Tea Timer vs machite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
machite
Explore the world of Yerba Mate with detailed guides, a personal journal to track your experiences, and an extensive product database. Learn about its history, master preparation techniques, and receive football match notifications. Get assistance finding and purchasing your next favorite Yerba Mate.
- Personal Yerba Mate journal
- Detailed guides for mate types
- Over 1000 product database
- Yerba Mate history and brand stories
- Preparation instructions and tutorials
- Football match notifications
- Purchase assistance
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Discover the world of Yerba Mate with our comprehensive app! Features: Personal Journal: Keep track of all the yerba mate products you've tried and read reviews from fellow enthusiasts. Comprehensive Guides: Explore detailed guides for every type of yerba mate - Tradicional, Tereré, Chimarrão, and Mate Cocido. Extensive Product Database: Access information on over 1000 products, with insights from both our machine learning system and the community. Yerba Mate History: Learn about the rich history of yerba mate and the stories behind various brands. Instructions & Tutorials: Master the art of preparing yerba mate with our easy-to-follow instructions and tutorials. Football Match Notifications: Never miss a match with our football notifications, keeping you updated on your favorite teams. Purchase Assistants: Get help finding and purchasing the perfect yerba mate products for you. Download now and join a vibrant community of yerba mate lovers!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tea Timer at 90% against machite's 0%. Tea Timer also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). machite's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price 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
Both are free to download. machite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tea Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tea Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tea Timer has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Tea Timer's written reviews are positive against 0% of machite's.
Tea Timer ships an update every 2 months, machite fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on June 4, 2026 and July 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tea Timer | machite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (6 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 99 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ISTITUTI EDMONDO DE AMICIS SRL | Jose Collazzi |
Customer experience
Tea Timer
machite
In-app purchases
Tea Timer
No in-app purchases
machite
- Remove Ads$2.99
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