Comparison

Tea Top Texas vs The Phin

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

Head to head
About

Tea Top Texas

Features
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Use the Tea Top Texas app to find your nearest location, view our menu, and place an order. Save time by ordering ahead. Earn loyalty points and track your rewards status from within the app. Premium loose leaf bubble (boba) tea store

About

The Phin

Experience the rich heritage of Vietnamese coffee and ceremonial-grade matcha. This app offers a modern café experience celebrating traditional brewing methods and high-quality ingredients. Discover a welcoming space to connect and enjoy exceptional beverages.

Highlights
  • Traditional Vietnamese phin filter brewing
  • Ceremonial-grade matcha
  • Handcrafted specialty beverages
  • High-quality ingredients
  • Modern café experience
  • Vietnamese coffee heritage
Features
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"Absolutely. Here’s the revised version without mentioning roasting: Our Story The Phin Coffee & Matcha was founded with one simple mission: to share the rich heritage of Vietnamese coffee through a modern café experience. Vietnam is the world’s second-largest coffee producer, yet its coffee culture remains underrepresented around the world. We believe authentic Vietnamese coffee deserves to stand alongside the finest specialty coffees, celebrated for its bold character, rich flavor, and unique brewing traditions. At The Phin, every cup is brewed using the traditional Vietnamese phin filter, honoring a method that has been passed down through generations. Alongside our signature Vietnamese coffee, we serve ceremonial-grade matcha and handcrafted specialty beverages made with carefully selected, high-quality ingredients. Our cafés are designed to blend Vietnamese heritage with modern simplicity, creating a warm and welcoming space where people can slow down, connect, and enjoy exceptional coffee. The name “The Phin” honors the iconic Vietnamese coffee filter—a symbol of patience, craftsmanship, and tradition. Just as every drop from a phin filter takes time, we believe great coffee should never be rushed. The Phin Coffee & Matcha is more than a café. It is our commitment to preserving Vietnamese coffee culture while reimagining it for a new generation. Every cup tells a story of tradition, quality, and passion—one phin at a time."

Screenshots

Tea Top Texas4 screens
The Phin3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Tea Top Texas at every 2 weeks against The Phin's monthly. 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tea Top Texas ships an update every 2 weeks, The Phin monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Tea Top Texas versus The Phin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTea Top TexasThe Phin
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.1 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB118 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLUMINARY HAVEN LLCChowbus, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Tea Top Texas

No in-app purchases

None

The Phin

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tea Top Texas free?
Tea Top Texas is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Phin free?
The Phin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tea Top Texas or The Phin have ads?
Neither Tea Top Texas nor The Phin shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tea Top Texas or The Phin?
Tea Top Texas ships an update every 2 weeks, and The Phin monthly. Most recently, Tea Top Texas was updated on November 4, 2026 and The Phin on October 31, 2026.

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