Tea Timer vs Tea Me
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
Tea Me
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Tea Me is your smart tea companion for every brew – from first discovery to perfect routine. Discover a vast tea library with brewing time and temperature recommendations, customize values individually and save multiple brews per tea. Create your own teas, document origin and preparation details in your notes and record your brews with personal impressions in your Brew Journal. With the integrated timer and Live Activities you see the current status at a glance and never miss a brew. Control the preparation conveniently from your wrist with your Apple Watch. The unique cooling function calculates exactly when your boiling water reaches the perfect temperature, taking into account room temperature, altitude above sea level or the material of your cup. The app supports both metric and imperial systems and displays temperatures in Celsius and Fahrenheit. Tea Me supports Western brewing method and Gong Fu. Whether beginner or tea enthusiast: With Tea Me every cup becomes more conscious, consistent and personal.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tea Timer at none against Tea Me's 2. Tea Timer also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). Tea Me's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads 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. Tea Me sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per year. Tea Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tea Timer ships an update every 2 months, Tea Me every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tea Timer | Tea Me |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 90.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ISTITUTI EDMONDO DE AMICIS SRL | Martin Lustenberger GmbH |
In-app purchases
Tea Timer
No in-app purchases
Tea Me
- Tea Me Plus7 Days trial$12.991 Year
- Tea Me Plus$5.99







