Comparison

Time for Tea vs machite

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

machite

Explore the world of Yerba Mate with detailed guides, a personal journal to track your experiences, and an extensive product database. Learn about its history, master preparation techniques, and receive football match notifications. Get assistance finding and purchasing your next favorite Yerba Mate.

Highlights
  • Personal Yerba Mate journal
  • Detailed guides for mate types
  • Over 1000 product database
  • Yerba Mate history and brand stories
  • Preparation instructions and tutorials
  • Football match notifications
  • Purchase assistance
Features
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Discover the world of Yerba Mate with our comprehensive app! Features: Personal Journal: Keep track of all the yerba mate products you've tried and read reviews from fellow enthusiasts. Comprehensive Guides: Explore detailed guides for every type of yerba mate - Tradicional, Tereré, Chimarrão, and Mate Cocido. Extensive Product Database: Access information on over 1000 products, with insights from both our machine learning system and the community. Yerba Mate History: Learn about the rich history of yerba mate and the stories behind various brands. Instructions & Tutorials: Master the art of preparing yerba mate with our easy-to-follow instructions and tutorials. Football Match Notifications: Never miss a match with our football notifications, keeping you updated on your favorite teams. Purchase Assistants: Get help finding and purchasing the perfect yerba mate products for you. Download now and join a vibrant community of yerba mate lovers!

Screenshots

Time for Tea4 screens
machite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Time for Tea at 100% against machite's 0%. Time for Tea also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). machite's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). On price, ratings volume, device support and iOS requirement 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. machite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Time for Tea asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Time for Tea holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Time for Tea's written reviews are positive against 0% of machite's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Time for Tea ships an update every 5 weeks, machite fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Time for Tea versus machite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTime for Teamachite
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB99 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnnabel van der KooyJose Collazzi

Customer experience

Time for Tea

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

machite

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Time for Tea

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

machite

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Time for Tea free?
Time for Tea is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is machite free?
machite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Time for Tea or machite?
Time for Tea is rated higher. Time for Tea averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while machite averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Time for Tea or machite have ads?
machite shows ads; Time for Tea does not.
Which is updated more often, Time for Tea or machite?
Time for Tea ships an update every 5 weeks, and machite fortnightly. Most recently, Time for Tea was updated on October 3, 2026 and machite on September 23, 2026.

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