Comparison

Tea Brew Timer & Journal vs Teafinity

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

Head to head
About

Tea Brew Timer & Journal

Master the art of tea brewing with a customizable timer, detailed tasting notes, and a curated tea library. Explore different tea varieties, record brewing parameters, and discover the cultural significance of tea pets. Elevate your daily tea ritual into a mindful experience.

Highlights
  • Customizable tea timer
  • Detailed tasting notes
  • Curated tea library
  • Brewing parameter tracking
  • Tea pet discovery
  • Infusion time calculation
Features
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Master the art of tea brewing with the ultimate Tea Brew Timer & Journal app. Track infusion times, record tasting notes, and explore tea varieties from Oolong to Pu-erh. Your complete tea companion for the perfect cup every time. CUSTOMIZABLE TEA TIMER Set precise brewing times tailored to your taste preferences. Adjust infusions duration with intuitive controls. My smart timer automatically calculates optimal times for subsequent infusions, ensuring each cup reaches its full potential. Never over-steep again with gentle notifications when your tea reaches perfection. PERFECT YOUR TEA BREWINGS Tea Brew Timer & Journal transforms your daily cup into a remarkable ritual. I've crafted this app for everyone who believes tea deserves more than just a hurried dunk of a tea bag. Discover the difference proper timing and temperature make while chronicling your journey through the wonderful world of tea. TEA LIBRARY Each tea comes with brewing wisdom from tea masters, flavor profiles, and stories of origin. Venture through my thoughtfully curated collection of tea varieties: Oolong Tea - The chameleon of teas with complex profiles that change with each infusion Pu-erh Tea - Aged like fine wine, these earthy teas tell stories of distant mountains Black Tea - Bold, robust flavors that wake up your senses with longer steeping times Green Tea - Fresh, grassy character requiring precise timing to avoid bitterness White Tea - Delicate, sunshine-in-a-cup flavors that reward patient brewing Yellow Tea - The rare treasure of the tea world with mellow, distinctive character TEA JOURNAL & TASTING NOTES Capture the essence of each tea session in your beautiful digital journal. Note the subtle fruit notes in your Darjeeling or the honey sweetness of your white tea. Track brewing parameters that worked perfectly (or terribly). Revisit your tea history to refine your technique and witness your palate evolve. Share discoveries with fellow tea enthusiasts who understand your passion. TEA PETS Discover the charming tradition of tea pets - those little clay friends that come alive with each tea session. Learn their cultural significance while documenting how yours develops a beautiful patina over time. Watch as your ceramic companion becomes a treasured part of your tea ritual. WHY TEA BREW TIMER & JOURNAL? Because tea isn't just a drink - it's a moment of pause in your busy day. Whether you're sipping a quick morning cup or practicing the ancient art of Gongfu brewing, our app helps you create mindful tea experiences worth savoring. Download Tea Brew Timer & Journal today and turn every leaf into an adventure!

About

Teafinity

This app helps you brew the perfect cup of tea every time. Identify teas with your camera, use smart timers, and explore detailed guides for over 170 varieties. Discover new favorites and build your personal tea collection.

Highlights
  • AI-powered tea recognition via camera
  • Smart brewing timers with notifications
  • 170+ comprehensive tea guides
  • Personalized tea recommendations
  • Build and track personal tea collection
  • Custom brewing profiles
Features
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Guessing ruins good leaf. Teafinity is a tea timer with the numbers already in it. Sencha at 175F, 90 seconds. English Breakfast at 212F, 4 minutes. The timer and 30 teas are free. The full library and AI photo identification are the paid part. FREE, AND NO ACCOUNT 30 teas with the brewing data already entered: water temperature in F and C, steep time, and how much leaf to how much water. English Breakfast, Earl Grey, Darjeeling, Sencha, Dragon Well, Tie Guan Yin, Silver Needle, Shou Pu-erh, Chamomile, Rooibos and 19 more. Matcha is in the free set too, with its water temperature and leaf-to-water ratio. Black, green, white, oolong, pu-erh and herbal are all in the free set. The Western brewing timer. Pick a tea, tap once, put the phone down. The countdown runs on the Lock Screen as a Live Activity, so you can check it without opening anything, and, with notifications allowed, an alert tells you when the steep is done. On iOS 26 and later, if you allow it, the finish alert can sound through a silenced phone. Favorites and a collection that fills in as you brew. A tea insight every day. Recommendations that follow what you actually drink. No account, no email address, no ads. The 30 teas are not a trial countdown. They stay free. PREMIUM, WHICH IS A SUBSCRIPTION The whole library. All 176 teas in the core collection, plus seasonal teas that rotate through the year. AI photo identification. Point the camera at loose leaf or a packet and Teafinity identifies the tea, then opens the brewing data for it. If it cannot place one, you can request it. Gongfu timers across the whole library. Every infusion gets its own clock and its own length, so a gongfu tea that wants 30 seconds, then 40, then 50 is not one flat countdown repeated five times. Tea requests. Ask for a tea the library does not have yet. New teas and guides land every month. WHO IT IS FOR People who buy tea worth brewing properly and are tired of digging the numbers out of a blog post halfway through a steep. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Premium is a yearly plan or a weekly plan. New subscribers start the yearly plan with a 7-day free trial. The App Store shows the price in your own currency before anything is charged. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage the subscription and turn off auto-renew in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Tea Brew Timer & Journal4 screens
Teafinity4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Teafinity at every 2 weeks against Tea Brew Timer & Journal's every 3 months. Teafinity also leads on ratings volume (33 vs 1). Tea Brew Timer & Journal's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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 Brew Timer & Journal sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Teafinity sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Tea Brew Timer & Journal against 4.9 for Teafinity. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Teafinity has 33 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tea Brew Timer & Journal ships an update every 3 months, Teafinity every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 19, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tea Brew Timer & Journal versus Teafinity: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTea Brew Timer & JournalTeafinity
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.9 (33 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings133 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB93 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYevhenii FilipievPOCKET IMPLEMENTATION S.R.L.

Customer experience

Tea Brew Timer & Journal

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Teafinity

All ratings33 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Tea Brew Timer & Journal

One-time3
  • Bowl of Tea$0.99
  • Mug$2.99
  • Teapot$3.99
5 purchases

Teafinity

Subscriptions4
  • Teafinity Premium Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Teafinity Premium Yearly$19.991 Year
  • Teafinity Premium Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
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  • Teafinity Premium Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Teafinity Premium Forever$99.99

Questions

Is Tea Brew Timer & Journal free?
Tea Brew Timer & Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Teafinity free?
Teafinity is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tea Brew Timer & Journal or Teafinity?
Tea Brew Timer & Journal is rated higher. Tea Brew Timer & Journal averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Teafinity averages 4.9 from 33 ratings.
Do Tea Brew Timer & Journal or Teafinity have ads?
Neither Tea Brew Timer & Journal nor Teafinity shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tea Brew Timer & Journal or Teafinity?
Tea Brew Timer & Journal ships an update every 3 months, and Teafinity every 2 weeks. Most recently, Tea Brew Timer & Journal was updated on August 19, 2026 and Teafinity on September 10, 2026.

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