Coffee Notebook vs Tea Timer for You
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Coffee Notebook
Record detailed information about coffees you encounter. Track tasting notes, origins, and brewing methods to build a personal coffee journal. Perfect for coffee enthusiasts wanting to remember their favorite brews.
- Record coffee details
- Track tasting notes
- Log origin and brewing methods
- Build a personal coffee journal
- Save favorite brews
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"Coffee Notebook" is an app to record information of lovely coffee that I met in my daily life. Please read the following terms of use before using this application. By installing this application, you are deemed to have agreed to these terms of use. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Tea Timer for You
Manage the optimal brewing time and temperature for various teas. This app allows you to register tea information, set custom timers, and add personal notes for each type. It also includes a general-purpose timer for non-tea brewing needs.
- Tea leaf management by type
- Customizable tea information (image, temp, time)
- Bookmarking for favorite teas
- Notepad for tea-specific memos
- Timers for individual tea leaves
- General purpose timer
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It's a tea timer packed with useful features! When you're brewing a cup of tea, all that matters is its time and temperature!!! Manage it with this app!!!! A companion for your daily tea time! There are various kinds of tea leaves, and each has a different optimal time and temperature. Register your tea information and manage the best time and temperature for each tea leaves! This app can be used not only as a timer, but also as a tea information management app, which is easy to forget as the number of tea leaves increases. In addition, you can freely write and save information and memos that you want to write down. It also supports teas that can be brewed not only once but many times. You can check the current number of brews and fine-tune the time according to the number of brews. A general purpose timer that can be used without registering tea leaf information is also available. You can use it as needed. Functions of the application - Tea leaf management function You can classify tea leaves by type, such as green tea, black tea, and oolong tea. By default, there are "Green Tea", "Yellow Tea", "White Tea", "Blue Tea/Oolong Tea", "Black Tea", "Dark Tea", "Flower Tea", "Matcha", "Hojicha", "Herb", "Rooibos", and "Other". You can freely add and edit your own tea types and tea leaves in addition to the data that is included from the beginning. You can register the image, temperature, and brewing time information. - Bookmarking function You can register your favorite tea leaves that you drink frequently. You can quickly find the tea you are looking for by adding it to your favorites. - Notepad function You can write down any information that you want to write down for each tea leaf. - Timer function for each tea leaves You can set a timer using the time you have registered as the tea leaves information. The current number of brews is displayed on the timer screen. Use this as a guide when brewing multiple brews of tea. The timer time can also be fine-tuned in 5-second intervals without changing the information of the registered tea leaves. Use this when you need to increase or decrease the time for the second or third brew, etc. - General Purpose Timer This is a timer that is not tied to any tea leaves. You can use this timer freely without registering any information about tea leaves. For more information, please refer to the help page. Help page : https://teatimer-ff04f.web.app/Help
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Tea Timer for You at 14.0 against Coffee Notebook's 18.5. On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Coffee Notebook sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.49 per month and Tea Timer for You sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Coffee Notebook ships an update weekly, Tea Timer for You every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 6, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Coffee Notebook | Tea Timer for You |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 88.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NORIHIKO HAYASAKA | Yoshihiro Tamai |
Customer experience
Coffee Notebook
Tea Timer for You
In-app purchases
Coffee Notebook
- プレミアム機能(月額課金)$0.491 Month
Tea Timer for You
- NoAds$1.99






