Comparison

Tea Timer vs Tea Me

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Select favorite tea
  • Read tea descriptions
  • Start/stop timer
  • Adjustable timer
  • List of common teas
  • List of herbal teas
Features
Read full description

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

About

Tea Me

Features
Read full description

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.

Screenshots

Tea Timer4 screens
Tea Me4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Tea Timer versus Tea Me: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTea TimerTea Me
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperISTITUTI EDMONDO DE AMICIS SRLMartin Lustenberger GmbH

In-app purchases

None

Tea Timer

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Tea Me

Subscriptions1
  • Tea Me Plus7 Days trial$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Tea Me Plus$5.99

Questions

Is Tea Timer free?
Tea Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tea Me free?
Tea Me is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tea Timer or Tea Me have ads?
Neither Tea Timer nor Tea Me shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tea Timer or Tea Me?
Tea Timer ships an update every 2 months, and Tea Me every 3 weeks. Most recently, Tea Timer was updated on October 6, 2026 and Tea Me on September 29, 2026.

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