Adagio Teas vs Sub Rosa Tea
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Adagio Teas
Easily shop for tea, manage scheduled shipments, and leave reviews. Earn valuable points for savings on your favorite blends. This app is designed for tea enthusiasts to enhance their shopping experience.
- Shop on the go
- Manage scheduled shipments
- Post reviews
- Earn points for savings
- Refine app based on feedback
Read full descriptionHide full description
Download our app to easily shop on the go, set and update scheduled shipments, post reviews, and easily earn valuable points that translate into amazing savings. We hope you enjoy the maiden version of the Adagio Teas app and will share your ideas for any enhancements you’d like to see in future versions. We’ll continue to refine the app based on your feedback. Thanks in advance for your valuable input!
Sub Rosa Tea
Shop the latest arrivals and promotions from Sub Rosa Tea. Easily order items, waitlist out-of-stock products, and receive email notifications for order fulfillment and shipping.
- Browse new arrivals and promotions
- Easy ordering and checkout
- Waitlist items
- Email notifications for orders
- Track order fulfillment and shipping
Read full descriptionHide full description
Welcome to the Sub Rosa Tea App! The best way to shop with Sub Rosa Tea on iOS! About Us: Features: - Browse all of our most recent arrivals and promotions - Easy ordering and checkout - Waitlist items and purchase them when they are back in stock - Email notification for order fulfillment and shipping
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Adagio Teas at 3.5K against Sub Rosa Tea's 7. Sub Rosa Tea's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 78%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Adagio Teas against 5.0 for Sub Rosa Tea. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Adagio Teas has 3.5K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of Adagio Teas's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sub Rosa Tea's.
Adagio Teas ships an update every 2 months, Sub Rosa Tea monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Adagio Teas | Sub Rosa Tea |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (3.5K ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.5K — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Adagio Teas | Sub Rosa Tea |
Customer experience
Adagio Teas
Sub Rosa Tea
Bugs and requests
Adagio Teas
Reported bugs
3 issues- App flashing/loading issues
- Inability to log in or access account
- Inconsistent order tracking and history
Requested features
4 requests- Add tea timer feature
- Improve CommuniTEA integration in app
- Allow creating custom blends in app
- Sync app and website experiences
Sub Rosa Tea
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Adagio Teas
No in-app purchases
Sub Rosa Tea
No in-app purchases
