Question 1

What is DupeBrew?

Accepted Answer

DupeBrew is a coffee savings app that turns your favorite cafe order into an exact home recipe — a “dupe.” Scan a receipt, menu, or drink, get a reverse-engineered recipe built around the gear you already own, then track the money you save on every cup.

Question 2

How much money can I actually save?

Accepted Answer

A specialty cafe drink often runs about $7; the same drink made at home costs roughly $1.40 in ingredients. That's about $5.60 saved per cup — around $1,456 a year for a regular habit, and over $2,044 a year if you buy coffee daily.

Question 3

Will it actually taste like the real thing?

Accepted Answer

DupeBrew reverse-engineers each drink down to the ratios the cafe actually uses — the espresso, milk, syrup pumps and ice — so your home version lands remarkably close to the original. Then Pip fine-tunes sweetness, milk and strength to your taste. Most people find their dupe is as good or better once it's dialed in to how they like it.

Question 4

Which coffee shops can DupeBrew copy?

Accepted Answer

DupeBrew ships with 453+ copycat recipes spanning Starbucks, Dunkin', Tim Hortons, Peet's, McCafé, Dutch Bros, 7 Brew, Philz, Caribou, Coffee Bean and specialty third-wave cafes — iced lattes, shaken espressos, cold brew, matcha, refreshers and seasonal drinks.

Question 5

Do I need fancy espresso equipment?

Accepted Answer

No. DupeBrew builds each recipe around the gear you already have — whether that's a French press, a $20 milk frother, instant espresso, or a full machine. Tell it what you own and it adapts.

Question 6

How does the scanning work?

Accepted Answer

DupeBrew uses vision AI. Take a photo of your receipt, a cafe menu, or the drink in your hand, and it identifies the order and matches it to the closest home recipe — then you can fine-tune it with Pip, the in-app AI barista.

Question 7

Is DupeBrew free?

Accepted Answer

You can browse recipes and start saving for free. DupeBrew Premium unlocks unlimited scans, the full recipe catalog, and the savings tracker for $29.99/year (with a one-week free trial) — about the cost of 4 cafe drinks.

Question 8

When is DupeBrew available?

Accepted Answer

DupeBrew is available on iOS. Tap the App Store badge to download it and start duping your daily cup.

Iced Summer-Berry Lemonade Refresher

Ingredients

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Steps

Photograph your cafe order, get the copycat recipe.

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