Cuppings vs Bubble CiTea
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cuppings
Discover top-rated coffee shops worldwide with this offline guide. Find cafes, get directions via map, and explore curated lists of excellent coffee spots in major cities. Never miss a great cup of coffee while traveling.
- Global coffee shop discovery
- Offline access to data
- Map integration for directions
- Curated city coffee guides
- Cafe ratings and addresses
- Regular updates
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Cuppings is your guide to finding excellent coffee wherever you are in the world. We have a network of coffee aficionados drinking coffee to find those cafes that serve the best coffee. Cuppings shows you the nearest coffee shops in a list and how to get there on a map. All the data is stored within the app so you can also use it when you are offline abroad. Cuppings has good coverage in a lot of cities around the world and is regularly updated. You will never need to be without a decent cup of Third Wave coffee when you travel. We think your coffee drinking experience using Cuppings will be especially excellent in: Amsterdam, Antwerpen, Athens, Austin, Barcelona, Berlin, Brighton, Brooklyn, Copenhagen, Den Haag, Geneva, Ghent, Helsinki, Kyoto, Leiden, London, Melbourne, Moscow, Munich, New York City, Oslo, Paris, Rotterdam, San Francisco, Stockholm, Sydney, Tokyo, Utrecht, Vancouver, Vienna, and Warsaw. For each store we show you our rating, its address and your distance to it. You can also locate the place on a map to easily find your way there.
Bubble CiTea
Easily collect rewards and access exclusive offers by scanning a QR code with every purchase. Earn bubbles with each drink, redeemable for free beverages. Discover the full menu and enjoy special birthday treats.
- Collect rewards with every purchase
- Scan QR code at the till
- Earn 1 bubble per drink
- 10 bubbles = 1 free drink
- Exclusive offers and promotions
- Free rainbow topping on signup
- Birthday treat
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Our Bubble CiTea app is the easiest way to collect Rewards every time you shop with us! It’s never been easier! Everything is all in one place - simply open the app and scan the QR code at the till to collect the bubbles Be one of the first to access EXCLUSIVE offers and promotions! Here is how this works: Every time you purchase a drink from Bubble CiTea, you will collect 1 bubble! 10 bubbles = 1 free drink! It’s that simple! So, what's inside the app? - Free Rainbow topping gift when you sign up! - Bubble CiTea Rewards page! - A birthday treat! - Our Menu including Milk Teas, Fruit Teas, toppings, and our Seasonal Drinks!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bubble CiTea at 5.0 against Cuppings's 4.6. Bubble CiTea also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). Cuppings's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (14 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Bubble CiTea holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cuppings has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Cuppings's written reviews are positive against 31% of Bubble CiTea's.
Cuppings ships an update every 8 months, Bubble CiTea every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and August 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cuppings | Bubble CiTea |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (14 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 30.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alper Cugun | Bubble City LTD |
Customer experience
Cuppings
Bubble CiTea
In-app purchases
Cuppings
No in-app purchases
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No in-app purchases









