Comparison

SteepPilot vs Tea Timer io

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

Head to head
About

SteepPilot

Features
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SteepPilot is your tea session companion. Built for tea enthusiasts who want to get the most out of every leaf. MULTI-INFUSION TIMER Built around Gong Fu brewing. Start a session and SteepPilot guides you through 8, 10, or 15 infusions with automatic steep progression. Each infusion gets slightly longer. Haptic feedback, auto-advance, and rinse steps for pu-erh and compressed teas. Just pour, taste, pour again. WESTERN MODE Prefer a single long steep? Switch to Western mode for a simple countdown with the right time and temperature for your tea type. TEMPERATURE GUIDE Temperature matters more for tea than any other variable. SteepPilot shows you the exact temperature for every tea type, from delicate white tea at 75C to robust black tea at full boil. RATE EVERY INFUSION Note which infusion was the sweetest, the most complex, or the one that surprised you. Tag flavors during your session and save the whole thing to your tea journal. TEA COLLECTION Track the teas you own. Add type, origin, vendor, and how many grams you have left. SteepPilot subtracts automatically when you brew. Know when you are running low before you run out. LEAF CALCULATOR Enter your vessel size and SteepPilot calculates the right amount of leaf. Works for 100ml gaiwans, 150ml teapots, or any size you use. ICED TEA MODE One tap splits your water into hot brew and ice with adjustable ratios for flash-chilled tea. SUPPORTED TEA TYPES Green, Black, Oolong, White, Pu-erh (Sheng and Shou), Herbal, Matcha, and Chai. Each with curated temperatures, steep times, and Gong Fu parameters. TEA JOURNAL (Pro) Your full session history with ratings, tasting notes, and flavor tags. See what works over time, filter by tea type, and export to CSV. CUSTOM TEAS (Pro) Add your own teas with custom steep times, temperatures, and infusion counts. No account needed. Works offline. Syncs privately across your devices via iCloud. Pro unlocks unlimited tea journal, unlimited collection, per-infusion notes, caffeine tracking, and CSV export. SUBSCRIPTION INFO • Pro Monthly: $1.99/month • Pro Yearly: $9.99/year (best value) • Pro Lifetime: $19.99 one-time purchase • Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase • Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • You can manage and cancel subscriptions in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions • Terms of Use: https://steeppilot-docs.vercel.app/terms.html • Privacy Policy: https://steeppilot-docs.vercel.app/privacy.html

About

Tea Timer io

This app provides precise brewing parameters for various teas, including temperature, ratio, and steep time. It supports multiple brewing styles and offers customizable settings for eleven different tea types. Enjoy a guided brewing experience with notifications and haptic feedback, all without ads or requiring an account.

Highlights
  • Precise temperature, ratio, and steep time
  • Supports standard, gongfu, Japanese, and cold brew styles
  • Presets for 11 tea types
  • Multi-infusion timer
  • Adjustable and saved brew settings
  • Offline functionality
  • Local notifications and haptic feedback
Features
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The tea timer that respects how tea is actually brewed. Whether you're pouring a quick cup of black tea or running a five-infusion gongfu session, Tea Timer gives you the exact temperature, ratio, and steep time for the tea in your cup. Not a generic 3-to-5-minute guess. Four brewing styles in one app • Standard. Single steep, the way most of the world drinks tea. • Gongfu. Sequential short infusions, each pour timed individually. • Japanese. Shorter, hotter, traditional Japanese style. • Cold Brew. Long, gentle extraction in the fridge. Eleven teas, dialed in Green, white, oolong, black, pu-erh, herbal, sencha, gyokuro, genmaicha, hojicha, and matcha. Each preset has a research-backed default temperature (°C or °F), a tea-to-water ratio in grams, and a per-infusion time. Add your own varieties under any tea type, each with its own temperature, ratio, and timing. Built for the brew, not the cup • Multi-infusion timer that walks you through every steep. • Adjust temperature, ratio, and time per tea, saved automatically. • Visual session progress so you never lose your place mid-flight. • Local notifications when your tea is ready. • Haptic feedback at start, finish, and each infusion change. • Works offline. No account required. Tea Timer now learns how you like your tea. • Rate a steep as too weak, just right, or too bitter, and future steep times adjust to your taste. See the adjustment, undo a stray rating, or reset it anytime. • Score a finished brew on aroma, flavor, body, and more. Every scale explains what it measures and what a good score looks like. • History logs every brew: steeps, sessions, teas tried, and your daily streak, with your tasting notes a tap away. • Keep your own teas under any type, like a Dragonwell under Green, with separate settings per brew style. • Time steppers on every brew style, and an option to end a gongfu session early. • New Midnight dark theme, plus five more. Designed to disappear into the ritual Calm color palette. Big, legible numbers. No ads. No social feed. No login. Open the app, pick the tea, hit start. That's it. For people who care about tea If you've ever ruined a cup because you forgot the timer, lost track of which infusion you were on, or wished your kitchen timer knew the difference between sencha and gyokuro, this app is for you. Tea Timer also runs free on the web at teatimer.app. Same presets, same brew, on whichever device is closest to your kettle. Brew better. Every cup.

Screenshots

SteepPilot4 screens
Tea Timer io4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tea Timer io at none against SteepPilot's 3. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. SteepPilot sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Tea Timer io asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
SteepPilot versus Tea Timer io: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSteepPilotTea Timer io
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—6 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlex GalkinWhite Rabbit Software

In-app purchases

3 purchases

SteepPilot

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$19.99
None

Tea Timer io

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SteepPilot free?
SteepPilot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tea Timer io free?
Tea Timer io is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SteepPilot or Tea Timer io have ads?
Neither SteepPilot nor Tea Timer io shows ads.

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