TeaLoveLog vs Gongfu Tea Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TeaLoveLog
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tealovelog - Your Tea Journal Born for Japanese green tea, tealovelog now travels with you across the full tea world — from gyokuro to pu-erh, from Uji to Darjeeling. **TRACK YOUR COLLECTION** - Manage your tea inventory — track packages by type, origin, purchase date and location - Catalog your kyusu and teapot collection and match vessels to teas - Add photos to document your growing collection **JOURNAL YOUR TEA SESSIONS** - Record detailed brewing parameters: water temperature, steeping time, leaf quantity - Capture tasting notes and flavor characteristics for each session - Document your sessions with photos - Track when and how you prepared each tea **DISCOVER YOUR PREFERENCES** - Identify which teas you enjoy most and why - Understand how preparation methods influence taste - Optimize your brewing technique based on past sessions - Explore varieties and grades across any origin or style Whether you're deepening your sencha practice or branching into new tea territories, tealovelog helps you remember what makes each session special. Privacy-focused and ad-free. Your tea journey belongs to you.
Gongfu Tea Timer
Master traditional Chinese tea ceremonies with precise steep timing for various tea types. This app offers pre-configured settings and custom profiles to ensure perfect results for every brew, including Lock Screen and Dynamic Island notifications.
- Pre-configured timing for 5 tea types
- Multiple rounds with adjusted steep times
- Rinse step support
- Custom tea profile creation
- Lock Screen timer
- Dynamic Island support
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Master the art of gongfu tea brewing with precise timing for every steep. Gongfu Tea Timer guides you through the traditional Chinese tea ceremony with optimized steep times for different tea types. Whether you're brewing delicate green tea or robust pu-erh, get perfect results every time. FEATURES: • Pre-configured timing for 5 tea types: Green, Black, Oolong, White, and Pu-erh • Multiple rounds with automatically adjusted steep times • Rinse step for teas that benefit from it • Additional steep generation for extended sessions • Create and save custom tea profiles LIVE ACTIVITIES: • See your timer on the Lock Screen • Dynamic Island support for iPhone 14 Pro and newer • Get alerts when each round completes without opening the app DESIGNED FOR GONGFU: Unlike generic kitchen timers, this app understands gongfu brewing. Each tea type has carefully calibrated times that increase with each steep, following traditional gongfu methodology. Perfect for tea enthusiasts who want consistent, delicious results from their gongfu sessions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Gongfu Tea Timer at every 2 weeks against TeaLoveLog's every 2 months. Gongfu Tea Timer also leads on iOS requirement (16.2 vs 18.1). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TeaLoveLog ships an update every 2 months, Gongfu Tea Timer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TeaLoveLog | Gongfu Tea Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.1 | 16.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | YARON AMIR BENJAMIN DR. GOLDSTEIN | RAYMOND LIU LUO |
In-app purchases
TeaLoveLog
No in-app purchases
Gongfu Tea Timer
No in-app purchases
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