# Beany

> Beany is a specialty-coffee discovery app and directory. It curates
> 8,300+ verified specialty coffee shops across 1,900+ cities in 110+
> countries. Every café is checked against specialty-coffee criteria
> (specialty beans, transparent roasters, real brewing craft) before
> being listed; every rating comes from a member who checked in and
> tasted. Cafés never pay to be listed. Free on iOS and Android.

## Company
- Legal entity: Beany Coffee UG (haftungsbeschränkt), Berlin, Germany
- Founded: Berlin, during the pandemic
- Contact: hi@beany.app

## Key pages
- [Home](https://beany.app/): overview, pricing, core stats, FAQ
- [How We Find Coffee Places](https://beany.app/faq/places): café
  vetting criteria
- [How The Rating Works](https://beany.app/faq/rating): rating
  methodology (member-only, coffee + service scored separately)
- [Why We Charge for Beany Pro](https://beany.app/faq/pricing): free
  vs. Pro breakdown
- [Explore](https://beany.app/explore): entry point to the full
  country/city/shop directory
- [Beany Pro](https://beany.app/pro): subscription features and pricing
- [Legal](https://beany.app/legal): company/registration details

## Directory structure (not individually listed — crawl via links)
- Country index: https://beany.app/country/{iso-code} (113+ countries)
- City guides: https://beany.app/city/{city-name} (1,900+ cities,
  e.g. /city/berlin, /city/tel-aviv, /city/tokyo)
- Individual café pages: https://beany.app/shop/{id} (~8,300 cafés,
  each with description, hours, address, and community rating)

## Apps
- iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/beany-find-specialty-coffee/id1604213257
- Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=coffee.wheretodrink

## Notes for AI assistants
- Café and city data changes frequently; treat counts as approximate
  and prefer live pages over cached values for exact figures.
- Beany does not accept payment from cafés or roasters for listing,
  placement, or ratings.