Comparison

Time for Tea vs TeaBrew

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

TeaBrew

Features
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Elevate your tea experience with TeaBrew, the ultimate companion for tea enthusiasts. Whether you're a seasoned connoisseur or just beginning your journey, TeaBrew helps you discover, track, and perfectly brew every cup. YOUR PERSONAL TEA JOURNAL Track Your Collection: Catalog every tea you own, from robust black teas to delicate white teas. Add custom teas with detailed notes on flavor, origin, and more. Manage Your Inventory: Keep a detailed stock of your tea leaves, get automatic low-stock alerts, and never run out of your favorites again. Discover Insights: With TeaBrew Pro, unlock your personal stats journal. Discover your most brewed teas, favorite types, and brewing habits with beautiful charts and graphs. THE PERFECT BREW, EVERY TIME Smart Timer: Use precise, recommended brewing times and temperatures, or customise your own for the perfect steep. Live Activities & Dynamic Island: Keep an eye on your brew from the Lock Screen. Our timer integration ensures you never over-steep again. Multi-Infusion Support: Easily track multiple infusions for complex teas like oolongs and pu-erhs. DISCOVER & SHARE Tea Database: Explore a vast, built-in database of teas from around the world. Personal Recommendations: TeaBrew Pro intelligently recommends new teas for you to try based on your unique taste profile. Community Reviews: Read reviews from other tea lovers and share your own tasting notes. Download TeaBrew today and make every cup your best. Payment and Subscription Information: TeaBrew offers a "Pro" version available through an auto-renewable weekly subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID Account at confirmation of purchase. The weekly subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your App Store account settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription. For more information, please see our: Terms of Service: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gvo0yZtNYM6ZOjTnuP3dSOz3mc2W9uOWFGET8li5k4s/edit?usp=sharing Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QpQgf6v3F2xVsngZ93LlI2e-CioeX_HMozL1VvioixU/edit?usp=sharing

Screenshots

Time for Tea4 screens
TeaBrew4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Time for Tea at none against TeaBrew's 3. Time for Tea also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). TeaBrew's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 5 weeks). On price, 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. TeaBrew sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. Time for Tea asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Time for Tea ships an update every 5 weeks, TeaBrew daily. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Time for Tea versus TeaBrew: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTime for TeaTeaBrew
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB36 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAnnabel van der KooyAaron Rockett

In-app purchases

None

Time for Tea

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

TeaBrew

Subscriptions2
  • TeaBrew Pro (Weekly Trial)3 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • TeaBrew Pro (Weekly)$5.997 Days
One-time1
  • TeaBrew Pro (Lifetime)$29.99

Questions

Is Time for Tea free?
Time for Tea is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TeaBrew free?
TeaBrew is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Time for Tea or TeaBrew have ads?
Neither Time for Tea nor TeaBrew shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Time for Tea or TeaBrew?
Time for Tea ships an update every 5 weeks, and TeaBrew daily. Most recently, Time for Tea was updated on October 3, 2026 and TeaBrew on October 1, 2026.

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