Comparison

Tea Me vs Tea Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Tea Me

Features
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Tea Me is your smart tea companion for every brew – from first discovery to perfect routine. Discover a vast tea library with brewing time and temperature recommendations, customize values individually and save multiple brews per tea. Create your own teas, document origin and preparation details in your notes and record your brews with personal impressions in your Brew Journal. With the integrated timer and Live Activities you see the current status at a glance and never miss a brew. Control the preparation conveniently from your wrist with your Apple Watch. The unique cooling function calculates exactly when your boiling water reaches the perfect temperature, taking into account room temperature, altitude above sea level or the material of your cup. The app supports both metric and imperial systems and displays temperatures in Celsius and Fahrenheit. Tea Me supports Western brewing method and Gong Fu. Whether beginner or tea enthusiast: With Tea Me every cup becomes more conscious, consistent and personal.

About

Tea Tracker

Features
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Steep Notes is a tea tracker and tasting log for tea lovers. Whether you brew a quick daily cup, compare gaiwan infusions, or slowly organize a growing tea collection, Steep Notes helps you keep each session clear, searchable, and memorable. [Record every tasting] Save the tea name, category, brand, vintage, leaf amount, water volume, temperature, vessel, and infusion count. Each infusion can have its own time, aroma, flavor, aftertaste, body notes, rating, tags, personal thoughts, and photos. [Build your tea library] Organize the teas you drink by category and keep origin, brand, year, and notes in one place. Open a tea profile to quickly find every related tasting record. [Manage your tea pantry] Track purchase date, quantity, weight, price, and source. Manage inventory by gram, session, or cake, then record consumption after daily brewing, gifting, or sharing tea with friends. [Review your tea calendar] See the days you drank tea in a monthly calendar and jump back into the notes from each date. Category distribution, high-rated records, and teas worth buying again are summarized in the insights view. [Keep your data yours] Your data is stored on your device first and can sync between your Apple devices with iCloud. Steep Notes also includes backup, restore, and data export tools for long-term record keeping. [Subscription and purchase] Steep Notes offers a yearly auto-renewable subscription and a lifetime purchase. The yearly subscription renews automatically unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple account after confirmation. You can manage or cancel subscriptions in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Tea Me4 screens
Tea Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tea Tracker at none against Tea Me's 2. Tea Tracker also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Tea Me sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per year. Tea Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tea Me ships an update every 3 weeks, Tea Tracker weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Tea Me versus Tea Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTea MeTea Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMartin Lustenberger GmbH轩 董

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Tea Me

Subscriptions1
  • Tea Me Plus7 Days trial$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Tea Me Plus$5.99
None

Tea Tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tea Me free?
Tea Me is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tea Tracker free?
Tea Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tea Me or Tea Tracker have ads?
Neither Tea Me nor Tea Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tea Me or Tea Tracker?
Tea Me ships an update every 3 weeks, and Tea Tracker weekly. Most recently, Tea Me was updated on September 10, 2026 and Tea Tracker on September 19, 2026.

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