Comparison

Tastea vs CharcuterieGuide

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

Head to head
About

Tastea

Earn rewards and exclusive offers with every purchase from this boba tea shop. Get a free drink with your first order and easily find store locations. Enjoy special surprises and track your points towards delicious rewards.

Highlights
  • Earn points on purchases
  • Receive a free drink with first purchase
  • Access store locations
  • Get special offers and surprises
  • Track rewards
Features
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Join Tastea Rewards & earn points on every Tastea purchase. Receive a free 20 oz Specialtea with your first purchase! In addition to earning points toward yummilicious rewards, the Tastea Rewards app also give you fast and easy access to our store locations, special offers & surprises!

About

CharcuterieGuide

Features
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CharcuterieGuide is a reference for 24 cured meats — what each one is, how thin to slice it, how much to buy, and what to put beside it. The counter is full of names and the labels tell you nothing. This app tells you. WHAT IS INSIDE - 24 cured meats grouped by where they are made: Italy, Spain, France, Germany, Hungary, Poland, South Africa and China - Every entry carries the producer or consortium, the animal and the cut, how it is cured and for how long, how it smells and tastes, its texture and fat, what to serve beside it, its history, and the three mistakes people actually make with it - Prosciutto di Parma, jamón ibérico de bellota, culatello di Zibello, bresaola, lardo di Colonnata, 'nduja, mortadella, speck, soppressata, finocchiona, coppa, guanciale, sobrasada, saucisson, jambon de Bayonne, Schwarzwälder Schinken, lap cheong, csabai, kielbasa, biltong and more ASK THE BOARD COACH Open an entry and ask about that meat: how thin is thin enough and why, room temperature or straight from the fridge, how many grams a person, what fights with it, how to tell a good one from a cheap one at the counter. Three questions a day are free; Pro removes the limit. BOARD LOG Save a note against anything you serve — who liked it, what you put it with — and find it again next time. PRIVACY - Your notes stay on your iPhone. No account, no sign-in, no email address - No analytics SDKs, no trackers, no advertising - A coach question sends only the entry's name, its region and your question CharcuterieGuide is a food reference. Nothing in it is dietary, medical or food-safety advice; cured meats carry specific risks in pregnancy and for some conditions, and those questions belong with a doctor. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Tastea4 screens
CharcuterieGuide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tastea at none against CharcuterieGuide's 2. Tastea also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). CharcuterieGuide's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 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. CharcuterieGuide sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Tastea asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tastea ships an update every 5 months, CharcuterieGuide every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Tastea versus CharcuterieGuide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTasteaCharcuterieGuide
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews17.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.1K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB4 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperTastea Holdings LLCMitaanshu Agarwal

In-app purchases

None

Tastea

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

CharcuterieGuide

Subscriptions2
  • CharcuterieGuide Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • CharcuterieGuide Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Tastea free?
Tastea is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CharcuterieGuide free?
CharcuterieGuide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tastea or CharcuterieGuide have ads?
Neither Tastea nor CharcuterieGuide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tastea or CharcuterieGuide?
Tastea ships an update every 5 months, and CharcuterieGuide every 2 months. Most recently, Tastea was updated on October 29, 2026 and CharcuterieGuide on October 31, 2026.

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