Tea Cup vs BestBars
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tea Cup
Brew the perfect cup of tea with custom timers for various blends. Track your brewing history with daily, weekly, and global statistics. Enjoy a delightful xylophone notification when your tea is ready.
- Customizable tea timers
- 30 popular tea blends included
- Add and favorite custom teas
- Temperature indicator for water
- Brewing statistics tracking
- Xylophone notification
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Brew the perfect cup of tea and enjoy it in harmony. Whether you're in the mood for a cup of green, black, herbal, fruit or other tea, use the Tea Cup app to set up a timer. The app already has a 30-blend list with the most popular teas but you can also add new ones and mark your favorites so they appear at the top of the list. Check the temperature indicator before boiling the water and get all the ingredients ready. Finally, just relax and wait for the timer to notify you when your tea is brewed. Be delighted with a xylophone notification when your tea is ready to be served and see daily, weekly and global statistics. Features: - Set up your preferred teas or select from our list. - Get a delightful notification when your tea is ready to be served. - Get time and temperature for 30 blends of tea. - See statistics for number of teas brewed. Send suggestions about the app, tell us if something's wrong or simply say hi at hi@teacup.club. We're happy to hear from you!
BestBars
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Find your next favorite bar. BestBars puts every spot near you on a live map with real-time drink prices, crowd levels, and vibe tags so you always know where to go. Auto check-in tracks every visit, and you can see exactly where your friends are tonight — no more group chat chaos. Rally the crew for epic bar tours, snap photos along the way, and let built-in games decide who buys the next round. Earn badges, climb the leaderboard, and build a feed of your best nights out. Whether you're exploring your own city or hitting a new one, BestBars is your go-to for going out.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Tea Cup at weekly against BestBars's every 4 months. Tea Cup also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Tea Cup ships an update weekly, BestBars every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on August 27, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tea Cup | BestBars |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Cobalt Sign | Nico Dobele |
In-app purchases
Tea Cup
No in-app purchases
BestBars
No in-app purchases









