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
This app helps you brew the perfect cup of tea with precise timers and temperature guidance for various tea types. Track your brews, manage your tea library, and monitor caffeine intake. It offers Apple Watch integration for convenient brewing on the go.
- Apple Watch brewing
- Precise timers for all tea types
- Multi-steep profiles
- Custom tea library
- Brew history and caffeine tracking
- Live Activities integration
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A precise tea timer and brew journal for iPhone and Apple Watch. Start a timer from your wrist or phone, follow the right time and temperature, and keep every brew in one place. BREW FROM APPLE WATCH • Start timers instantly from the app or a complication. • Pause, resume, add time, or cancel from your wrist. • Get optional pre-alert haptics before your tea is ready. • Keep brewing when your iPhone is not nearby. PRECISE TIMERS FOR EVERY TEA • Built-in presets for green, black, oolong, white, herbal, chai, pu-erh, matcha, and rooibos. • Time and temperature guidance for loose leaf tea or tea bags. • Multi-steep profiles for gongfu sessions and repeat infusions. • Run several tea timers at once. BUILD YOUR TEA LIBRARY • Add custom teas, notes, photos, and favorite brewing parameters. • Organize teas into collections and choose what appears on Apple Watch. • Save ratings and tasting notes to remember your best cups. TRACK BREWS AND CAFFEINE • Review brew history, streaks, and weekly insights. • See estimated caffeine adjusted for steep time and infusion number. • Get an optional bedtime caffeine warning. • Sync completed brews with Apple Health. STAY IN SYNC • Follow active timers with Live Activities on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. • Keep teas, history, collections, settings, and photos synced with iCloud. • Use iPhone and Apple Watch together or independently. STEEP PRO Choose monthly, yearly, or lifetime access to unlock unlimited custom teas, caffeine insights, complete brew history, multiple simultaneous timers, iCloud sync, and advanced timer controls. Whether you brew once a day or run an afternoon gongfu session, Steep keeps every cup precise. Terms of Use: https://trifoiltrailblazer.com/en/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://trifoiltrailblazer.com/en/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Tea Timer at Free against The Tea App's $1.99. Tea Timer also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and review sentiment (80% vs 45%). The Tea App's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and chart position (#133 vs unranked). On ads 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. Tea Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. The Tea App asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tea Timer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of The Tea App's written reviews are positive against 80% of Tea Timer's.
The Tea App ships an update every 4 months, Tea Timer weekly. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | The Tea App | Tea Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (18 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.0% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Freemium — better |
| Best chart rank | #133 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Baglan Dosmagambetov | Ivan Terekhin |
Customer experience
The Tea App
Tea Timer
In-app purchases
The Tea App
No in-app purchases
Tea Timer
- Tea Timer Pro Monthly$6.991 Month
- Tea Timer Pro Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Premium$29.99
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