Gongfu Tea Timer vs Tea Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
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
Gongfu Tea Timer and Tea Tracker 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Gongfu Tea Timer ships an update every 2 weeks, Tea Tracker weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gongfu Tea Timer | Tea Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.2 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RAYMOND LIU LUO | 轩 董 |
In-app purchases
Gongfu Tea Timer
No in-app purchases
Tea Tracker
No in-app purchases
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