Comparison

Harney & Sons vs Specsmith

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

Head to head
About

Harney & Sons

Discover and shop over 300 varieties of fine teas, including popular blends, herbal infusions, and iced teas. Access exclusive deals, earn rewards, and find tea accessories and gifts. Enjoy convenient mobile ordering with free shipping on qualifying purchases.

Highlights
  • Shop over 300 tea varieties
  • Order popular and specialty teas
  • Browse tea accessories and gifts
  • Exclusive deals and rewards program
  • Free shipping on orders $59+
  • Mobile convenience for anytime ordering
Features
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Enjoy quick, convenient access to over 300 varieties of the world’s finest teas with the Harney & Sons app! Shop from your mobile device and enjoy free shipping on every order of your favorite teas, created by master blenders. Harney & Sons was founded in 1983 by John Harney and today is recognized as a leading, world-class tea sourcer and blender. Our app allows you to easily order popular teas like Hot Cinnamon Spice, Earl Grey Supreme, Paris, English Breakfast, Matcha, Chai, oolong, green teas, wellness teas, decaf and herbal teas and hundreds more! Whether you enjoy hot teas or cold teas, or if you prefer to use loose tea, sachets or teabags, we’ve got you covered! Harney & Sons app user benefits include: Instant access to world-class teas anytime, anywhere Convenient shopping and ordering Free shipping on orders $59+ Exclusive deals and benefits We know every customer has their favorite types of teas, which is why we offer not only traditional teas packaged in our famous tins but also carry a line of iced teas and bottled teas. Looking for a little extra fun? Try our bubble tea! Looking to keep the calories at bay? The vast majority of our teas do not have any added sugars, making them naturally calorie- and sugar-free. We also offer teas that are kosher, as well as several that are certified fair trade. You’ll also have access to tea wares including teapots, teacup sets, kettles, informal tea mugs, fine china and more. Enjoy our selection of shortbreads, cookies, scone mixes, jams and everything you need to create the perfect morning or afternoon tea. When you join our rewards program, your purchases allow you to earn points you can redeem toward more tea and wares! Looking for that special gift but just can’t choose? That’s why we carry gift cards to make gift-giving that much easier. At Harney, we believe that you should only drink teas that make you smile, so that’s the only kind we make! We also believe that any time is tea time – with this app, you can turn any time into tea shopping and ordering time!

About

Specsmith

This app provides bar teams with instant access to cocktail specifications, prep recipes, and batching calculations. It's designed for quick, at-a-glance readability in a busy service environment, ensuring consistency and accuracy.

Highlights
  • Instant cocktail specs
  • Linked prep recipes
  • Batching calculations
  • Service-ready recipe display
  • Multi-workspace support
  • In-app recipe editing
  • Ad-free experience
Features
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Specsmith is the bar team's spec book, on the floor. Every cocktail program lives in a binder, a shared doc, or someone's memory — and none of those survive a Friday night. Specsmith puts the whole thing in your pocket: the spec, the prep recipe behind it, and the batch numbers, one tap from each other. BUILT FOR SERVICE Pull up a recipe mid-ticket. Measures sit in their own column so you can read a spec at arm's length across a crowded bar, not squint at a paragraph. No loading spinner between you and the drink. PREP THAT CONNECTS An ingredient that is made in house links to the prep recipe that makes it. Tap the honey ginger syrup on a Penicillin and you get the syrup, not a search box. The prep list is there on its own too, alphabetised, for the person doing Tuesday's mise. BATCHING WITHOUT ARITHMETIC Pick a menu, pick a multiplier, get the numbers. The maths happens on the server and matches what the desktop workspace shows for the same menu, so the bar and the office are never quoting different volumes at each other. THE WHOLE WORKSPACE Your menus and your recipes, including recipes that are not on a menu right now. Belong to more than one bar? Switch between workspaces from the menu list; the app remembers which one you had open. EDIT WHERE YOU STAND Fix a spec at the station where you noticed it was wrong. Change measures, methods, glassware and garnish, and photograph the drink with the camera. If a colleague edited the same recipe first, Specsmith says so instead of quietly overwriting their work. MADE FOR A BAR, NOT A PHONE DEMO Big type, one thumb, and a spec you can read without leaning in. No adverts, and no tracking across other apps. Specsmith for iOS is the companion to the Specsmith workspace on the web, where menus get built, costed and printed. Sign in with the account you already have, or create one with email and password, Apple, or Google. Most tools for building menus, managing recipes, and creating prep guides are on the web at getspecsmith.com.

Screenshots

Harney & Sons4 screens
Specsmith4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Specsmith at 5.0 against Harney & Sons's 4.6. Specsmith also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). Harney & Sons's advantage is ratings volume (1.5K vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, 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

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

Specsmith holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Harney & Sons has 1.5K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Harney & Sons ships an update monthly, Specsmith every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Harney & Sons versus Specsmith: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHarney & SonsSpecsmith
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.5K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.5K — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB3 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperHarney & Sons Tea Corp.Jeremy Oertel

Customer experience

Harney & Sons

All ratings1,474 ratings
Positive90.3%
Neutral4.1%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews117 reviews
Positive67.5%
Neutral8.5%
Negative23.9%

Specsmith

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Harney & Sons

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App freezes or crashes
  • Login issues
  • Wishlist and cart not syncing
  • Rewards program not working

Requested features

4 requests
  • Track orders in app
  • Improve search and filtering
  • Integrate loyalty program
  • Optimize for mobile experience

Specsmith

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Harney & Sons

No in-app purchases

None

Specsmith

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Harney & Sons free?
Harney & Sons is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Specsmith free?
Specsmith is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Harney & Sons or Specsmith?
Specsmith is rated higher. Harney & Sons averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.5K ratings, while Specsmith averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Harney & Sons or Specsmith have ads?
Neither Harney & Sons nor Specsmith shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Harney & Sons or Specsmith?
Harney & Sons ships an update monthly, and Specsmith every 5 days. Most recently, Harney & Sons was updated on October 16, 2026 and Specsmith on October 8, 2026.

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