Tea Recipe vs Gongfu Tea Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tea Recipe
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Discover the Art of Tea Making with Tea Master Explore the world of tea with Tea Master, your ultimate guide to brewing perfection. From classic black teas to exotic herbal blends, our app offers a vast collection of recipes to suit every taste. Whether you're a seasoned tea connoisseur or just starting your journey, Tea Master has something for you. Features: Diverse Recipes: Discover recipes for black, green, oolong, white, herbal teas, and more. Step-by-Step Instructions: Easy-to-follow guides for perfect brewing. Personalized Experience: Save your favorite recipes and add custom notes. Tea Brewing Tips: Learn the secrets of perfect steeping. Community Interaction: Share your recipes and experiences with fellow tea lovers. Download Tea Master today and transform your tea-drinking experience. Brew, sip, and enjoy!
Gongfu Tea Timer
Master traditional Chinese tea ceremonies with precise steep timing for various tea types. This app offers pre-configured settings and custom profiles to ensure perfect results for every brew, including Lock Screen and Dynamic Island notifications.
- Pre-configured timing for 5 tea types
- Multiple rounds with adjusted steep times
- Rinse step support
- Custom tea profile creation
- Lock Screen timer
- Dynamic Island support
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Master the art of gongfu tea brewing with precise timing for every steep. Gongfu Tea Timer guides you through the traditional Chinese tea ceremony with optimized steep times for different tea types. Whether you're brewing delicate green tea or robust pu-erh, get perfect results every time. FEATURES: • Pre-configured timing for 5 tea types: Green, Black, Oolong, White, and Pu-erh • Multiple rounds with automatically adjusted steep times • Rinse step for teas that benefit from it • Additional steep generation for extended sessions • Create and save custom tea profiles LIVE ACTIVITIES: • See your timer on the Lock Screen • Dynamic Island support for iPhone 14 Pro and newer • Get alerts when each round completes without opening the app DESIGNED FOR GONGFU: Unlike generic kitchen timers, this app understands gongfu brewing. Each tea type has carefully calibrated times that increase with each steep, following traditional gongfu methodology. Perfect for tea enthusiasts who want consistent, delicious results from their gongfu sessions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Tea Recipe at every 4 days against Gongfu Tea Timer's every 2 weeks. Tea Recipe also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.2). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Tea Recipe ships an update every 4 days, Gongfu Tea Timer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tea Recipe | Gongfu Tea Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Himalay Diyora | RAYMOND LIU LUO |
In-app purchases
Tea Recipe
No in-app purchases
Gongfu Tea Timer
No in-app purchases
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