Settings

The Settings section allows you to configure app preferences and manage connected devices.

Appearance

Theme

Choose your preferred color scheme:

Ambient Background

Toggle the subtle gradient background on detail views. When enabled, the background color is extracted from hero images for a cohesive look.

Measurement Units

Choose between metric and imperial units:

This affects all weight displays throughout the app.

Cost Tracking

Track Bean Costs

Toggle to show or hide price fields when adding beans. When enabled:

• Price field appears in the bean form
• Cost-per-gram calculations are available
• Price tier statistics are shown

Currency

Select your currency symbol for price display:

• $ (US Dollar)
• € (Euro)
• £ (British Pound)
• ¥ (Japanese Yen)
• ₹ (Indian Rupee)
• C$ (Canadian Dollar)
• A$ (Australian Dollar)
• Fr (Swiss Franc)

Or enter a custom currency symbol.

Features

Toggle experimental and optional features:

Freeze Tracking

Toggle to enable or disable the freeze tracking feature for managing frozen coffee beans.

Water Temperature

Toggle to show the water temperature field in the brew form. Useful for tracking brewing temperature for pour-over and other methods.

RPM Guide

Toggle to show a visual guide for hand grinder pacing. Helps maintain consistent grind speed.

NFC Predose Tags

Toggle to enable writing NFC tags with pre-dosed bean weight for quick brew setup. This option only appears on NFC-capable devices. See Bean Tracking for details.

Notifications

Configure notification preferences for the app.

Rating Reminders

Enable notifications to remind you to rate your brews after you’ve had time to enjoy them.

See Notifications for more details.

Connected Devices

Scales

You can pair multiple scales with Beanstats, and they will auto-connect when detected. However, only one scale can be connected at a time.

Navigate to scale settings to:

• View paired scales with connection status
• Connect/disconnect scales
• Toggle auto-connect per scale
• Pair new scales via scanning
• Unpair scales via swipe-to-delete

When a scale is connected, a debug section shows:

• Current weight and stability
• Timer value and running state
• Battery level (if supported)
• Connection state
• Manual control buttons (Tare, Start/Stop Timer, Reset)

Data & Storage

Configure how scale data is stored:

Sample Rate

Choose how many weight samples to save per second:

Import Data

Import data from external sources:

• Beanconqueror: Import beans, brews, grinders, and brew methods from Beanconqueror exports
• Beanstats Backup: Restore a full backup from another device. See Import & Backup for details.

Export Data

Access the export features to save your data:

• Bulk Export: Export all your brew data as JSON. See Export for details.
• Full Backup: Create a complete backup of all data. See Import & Backup for details.

Webhooks

Configure webhooks to send notifications to external services when events occur. See Webhooks for details.

Data Sync

Settings sync automatically across your devices via iCloud:

• Theme preference
• Currency setting
• Cost tracking toggle
• Unit system
• Archive visibility

This requires iCloud to be enabled on your device.