Comparison

Camellia Tea Timer vs Great Oak Subdivision

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

Head to head
About

Camellia Tea Timer

A straightforward and elegant timer designed for brewing the perfect cup of tea. Select your tea type and start the timer to be notified when your infusion is ready. Focuses solely on precise steeping times without unnecessary distractions.

Highlights
  • Simple tea timer
  • Elegant design
  • Select tea type
  • Start timer
  • Brewing notifications
Features
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The most simple and elegant tea timer on the App Store. Just choose the type of tea you wish to steep and press start. Don't waste time scrolling through endless lists of teas you don't have or reading the history of infusions you don't care about. This app will let you know when your tea has reached perfection, and nothing more.

About

Great Oak Subdivision

Features
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This is the official app for the Great Oak Subdivision. This app gives you access to news, the community calendar, important documents, and much more. You can also be confident that you will not miss important updates that are delivered to you via our push notifications. Staying connected in Great Oak Subdivision has never been easier!

Screenshots

Camellia Tea Timer2 screens
Great Oak Subdivision4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Camellia Tea Timer at 8.0 against Great Oak Subdivision's 12.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Camellia Tea Timer ships an update every 7 months, Great Oak Subdivision every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Camellia Tea Timer versus Great Oak Subdivision: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCamellia Tea TimerGreat Oak Subdivision
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (15 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews90.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid Norcott IncorporatedMokoApp

Bugs and requests

Camellia Tea Timer

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Timer does not multitask/work in background
  • Alarm sound fades out and cuts abruptly
  • Timer occasionally gets usurped by another app and does not chime

Requested features

13 requests
  • Choose different timer sounds
  • Upload pictures of teas
  • More background pictures
  • Label tea by company
  • Minute-based entry for time
Show 8 more
  • Quantity per ml entry for tea
  • Provide pictures for each tea
  • Store individual temperature settings
  • Change the alarm tone
  • More info about teas/brewing process
  • Dark mode option
  • Ability to sort tea list
  • Ability to add short comments to teas

Great Oak Subdivision

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Camellia Tea Timer

No in-app purchases

None

Great Oak Subdivision

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Camellia Tea Timer free?
Camellia Tea Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Great Oak Subdivision free?
Great Oak Subdivision is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Camellia Tea Timer or Great Oak Subdivision have ads?
Neither Camellia Tea Timer nor Great Oak Subdivision shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Camellia Tea Timer or Great Oak Subdivision?
Camellia Tea Timer ships an update every 7 months, and Great Oak Subdivision every 5 months. Most recently, Camellia Tea Timer was updated on November 1, 2026 and Great Oak Subdivision on November 7, 2026.

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