Free Cupping · Professional protocols · Online or off

Coffee evaluation,without the paperwork.

Cup, score, compare and export in one app—even offline. Free Cupping is for everyday tastings; Cupping Pro adds professional protocols, calibration and advanced analytics.

Free to download · iPhone and iPad · Android coming soon

Cupping home screen showing live and completed coffee tasting sessions

Free mode: Always free
Pro protocols: 5 workflows
Every session: Up to 50 samples
Field work: Offline-first

The workspace

One workspace from first aroma to final report.

Set up samples, evaluate without bias, keep every taster in sync and leave the table with a report you can use.

01 / EVALUATE

Use the right scorecard for every session.

Choose Free Cupping for quick tasting notes, or use the full CVA, SCA Traditional, Cup of Excellence, Q Arabica or Q Robusta workflow. Scores, cups, defects, flavors and notes stay attached to each sample.

Protocol-aware scales
Per-cup checks
Searchable flavor descriptors

CVA scoring screen using the one-to-nine affective scale

Flavor descriptor picker with selected tasting notes

02 / COLLABORATE

Keep every taster in sync, online or off.

Create or join sessions, share a code or QR, follow participant progress and use a common timer. Work continues on the device if the connection drops and sync resumes when the network returns.

Live participant progress
Offline-first records
Session history across devices

Live cupping session with participant progress

Cupping session archive and current session list

03 / UNDERSTAND

Compare scores. Spot trends. Export the report.

Compare results by protocol, review cupping activity and keep a clear record of each completed session. Cupping Pro exports PDF and CSV reports and supports printing when the table still needs paper.

Protocol comparisons
Group calibration
PDF, CSV and print

Analytics screen with completed cuppings over time and scores by protocol

Completed cupping report ready to export

01Blind tasting
02Invite code + QR
03Shared timer
04Per-cup defects
05PDF + CSV export
06English + Spanish

Real scorecards

Every protocol follows its real scoring rules.

No generic sliders relabelled as professional protocols. Every scorecard uses the ranges, increments, fields and cup checks the protocol requires.

CVA 2024 / AFFECTIVE

Coffee Value Assessment

1–90.5 steps

Fragrance7.0HIGH

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Eight affective attributes from Fragrance to Overall. Descriptive assessment records intensity separately on a 0–15 scale.

ALWAYS FREE / NO FORMAL SCORE

Free Cupping

4.0★

Aroma

Acidity

Body

Red AppleBlack TeaHoney

A five-star overall rating, Aroma / Acidity / Body intensities from 1–10, flavor descriptors and open notes—built for quick tastings, not a pretend 100-point form.

SCA

SCA Traditional

6–100.25 point steps

7 scored attributes plus Uniformity, Clean Cup and Sweetness cup checks.

COE

Cup of Excellence

0–8+ 36 base score

8 competition attributes. The app marks the 86-point CoE threshold.

Q Arabica

6–100.25 point steps

Q grading workflow for Arabica with cup checks and defect tracking.

Q Robusta

6–10Ratios use 1–6

Includes Salt / Acid, Bitter / Sweet and the dedicated Robusta classifications.

Pricing

Start free. Pay only for professional tools.

Free Cupping is a permanent mode, not a countdown. Upgrade when you need formal protocols, team calibration or exports.

FREE CUPPING

ALWAYS FREE

$0forever

For everyday tasting notes, home brews and lightweight shared sessions.

Unlimited Free Cupping sessions
Up to 50 samples per session
Five-star rating + 1–10 intensities
Complete session history
Flavor notes and share cards

CUPPING PRO

PRO WORKFLOWS

Pro prices from September 17, 2026

Monthly7-day introductory trial

$5.99/ month

Billed monthly

AnnualSAVE 58%

14-day introductory trial

$2.50/ month

Billed annually at $29.99

All five professional protocols
Everything in Free Cupping
Professional flavor tools
Advanced analytics and calibration
PDF, CSV and print exports

Prices shown are for the U.S. App Store from the date indicated. Check Apple's purchase sheet for the current local price and tax before confirming. Introductory trials are available only to eligible new subscribers; the app confirms eligibility before purchase.

Bring it to the table

Less form-filling.
More tasting.

Download Cupping for iPhone or iPad and start with Free Cupping. Professional protocols are there when the session needs them. Android is in progress.

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