Cuppa vs The Great Tea App
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!
The Great Tea App
Discover the art of tea brewing with step-by-step video guides and practical instructions for various tea types and global brewing methods. Enhance your daily tea ritual with helpful hints, timers, and explanations of tea terminology.
- Step-by-step video brewing guides
- 11 tea types and 11 brewing methods
- Practical everyday brewing assistant
- Timers for single and multiple brews
- Tea terminology explanations
- Watch app integration
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Immerse yourself in the tea world, and make your daily tea time better! Learn how to make tea using the Chinese, Japanese, and European brewing methods. Here you have a readily available step-by-step guide to brewing new teas and a handy assistant for making your daily tea. The app contains: - A specially created step-by-step video guide for visual learning - 11 tea types and 11 brewing methods from different countries - A practical guide for everyday brewing - Timers for single brewing and multiple brews - Helpful hints and explanations of the main tea-related terms - Charming things and lots of love for tea! Types of tea: - Green - Black - White - Yellow - Pu'er - Oolong - Sencha - Matcha - Herbal teas (tisanes) Brewing methods: Chinese: - Gaiwan - Gong-fu brewer - Small teapot - Mug Japanese: - Matcha - Kyusu European: - A regular teapot - Teapot with a mesh filter - Two teapots - French press Other - The Russian style P.S. A watch app is also included. P.P.S. Questions and support: tea@mobicreators.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Cuppa at Free against The Great Tea App's $1.99. Cuppa also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 78%). The Great Tea App's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). On rating, 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
Cuppa is free to download; The Great Tea App costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Cuppa holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 17 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Cuppa's written reviews are positive against 78% of The Great Tea App's.
Cuppa ships an update every 6 weeks, The Great Tea App every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cuppa | The Great Tea App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.9 (12 ratings) — better | 4.8 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 78.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 17 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 157 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nathanatos Software | Baglan Dosmagambetov |
Customer experience
Cuppa
The Great Tea App
In-app purchases
Cuppa
No in-app purchases
The Great Tea App
No in-app purchases
