Tea Journal Brew Timer vs Tincture

Steep is the beautiful tea journal for serious tea lovers. Track every brew session, perfect your technique, and discover what makes each cup exceptional. From your first gongfu session to your thousandth infusion, Steep captures every detail. BREW TIMER - Precision countdown timer for gongfu and Western brewing - Infusion tracking with automatic time increments - Per-infusion notes and mini ratings - Smart presets: gaiwan, teapot, kyusu, mug TEA COLLECTION - Build your personal tea library with unlimited entries (Pro) - Track vendor, origin, harvest year, and quantity - Flavor tagging with 40+ descriptors - Visual quantity tracker (full, half, empty) SESSION JOURNAL - Detailed tasting records for every brew - Rate aroma, flavor, mouthfeel, aftertaste, sweetness, and cha qi - Flavor descriptor tags - Session notes and photos INSIGHTS AND STATS - Track your daily brewing streak - Most-brewed teas and brewing history - Tasting evolution over time GO PRO - UNLOCK EVERYTHING - Unlimited tea collection (free tier: 5 teas) - Unlimited session history (free tier: 20 sessions) - AI Tea Advisor - personalized recommendations powered by Grok - Advanced tasting analytics and palate evolution - Session comparison side by side - CSV export and sharing Whether you brew longjing at 75 degrees or aged pu-erh at full boil, Steep honors the ritual. Warm parchment design, airy spacing, no clutter. Just you and the tea. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Tincture is a precision brew timer for tea steeping and coffee extraction — one clean stage that walks you through every phase, no clutter, no upsells. Eighteen bundled recipes cover the brews you actually make: gongfu oolongs and puerh with multiple short infusions, delicate greens at the right temperature, V60 and Chemex pour-overs with bloom and pour stages, AeroPress, French press, moka pot, espresso, and cold brew. KEY FEATURES • Multi-phase brew clock with circular progress and per-phase labels (Bloom, Pour to 60%, 1st Steep, Press, …) • 18 curated profiles for tea and coffee, each with water temperature, ratio, total time, and notes • Built-in ratio calculator: pick a serving size and Tincture computes grams of leaf or coffee and ml of water • Background audio support so the timer keeps running while you read or take notes • Logbook of completed brews with quick post-brew rating • Library view grouped by family (green, oolong, black, pour-over, immersion, espresso…) DESIGNED FOR THE BREWBAR Whether you're working through a gongfu session, dialing in a new pour-over, or pulling espresso, Tincture stays focused on the pour in front of you. PRIVACY No tracking. No accounts. Your brew log lives on your device.