Comparison

Tea Timer for You vs Tea Me

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

Head to head
About

Tea Timer for You

Manage the optimal brewing time and temperature for various teas. This app allows you to register tea information, set custom timers, and add personal notes for each type. It also includes a general-purpose timer for non-tea brewing needs.

Highlights
  • Tea leaf management by type
  • Customizable tea information (image, temp, time)
  • Bookmarking for favorite teas
  • Notepad for tea-specific memos
  • Timers for individual tea leaves
  • General purpose timer
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It's a tea timer packed with useful features! When you're brewing a cup of tea, all that matters is its time and temperature!!! Manage it with this app!!!! A companion for your daily tea time! There are various kinds of tea leaves, and each has a different optimal time and temperature. Register your tea information and manage the best time and temperature for each tea leaves! This app can be used not only as a timer, but also as a tea information management app, which is easy to forget as the number of tea leaves increases. In addition, you can freely write and save information and memos that you want to write down. It also supports teas that can be brewed not only once but many times. You can check the current number of brews and fine-tune the time according to the number of brews. A general purpose timer that can be used without registering tea leaf information is also available. You can use it as needed. Functions of the application - Tea leaf management function You can classify tea leaves by type, such as green tea, black tea, and oolong tea. By default, there are "Green Tea", "Yellow Tea", "White Tea", "Blue Tea/Oolong Tea", "Black Tea", "Dark Tea", "Flower Tea", "Matcha", "Hojicha", "Herb", "Rooibos", and "Other". You can freely add and edit your own tea types and tea leaves in addition to the data that is included from the beginning. You can register the image, temperature, and brewing time information. - Bookmarking function You can register your favorite tea leaves that you drink frequently. You can quickly find the tea you are looking for by adding it to your favorites. - Notepad function You can write down any information that you want to write down for each tea leaf. - Timer function for each tea leaves You can set a timer using the time you have registered as the tea leaves information. The current number of brews is displayed on the timer screen. Use this as a guide when brewing multiple brews of tea. The timer time can also be fine-tuned in 5-second intervals without changing the information of the registered tea leaves. Use this when you need to increase or decrease the time for the second or third brew, etc. - General Purpose Timer This is a timer that is not tied to any tea leaves. You can use this timer freely without registering any information about tea leaves. For more information, please refer to the help page. Help page : https://teatimer-ff04f.web.app/Help

About

Tea Me

Features
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Tea Me is your smart tea companion for every brew – from first discovery to perfect routine. Discover a vast tea library with brewing time and temperature recommendations, customize values individually and save multiple brews per tea. Create your own teas, document origin and preparation details in your notes and record your brews with personal impressions in your Brew Journal. With the integrated timer and Live Activities you see the current status at a glance and never miss a brew. Control the preparation conveniently from your wrist with your Apple Watch. The unique cooling function calculates exactly when your boiling water reaches the perfect temperature, taking into account room temperature, altitude above sea level or the material of your cup. The app supports both metric and imperial systems and displays temperatures in Celsius and Fahrenheit. Tea Me supports Western brewing method and Gong Fu. Whether beginner or tea enthusiast: With Tea Me every cup becomes more conscious, consistent and personal.

Screenshots

Tea Timer for You4 screens
Tea Me4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Tea Me at none against Tea Timer for You's shown. Tea Timer for You's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Tea Timer for You sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Tea Me sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tea Timer for You ships an update every 5 days, Tea Me every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Tea Timer for You versus Tea Me: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTea Timer for YouTea Me
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYoshihiro TamaiMartin Lustenberger GmbH

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tea Timer for You

One-time1
  • NoAds$1.99
2 purchases

Tea Me

Subscriptions1
  • Tea Me Plus7 Days trial$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Tea Me Plus$5.99

Questions

Is Tea Timer for You free?
Tea Timer for You is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tea Me free?
Tea Me is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tea Timer for You or Tea Me have ads?
Tea Timer for You shows ads; Tea Me does not.
Which is updated more often, Tea Timer for You or Tea Me?
Tea Timer for You ships an update every 5 days, and Tea Me every 3 weeks. Most recently, Tea Timer for You was updated on October 8, 2026 and Tea Me on October 25, 2026.

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