Tea Me vs Tea Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tea Me
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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.
Tea Tracker
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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/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Tea Tracker at weekly against Tea Me's every 3 weeks. 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
Both are free to download. Tea Me sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $12.99 per year and Tea Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Tea Me ships an update every 3 weeks, Tea Tracker weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tea Me | Tea Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Martin Lustenberger GmbH | 轩 董 |
In-app purchases
Tea Me
- Tea Me Plus7 Days trial$12.991 Year
Tea Tracker
- Steep Notes Pro Annual7 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Steep Notes Pro Lifetime$39.99








