Comparison

Kiri vs Steep

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

Head to head
About

Kiri

This app helps you brew tea precisely with a multi-steep timer and Apple Watch integration. Scan tea labels to identify and organize your collection, discover new teas from a large catalog, and explore tea origins. It also offers dedicated timers for cold brew tea.

Highlights
  • Multi-steep gongfu brewing timer
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Tea label scanning and identification
  • Digital tea collection organization
  • 700+ tea catalog
  • Interactive tea origin map
  • Cold brew tea timer presets
Features
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Kiri is your personal tea companion. •Brew gongfu precisely with a multi-steep timer with Apple Watch integration. •Scan tea labels to quickly identify tea and save it to your digital shelf. •Organize your collection in one place. •Discover new teas from a 700+ tea catalog. •Explore tea origins on an interactive map. •Make cold brew tea with dedicated timer presets. •Add your own custom teas Kiri is designed for daily tea drinkers who want better cups, cleaner organization, and a deeper connection to tea origins. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Steep

Features
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Steep is the tea app for people who care how their tea is brewed. Set a precise timer for green, black, oolong, white, or puerh — with smart presets for temperature and time. In gongfu mode, Steep tracks each short infusion in sequence, auto-bumping the next steep and counting down right on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island, so your hands stay on the gaiwan. Build your stash by photographing a tin or pouch — Steep reads the label and fills in type, origin, vendor, and harvest year for you to confirm. See your whole collection at a glance, track quantity and value, and mark aging puerh cakes you're saving. Journal every session: log each infusion, dictate tasting notes hands-free, and let on-device intelligence organize them into aroma, body, and finish. Suggestions, never appraisals — your palate stays the authority. When your shelf is worth showing off, export a beautiful tea-shelf card to share with your community. Everything syncs privately across your devices with iCloud. Nothing leaves your phone for our servers. Free to brew with built-in timers and a starter stash. Steep Pro unlocks unlimited teas and sessions, label scanning, AI notes, value tracking, and unbranded cards — monthly, annual, or a one-time lifetime unlock. Steep your tea. Remember it. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://brainrash.com/privacy

Screenshots

Kiri4 screens
Steep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Kiri at 17.0 against Steep's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Kiri sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Steep sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kiri ships an update every 6 weeks, Steep every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Kiri versus Steep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKiriSteep
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB4 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperIvan OstrolutskyiJustin Pruskowski

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Kiri

Subscriptions2
  • Kiri Pro - Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Kiri Pro - Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
2 purchases

Steep

Subscriptions2
  • Steep Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Steep Pro Annual$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Kiri free?
Kiri is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Steep free?
Steep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Kiri or Steep have ads?
Neither Kiri nor Steep shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kiri or Steep?
Kiri ships an update every 6 weeks, and Steep every 2 months. Most recently, Kiri was updated on October 28, 2026 and Steep on October 28, 2026.

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