Comparison

Tea Timer vs Gongfu Tea Timer

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

Gongfu Tea Timer

Master traditional Chinese tea ceremonies with precise steep timing for various tea types. This app offers pre-configured settings and custom profiles to ensure perfect results for every brew, including Lock Screen and Dynamic Island notifications.

Highlights
  • Pre-configured timing for 5 tea types
  • Multiple rounds with adjusted steep times
  • Rinse step support
  • Custom tea profile creation
  • Lock Screen timer
  • Dynamic Island support
Features
Read full description

Master the art of gongfu tea brewing with precise timing for every steep. Gongfu Tea Timer guides you through the traditional Chinese tea ceremony with optimized steep times for different tea types. Whether you're brewing delicate green tea or robust pu-erh, get perfect results every time. FEATURES: • Pre-configured timing for 5 tea types: Green, Black, Oolong, White, and Pu-erh • Multiple rounds with automatically adjusted steep times • Rinse step for teas that benefit from it • Additional steep generation for extended sessions • Create and save custom tea profiles LIVE ACTIVITIES: • See your timer on the Lock Screen • Dynamic Island support for iPhone 14 Pro and newer • Get alerts when each round completes without opening the app DESIGNED FOR GONGFU: Unlike generic kitchen timers, this app understands gongfu brewing. Each tea type has carefully calibrated times that increase with each steep, following traditional gongfu methodology. Perfect for tea enthusiasts who want consistent, delicious results from their gongfu sessions.

Screenshots

Tea Timer4 screens
Gongfu Tea Timer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Gongfu Tea Timer at every 2 weeks against Tea Timer's every 2 months. Gongfu Tea Timer also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 90%). Tea Timer's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.2). On price, ratings volume, 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

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

Gongfu Tea Timer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Tea Timer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Gongfu Tea Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tea Timer ships an update every 2 months, Gongfu Tea Timer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Tea Timer versus Gongfu Tea Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTea TimerGongfu Tea Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (6 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.2
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperISTITUTI EDMONDO DE AMICIS SRLRAYMOND LIU LUO

Customer experience

Tea Timer

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative0.0%

Gongfu Tea Timer

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Tea Timer

No in-app purchases

None

Gongfu Tea Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tea Timer free?
Tea Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gongfu Tea Timer free?
Gongfu Tea Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tea Timer or Gongfu Tea Timer?
Gongfu Tea Timer is rated higher. Tea Timer averages 4.7 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Gongfu Tea Timer averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Tea Timer or Gongfu Tea Timer have ads?
Neither Tea Timer nor Gongfu Tea Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tea Timer or Gongfu Tea Timer?
Tea Timer ships an update every 2 months, and Gongfu Tea Timer every 2 weeks. Most recently, Tea Timer was updated on October 6, 2026 and Gongfu Tea Timer on October 8, 2026.

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