It’s Boba Time vs AlaEat Bubble Tea
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
It’s Boba Time
Order your favorite bubble tea for pickup or delivery. Earn rewards with every purchase and manage your gift cards digitally. Enjoy convenient access to your drinks from participating locations.
- Order for pickup
- Order for delivery
- Digital stamp rewards
- Earn free drinks
- Link and manage gift cards
- Check gift card balance
- Add money to gift cards
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The It’s Boba Time app allows you to order for pick-up and skip the line or order for delivery. Our stamp rewards have been digitalized so that you can start earning free drinks with every purchase. Link your gift card to the app so that you are able to check your card balance, add money and pay. At this time, participating store locations only.
AlaEat Bubble Tea
Order your favorite bubble tea ahead for pickup, customize your drinks, and earn rewards. Manage your account, track points, and discover nearby stores. Share your tea memories and invite friends for free drinks.
- Order ahead for pickup
- Customize drinks
- Membership and rewards tracking
- Account management
- Secure payment options
- Real-time order notifications
- Store locator with directions
- Referral program for free drinks
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AlaEat’s experience app does not actually deduct credit cards and deliveries！ Order ahead Customize and place your order and pick up from a nearby store without waiting in line. Membership and Rewards Track your points and redeem Rewards for a free tea & tea Merchandise of your choosing. Manage account Check your account balance, add money, view past purchases and transfer balances. Advanced Secured Payment System Pay with your Apple Pay, and G Pay, Venmo is coming soon. Real Time Notification You will be prompted via push notifications to collect your orders from the respective Alaeat Tea outlet without waiting in line. Find a store See stores near you, get directions, hours before you make the trip. Bubbles Gallery The Way to Connect & Share Your precious Alaeat Tea Memories. Referral Program Better with Friends！Earn a Free Drink* when you invite 5 friends to download our App and Sign up.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: It’s Boba Time at 13K against AlaEat Bubble Tea's 5. It’s Boba Time also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.6). AlaEat Bubble Tea's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 39%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, 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.
It’s Boba Time holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: It’s Boba Time has 13K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 39% of It’s Boba Time's written reviews are positive against 50% of AlaEat Bubble Tea's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
It’s Boba Time ships an update every 5 weeks, AlaEat Bubble Tea every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | It’s Boba Time | AlaEat Bubble Tea |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (13K ratings) — better | 4.6 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 38.8% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Incentivio, Inc. | PEBLLA, INC |
Customer experience
It’s Boba Time
AlaEat Bubble Tea
Bugs and requests
It’s Boba Time
Reported bugs
4 issues- Verification emails not being sent
- Loyalty points not being tracked correctly
- Inability to add payment methods
- Ordering functionality not working at certain locations
Requested features
5 requests- Add support for Apple Pay
- Improve rewards program (e.g., lower points threshold)
- Provide more customization options for drinks
- Implement order status tracking
- Enhance app UI/UX for better usability
AlaEat Bubble Tea
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
It’s Boba Time
No in-app purchases
AlaEat Bubble Tea
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is It’s Boba Time free?
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