Cuppa vs Tea Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cuppa
Easily time your tea steeping with this simple utility. Select your tea type and start brewing, with customizable options and notifications when your tea is ready. Supports up to two simultaneous brews.
- Simple one-tap brewing
- Customizable brew times
- Add custom teas
- Dual tea timers
- Steeping progress visualization
- Notifications for completion
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Cuppa for iOS is finally here! Tired of leaving your tea too long, to become bitter and cold, or drinking it too soon and not appreciating its full potential? Then this utility is for you! To make the app so quick and easy that you'll actually use it, we have built it with simplicity in mind. Just open the app and tap the button for the type of tea you're brewing. That's it. No need to navigate through complicated menus to find a particular tea, or fiddle with settings... unless you want to customize brew times or add your own favorite teas. Once you tap, Cuppa will begin timing the brew and you'll see a teabag appear in the cup and gradually darken as the tea steeps. A countdown timer shows the steep time remaining. You can have up to two separate teas brewing at once, each with its own countdown timer. When the tea is done Cuppa will let you know with a notification -- depending on your device settings, this may be accompanied by a sound and/or vibration. We hope you find Cuppa for your mobile device useful!
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 rating: Cuppa at 4.9 against Tea Timer's 4.7. Cuppa also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 90%). Tea Timer's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Cuppa holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Cuppa's written reviews are positive against 90% of Tea Timer's.
Cuppa ships an update every 6 weeks, Tea Timer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cuppa | Tea Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (12 ratings) — better | 4.7 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 90.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nathanatos Software | ISTITUTI EDMONDO DE AMICIS SRL |
Customer experience
Cuppa
Tea Timer
In-app purchases
Cuppa
No in-app purchases
Tea Timer
No in-app purchases
