Comparison

Taste Jo vs HOOB Live

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

Head to head
About

Taste Jo

Features
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Taste Jo is a tasting journal for people who love pure tea. Tap one square to record how a cup tastes, and over time you'll see what you really like, find tea lovers with a similar palate, and discover new teas worth trying. ONE TAP, ONE CUP • Rate any cup on a 10 × 10 grid of sweetness and body. Some tea houses use their own flavor axes, so you taste the way the grower intended. • Add a few words of your own if you like. • Find a tea by browsing tea houses or scanning its barcode. Each harvest batch is listed separately, because spring and winter teas taste different. • Can't find a tea? Recommend it to us and earn points. BREW TIMER • Pick light, medium, or strong and the timer starts. It alerts you even when your phone is locked. • When time's up the timer keeps counting, so you can steep a little longer and tap "Pour" when it's ready. • Every steep is logged with how long it actually took. • Note how the steep turned out (too weak, just right, too strong) and what to change next time. The next time you brew that tea, the timer suggests a strength. MY TEA BOX • Record any tea, even ones not yet on Taste Jo. • Keep your tea box private, or share it so friends can see your recent tastings on your profile. KNOW YOUR PALATE • Your profile maps every tasting on a taste matrix and describes your style. • Taste tribes group people whose palates are alike. • Follow other tea lovers and see what they're drinking. HOLIM POINTS • Earn Holim Points when you rate teas listed on Taste Jo, with a bonus when your rating is close to what the community tastes. • Climb the Holim Board, and see which teas rank highest. VIP MEMBERSHIP (OPTIONAL) • Choose tea by tea which teas in your tea box to share • Back up and sync your tea box and brew logs across devices • Export your tastings as a CSV file • Exclusive badge and avatar frame VIP is an auto-renewing subscription, available monthly, quarterly, or yearly. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it anytime in your App Store account settings. Taste Jo focuses on pure tea: no milk tea or fruit tea. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://privacy.eudaimonia-era.com

About

HOOB Live

Connect with new people through free voice chat parties and share life moments. Enjoy interactive games and send animated gifts to friends, bridging any distance.

Highlights
  • Free voice chat
  • Multi-person voice parties
  • Share life moments and photos
  • In-app chat games
  • Send animated gifts
Features
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HOOB LIVE is a Free Voice Chat and Entertaining Community. You can meet new friends is never easier and enjoy partys with friends with no distances. FEATURES: -TOTALLY FREE You can enjoy free voice chat all over 3G, 4G, 5G or Wifi. -VOICE PARTY Multi-person Online Voice Party, meet new friends quickly, anytime and anywhere. -MOMENT Users from around the world share their life updates and exciting moments. Easily save and document your moments and photos. -CHAT GAMES Enjoy fun games during the Voice Party. -EXQUISTIE GIFTS Exquisite and gorgeous animated gifts can be sent to your good friends ------------------------------------------ Follow us to get the latest updates and special events: -Website: www.hooblive.com -Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@HOOBLIVE Dear HOOB users, your feedback and suggestion are welcomed to: hoodlive@163.com

Screenshots

Taste Jo4 screens
HOOB Live4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: HOOB Live at none against Taste Jo's shown. HOOB Live also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence 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. Taste Jo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and HOOB Live sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Taste Jo versus HOOB Live: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTaste JoHOOB Live
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—60.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB195 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperNil Lezah崇彬 曾

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Taste Jo

Subscriptions3
  • VIP Monthly_TasteJo Exclusive$4.991 Month
  • VIP Qly_TasteJo Exclusive$12.993 Months
  • VIP Annualy_TasteJo Exclusive$49.991 Year
10 purchases

HOOB Live

One-time10
  • 5000coins$0.99
  • 25000coins$4.99
  • 120000金幣$9.99
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  • 50000coins$9.99
  • 85000coins$16.99
  • 360000金幣$29.99
  • 200000coins$39.99
  • 600000金幣$49.99
  • 1200000金幣$99.99
  • 500000coins$99.99

Questions

Is Taste Jo free?
Taste Jo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HOOB Live free?
HOOB Live is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Taste Jo or HOOB Live have ads?
Taste Jo shows ads; HOOB Live does not.
Which is updated more often, Taste Jo or HOOB Live?
Taste Jo ships an update fortnightly, and HOOB Live fortnightly. Most recently, Taste Jo was updated on November 3, 2026 and HOOB Live on November 4, 2026.

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