Comparison

Tea Timer for You vs Gongfu Tea Timer

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

Gongfu Tea Timer

Master traditional Chinese tea ceremonies with precise steep timing for various tea types. This app offers pre-configured settings and custom profiles to ensure perfect results for every brew, including Lock Screen and Dynamic Island notifications.

Highlights
  • Pre-configured timing for 5 tea types
  • Multiple rounds with adjusted steep times
  • Rinse step support
  • Custom tea profile creation
  • Lock Screen timer
  • Dynamic Island support
Features
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Master the art of gongfu tea brewing with precise timing for every steep. Gongfu Tea Timer guides you through the traditional Chinese tea ceremony with optimized steep times for different tea types. Whether you're brewing delicate green tea or robust pu-erh, get perfect results every time. FEATURES: • Pre-configured timing for 5 tea types: Green, Black, Oolong, White, and Pu-erh • Multiple rounds with automatically adjusted steep times • Rinse step for teas that benefit from it • Additional steep generation for extended sessions • Create and save custom tea profiles LIVE ACTIVITIES: • See your timer on the Lock Screen • Dynamic Island support for iPhone 14 Pro and newer • Get alerts when each round completes without opening the app DESIGNED FOR GONGFU: Unlike generic kitchen timers, this app understands gongfu brewing. Each tea type has carefully calibrated times that increase with each steep, following traditional gongfu methodology. Perfect for tea enthusiasts who want consistent, delicious results from their gongfu sessions.

Screenshots

Tea Timer for You4 screens
Gongfu Tea Timer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gongfu Tea Timer at none against Tea Timer for You's 1. Gongfu Tea Timer also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (6 vs 2). Tea Timer for You's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and rating 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. Gongfu Tea Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Tea Timer for You against 5.0 for Gongfu Tea Timer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tea Timer for You ships an update every 5 days, Gongfu Tea Timer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Tea Timer for You versus Gongfu Tea Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTea Timer for YouGongfu Tea Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings26 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.2
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYoshihiro TamaiRAYMOND LIU LUO

Customer experience

Tea Timer for You

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Gongfu Tea Timer

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tea Timer for You

One-time1
  • NoAds$1.99
None

Gongfu Tea Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tea Timer for You free?
Tea Timer for You is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gongfu Tea Timer free?
Gongfu Tea Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tea Timer for You or Gongfu Tea Timer?
Tea Timer for You and Gongfu Tea Timer are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 6 ratings respectively.
Do Tea Timer for You or Gongfu Tea Timer have ads?
Tea Timer for You shows ads; Gongfu Tea Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, Tea Timer for You or Gongfu Tea Timer?
Tea Timer for You ships an update every 5 days, and Gongfu Tea Timer every 2 weeks. Most recently, Tea Timer for You was updated on November 3, 2026 and Gongfu Tea Timer on November 5, 2026.

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