The Tea App vs Tea Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Tea App
Explore the world of tea with detailed guides on various types and brewing equipment. Learn step-by-step video instructions for perfect preparation.
- Tea type descriptions
- Brewing equipment guides
- Step-by-step video tutorials
- Cold brew methods
- Matcha preparation
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Main types of tea and brewing equipment with step-by-step video guides. Tea is the most popular beverage in the world after water. Owing to its incredibly long history and wide popularity, tea is now undergoing a sort of revival. This holds true not only in the West where many people discover tea for themselves for the first time but also in the places with traditionally rich tea culture. This app is designed to help you find your way in the world of tea and help you be more informed when you take your first steps in it. The "live" illustrations and brief descriptions will present the general picture, and the step-by-step videos will guide you in the brewing process. Teas: - Green - White - Sencha - Matcha - Oolong - Red - Assam - Darjeeling - Pu’er Methods: - In a cup - Gaiwan - Gongfu brewer - Small teapot - Big teapot - Kyusu - Matcha - Cold brew - Teabag Contact the developers at: tea@mobicreators.com p.s. If you happen to prefer coffee, check out our other app - The Great Coffee App: greatcoffeeapp.com
Tea Timer
Easily brew the perfect cup of tea with this app. Select your favorite tea type, read its description, and start a custom timer. If your tea isn't listed, an adjustable timer is available.
- Select favorite tea
- Read tea descriptions
- Start/stop timer
- Adjustable timer
- List of common teas
- List of herbal teas
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One of the apps developed independently by the students of the IFTS course of the de Amicis institutes in Milan! - Choose your favorite tea. - Read its description. - Start or stop the timer. - Can't find your tea? Use the adjustable timer! The teas available are: Black White Green Earl Grey Darjeeling Rooibos Oolong Assam Chai Mate Choose your favorite herbal tea Chamomile Rosehip Lavender Valerian Verbena Peppermint
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tea Timer at 90% against The Tea App's 45%. Tea Timer also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and rating (4.7 vs 4.2). The Tea App's advantage is chart position (#126 vs unranked) and ratings volume (18 vs 6). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Tea Timer is free to download; The Tea App costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Tea Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of The Tea App's written reviews are positive against 90% of Tea Timer's.
The Tea App ships an update every 4 months, Tea Timer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Tea App | Tea Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (18 ratings) | 4.7 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.0% of reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #126 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Baglan Dosmagambetov | ISTITUTI EDMONDO DE AMICIS SRL |
Customer experience
The Tea App
Tea Timer
In-app purchases
The Tea App
No in-app purchases
Tea Timer
No in-app purchases
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