Comparison

Cuppa vs MyTeaPal

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Simple one-tap brewing
  • Customizable brew times
  • Add custom teas
  • Dual tea timers
  • Steeping progress visualization
  • Notifications for completion
Features
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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!

About

MyTeaPal

This app is a comprehensive tool for tea enthusiasts, offering a precise brewing timer, a detailed journal for tasting notes and brew statistics, and a platform to connect with a community of fellow tea lovers. Organize your entire tea collection, from teas and teawares to vendors and ingredients, all in one place.

Highlights
  • Precise tea brewing timer and stopwatch
  • Organize teas, teawares, and brew logs
  • Personalized tea tasting journal
  • Connect with a tea-loving community
  • Tea encyclopedia and flavor dictionary
  • Inventory tracking and data visualization
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Join 34,000+ tea drinkers in 100+ countries — MyTeaPal is the all-in-one home for how you brew, log, and share tea. Available in 26 languages. MyTeaPal is the ultimate companion for tea drinkers, an all-in-one app with timer, tracker, journal, and community functions. WHAT YOU CAN DO: * Brew tea with mindfulness and precision for each infusion using a timer or stopwatch * Organize all your teas, teawares, vendors, ingredients, and brew logs in just one place * Log your tasting notes and brew statistics by infusion to create your personal tea journal * Connect with tea friends worldwide — join Daily Tea, share tasting notes, and build your tea community EVERYTHING INSIDE: * MyTeaPal Club: 12 curated teas (160–200g) sourced directly from producers across China each quarter, with free worldwide shipping and weekly virtual tastings * Daily Tea: See what tea people around the world are tasting today, and share yours * Personalize Collections: Add custom images and detailed info for teas and teawares * Tea Encyclopedia: Explore and learn about different styles and link with your teas * Timer and Stopwatch: Follow a preset time or simply brew with intuition * Quantity Tracker: Catalogue inventory and auto-subtract as you drink * Share: Send information about teas, teawares, or logs to your friends * Visualize Stats: See your logs in a calendar and teas in a pie chart * Flavor Dictionary: Choose from 100+ tags or add your own * Tea Rating: Rank your teas on a 5-point scale (half stars included!) * Tea Randomizer: Having trouble picking what to drink? Let our randomizer help * Daily Reminder: Enable daily notifications to form a mindful tea drinking routine * Data Syncing: Securely save all your data and images across devices and platforms * Multiple Units: Water Volume (ml/fl oz), Temperature (°C/°F), Weight (g/tsp/bag/ball) WHY I BUILT MYTEAPAL: Tea has been part of my life for over ten years. In 2016, I started studying Chinese tea to reconnect with my roots, and in 2017 I founded CommuniTEA, Duke University's tea club — built on a simple idea: tea brings people together. I always wished there were a way to record my tea journey: every tea I tasted, teaware I collected, brewing method I used, and feeling I sensed. I tried paperback journals and other tea apps, but none of them felt right, so in 2020 I built my own: MyTeaPal. After returning to China in 2021, I launched the MyTeaPal Club and began sourcing tea directly from producers across the country. Today, MyTeaPal helps thousands of tea drinkers around the world learn, explore, and connect through tea. I hope it helps you become more mindful about the teas you've tasted, how you brewed them, and how they made you feel. Wishing you the best on your tea journey! –Vincent, Founder of MyTeaPal

Screenshots

Cuppa4 screens
MyTeaPal4 screens

Verdict

The call

Cuppa and MyTeaPal both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Cuppa's written reviews are positive against 82% of MyTeaPal's. MyTeaPal's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (232 vs 12). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Cuppa against 4.8 for MyTeaPal. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MyTeaPal has 232 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Cuppa's written reviews are positive against 82% of MyTeaPal's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cuppa ships an update every 6 weeks, MyTeaPal every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Cuppa versus MyTeaPal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCuppaMyTeaPal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (12 ratings) — better4.8 (232 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better82.1% of reviews
Number of ratings12232 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB84 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNathanatos SoftwareMyTeaPal LLC

Customer experience

Cuppa

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

MyTeaPal

All ratings230 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral2.2%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews67 reviews
Positive82.1%
Neutral9.0%
Negative9.0%

Bugs and requests

Cuppa

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

MyTeaPal

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App crashes when autocorrect triggers on iPhone
  • Freezing during account creation and sign-in
  • Keyboard input causes soft locks after typing a few words
  • Search returns no results on new accounts due to default filters
  • App crashes when opening certain tea entries and logs
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  • iOS 17 keyboard feature compatibility issues
  • Laggy performance on text editing and descriptions
  • Data loss risk when crashes occur mid-entry
  • Slow save operations exceeding one minute
  • iPhone mirroring on macOS Sequoia not functional

Requested features

14 requests
  • Quick-access tea list on home tab for fast timer setup
  • Save and reuse brewing parameters for repeated teas
  • Units conversion for all parameter values
  • Dedicated Apple Watch app
  • Ability to share tea journey with friends
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  • Retroactive logging for past brew sessions
  • Vendor information tracking and website storage
  • Rooibos and honeybush as separate tea categories
  • Bagged vs. loose leaf tea distinction
  • Cost per gram tracking
  • Aroma notes tracking separated from tasting notes
  • Streak toggle or disable option
  • Better integration between tea journal and daily community posts
  • French language support for daily tea content

In-app purchases

None

Cuppa

No in-app purchases

None

MyTeaPal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cuppa free?
Cuppa is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MyTeaPal free?
MyTeaPal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cuppa or MyTeaPal?
Cuppa is rated higher. Cuppa averages 4.9 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while MyTeaPal averages 4.8 from 232 ratings.
Do Cuppa or MyTeaPal have ads?
Neither Cuppa nor MyTeaPal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cuppa or MyTeaPal?
Cuppa ships an update every 6 weeks, and MyTeaPal every 2 weeks. Most recently, Cuppa was updated on November 1, 2026 and MyTeaPal on October 24, 2026.

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