the menu.
Starbucks Card Mobile App
The Starbucks Card Mobile App is basically a phone version of a gift card, plus a connection to the My Starbucks Rewards Program. In limited locations, you can use it to pay for your Starbucks orders.
myStarbucks App
myStarbucks is an app for finding your closest Starbucks, searching through the Starbucks menu, customizing drinks, reading nutritional information (including allergens) for Starbucks' offerings, and more. It's a great tool for Starbucks devotees and people with food allergies.
Dunkin' Run iPhone App
Dunkin' Run automates the process of placing group orders for coffee and doughnuts at Dunkin' Donuts. It's great for offices and other groups who want to place large or complex orders together.
