Bones Coffee vs Sub Rosa Tea
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bones Coffee
Discover and purchase freshly roasted, small-batch coffee delivered directly to your home. Explore a variety of whole bean and ground coffee flavors, and join a customizable club for savings and regular deliveries.
- Small batch roasted coffee
- Whole bean and ground options
- Variety of flavors
- Coffee subscription service
- Customizable subscription
- Direct-to-door delivery
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Bones Coffee Company is the go to source for fresh roasted small batch coffee delivered straight to your door. Shop our selection of whole bean and ground coffee in a range of delicious flavors we're sure you'll love. Create your ultimate coffee experience and save 10% on your favorites by joining the Bones Coffee Club. Our coffee subscription is completely customizable and guarantees you'll never run out of the stuff that wakes you up in the morning and keeps you going strong all day long. When you brew a pot of our coffee, we want you to have the best experience you've ever had which is why we only roast our carefully selected beans to perfection in small batches to ensure that you get the freshest coffee possible. The care given to each of those small batches is evidenced through the rich, full bodied and exceptionally smooth taste you'll get out of every cup you drink. Download our app to start shopping!
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
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Sub Rosa Tea at none against Bones Coffee's shown. Sub Rosa Tea also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Bones Coffee's advantage is ratings volume (3K vs 7). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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 Bones Coffee against 5.0 for Sub Rosa Tea. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bones Coffee has 3K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 94% of Bones Coffee's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sub Rosa Tea's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bones Coffee | Sub Rosa Tea |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (3K ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 93.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3K — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Rule Marketing, LLC. | Sub Rosa Tea |
Customer experience
Bones Coffee
Sub Rosa Tea
Bugs and requests
Bones Coffee
Reported bugs
2 issues- Rewards program not working as expected
- Inconsistent app experience across platforms
Requested features
3 requests- Add decaf flavors to the app
- Improve search functionality in the app
- Integrate Apple Pay in the app
Sub Rosa Tea
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bones Coffee
No in-app purchases
Sub Rosa Tea
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Bones Coffee free?
Is Sub Rosa Tea free?
Which has better reviews, Bones Coffee or Sub Rosa Tea?
Do Bones Coffee or Sub Rosa Tea have ads?
Which is updated more often, Bones Coffee or Sub Rosa Tea?
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