Comparison

Time for Tea vs gjAero

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

Head to head
About

Time for Tea

This app helps you brew the perfect cup of tea by creating custom cooling and brewing timers based on your chosen tea and cup. Save your tea preferences and cup sizes for easy access and consistently delicious results.

Highlights
  • Save custom tea brewing profiles
  • Save cup dimensions
  • Generate cooling timers
  • Generate brewing timers
  • Precise temperature and time settings
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Save your teas (giving the brewing temperature and time) and cups (giving the cup volume and top diameter). When you're ready to make a cup of tea, choose your tea and cup and the app will generate two timers - a cooling timer and a brewing timer - specific to the tea and cup.  The cooling timer counts down the time to wait after pouring boiling water into the cup for the brewing temperature (e.g. 70°C for green tea) to be reached. The brewing timer then counts down the time from when the tea is added to the water in the cup to when it should be removed. The result is a perfectly brewed cup of tea!

About

gjAero

Features
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Use gjAero to create and manage your recipes for creating the perfect AeroPress brew every time. The ideal companion for your AeroPress. Select your recipe. Choose your preferred coffee beans and grind size. Heat the water to your required temperature. Follow the app's instructions to add water, stir, steep, and press. Enjoy the perfect cup of coffee every time. Features: - Requires iOS 17.5 or later. - 2 default recipes. - Create your own recipes. - Recipes may contain multiple, individually timed, steps. - Pour, pour 1/3, pour 1/2, pour 2/3, stir, steep, and plunge steps. - Supports classic and inverted brewing techniques. - Add notes to recipes. - Countdown timers shown for the current step and overall time remaining. - Backup and restore your recipes. - User selectable countdown sound and volume. - User selectable theme colour. - Supports system dark and light modes. - All features are free to use but there is a tip jar if you want to show your appreciation and support the developer. AeroPress is a registered trademark of Aerobie, Inc., Palo Alto, California, USA.

Screenshots

Time for Tea4 screens
gjAero4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Time for Tea at none against gjAero's 4. Time for Tea also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.5). On price, update cadence, ads 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. gjAero sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Time for Tea asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Time for Tea ships an update every 5 weeks, gjAero every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Time for Tea versus gjAero: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTime for TeagjAero
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.5
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnnabel van der KooyGavin Jerman

In-app purchases

None

Time for Tea

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

gjAero

One-time4
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$1.99
  • Large Tip$4.99
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  • Enormous Tip$9.99

Questions

Is Time for Tea free?
Time for Tea is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is gjAero free?
gjAero is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Time for Tea or gjAero have ads?
Neither Time for Tea nor gjAero shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Time for Tea or gjAero?
Time for Tea ships an update every 5 weeks, and gjAero every 3 weeks. Most recently, Time for Tea was updated on October 3, 2026 and gjAero on October 11, 2026.

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