Comparison

Tea Knowledge and Info vs Philothea

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

Head to head
About

Tea Knowledge and Info

Features
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Discover the world of tea with Tea Knowledge and Info. Our app is designed to provide you with a wealth of knowledge about different tea species, tea leaf grades, and tea recipes, all while helping you brew the perfect cup of tea. Tea is not only one of the most popular beverages in the world, but it's also healthy and delicious. With our app, you'll learn how to brew the perfect cup of tea and discover new recipes to try. Our app also includes a timer to help you brew tea with the perfect taste, and a note-taking feature to save your favorite teas for future reference. Experience the world of tea with Tea Knowledge and Info. Download now and start exploring the many benefits of this wonderful drink!

About

Philothea

This app offers a guided 30-day devotional walk based on a classic Catholic handbook for living a devout life in ordinary circumstances. It provides daily readings, prayers, and a structured meditation flow, with optional premium features for journaling and progress tracking.

Highlights
  • 30-day guided devotional walk
  • Daily prayer and meditation flow
  • Bilingual (French/English) content
  • Journaling and progress tracking (premium)
  • Prayer library with traditional prayers
  • Daily readings and spiritual guidance
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Philothea is a quiet companion for the devout life — a thirty-day walk through Saint Francis de Sales's Introduction à la vie dévote (1609), the classic Catholic handbook for keeping a devout life in the middle of an ordinary one. The saint addressed his book to a young laywoman named Philothée — "soul who loves God" — and he meant you. He wrote, "It is an error, or rather a heresy, to wish to banish the devout life from the regiment of soldiers, the mechanic's shop, the court of princes, or the home of married people." Wherever you live, whatever you do, devotion is for you. EVERY PRAYER, ALWAYS FREE The whole devotional life of the app costs nothing: • The thirty-day retreat — walked day by day, with a 40-day Lent and 28-day Advent variant • The six-step daily flow — preparation, composition of place, petition for grace, meditation, colloquy with the Lord, and a closing Pater Noster • The Prayer Library — Salesian short prayers and the central prayers of the Tradition (Pater, Ave, Gloria, Anima Christi) in French and English • Daily reading — Citation of the Day, Companion, a passage of the Treatise on the Love of God, the Letter of the Week • Direction of Intention — the Visitation's small practice, a word at the start of every task placing it under His care • Bilingual always — French and English side by side throughout WITH STUDIO SUPPORT A $0.99/month or $6.99/year subscription (with a 7-day free trial) adds the personal-practice tools that follow your walk day by day: • Journal — kept day by day, with categories for gratitude, reflection, prayer, and intention • Day-by-day retreat progress — your walk, kept on parchment • Spiritual Bouquet — long-press any citation, treatise passage, or companion line to keep it • Bookmarks with private notes • Letter of the Week sharing • An annual renewal feast — pick Saint Francis de Sales (24 January), Ash Wednesday, the First Sunday of Advent, or All Saints, and the retreat returns to you each year SOURCES YOU CAN TRUST Every long-form text is drawn from a public-domain printed source. French letters from the Annecy Œuvres complètes (vols XI–XXI, 1892–1923). English from Mackey, Letters to Persons in the World (London: Burns & Oates, 1894). The Pater Noster is the pre-Vatican-II formal vous form. The voice is Catholic-to-Catholic, no hedging. A SALESIAN PRACTICE The retreat ends; the devout life begins. On the final day, Saint Francis blesses Philothée and sends her back into her ordinary hours — and Philothea keeps walking with her. The Today screen rotates fresh every day so the practice doesn't end with the retreat. From Sanctified Souls — a small Catholic studio. Vive Jésus. Privacy Policy: https://www.sanctifiedsouls.net/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.sanctifiedsouls.net/terms

Screenshots

Tea Knowledge and Info4 screens
Philothea4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Tea Knowledge and Info at 15.0 against Philothea's 17.0. On price, ads, 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 Knowledge and Info sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Philothea sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Tea Knowledge and Info versus Philothea: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTea Knowledge and InfoPhilothea
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMan Hung SunQUINTILIAN LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tea Knowledge and Info

One-time1
  • upgrade$0.99
2 purchases

Philothea

Subscriptions2
  • Philothea Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Philothea Yearly7 Days trial$6.991 Year

Questions

Is Tea Knowledge and Info free?
Tea Knowledge and Info is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Philothea free?
Philothea is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tea Knowledge and Info or Philothea have ads?
Neither Tea Knowledge and Info nor Philothea shows ads.

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