Comparison

Teafinity vs Steepr

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

Head to head
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/

About

Steepr

Features
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Pick a tea. Tap start. Steepr is a calm tea timer and brew guide that keeps every cup on track—from matcha and green tea to oolong, chai, herbal tea, and pu-erh. Use Steepr on iPhone or Apple Watch. Follow clear temperature and timing guidance, see the countdown at a glance, and get an alert when your steep is complete. TEA PRESETS Start quickly with eight built-in guides for Green, Black, Oolong, White, Herbal, Chai, Pu-erh, and Matcha. Each includes a suggested water temperature and brew time. A BETTER TIMER • Clear timing and temperature guidance for every tea • Live Activities and Dynamic Island countdowns • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Siri and Shortcuts for hands-free starts • Notifications and haptics when your tea is ready APPLE WATCH COMPANION • Start favorite teas from your wrist • Follow the active brew without reaching for your phone • See progress in supported watch-face complications • Feel a clear haptic when the timer finishes REMEMBER EVERY CUP Save favorites, keep a brew journal, and add tasting notes. Tell Steepr when a cup tastes too weak or too strong, then save a personal steep time for next time. Create custom teas with your own timing, temperature, and notes. STEEPR PRO Unlock unlimited custom teas, guided re-steeps, full brew history, iCloud sync, stronger haptics, and Family Sharing with one purchase. No subscription. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts, ads, analytics, or tracking. Your tea library and brew history stay on your device and in your personal iCloud when sync is enabled. Built for tea lovers who want a focused timer, useful guidance, and nothing in the way of the ritual.

Screenshots

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Steepr4 screens

Verdict

The call

Teafinity and Steepr are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Teafinity sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Steepr sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Teafinity versus Steepr: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTeafinitySteepr
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (33 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings33 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPOCKET IMPLEMENTATION S.R.L.Aftaab Siddiqui

In-app purchases

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
1 purchases

Steepr

One-time1
  • Steepr Pro$5.99

Questions

Is Teafinity free?
Teafinity is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Steepr free?
Steepr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Teafinity or Steepr have ads?
Neither Teafinity nor Steepr shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Teafinity or Steepr?
Teafinity ships an update every 2 weeks, and Steepr every 2 weeks. Most recently, Teafinity was updated on October 7, 2026 and Steepr on October 18, 2026.

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