Comparison

ChaTime Tea Timer vs Cha Qi · 茶气

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

Head to head
About

ChaTime Tea Timer

Features
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ChaTime is a calm tea timer and brew journal made for daily tea and gongfu tea. Choose a tea from your inventory, start with a recommended temperature and steep time, and let ChaTime guide each brew. Multi-infusion timers help you keep rhythm for gongfu tea, while simple presets make green tea, oolong, black tea, white tea, and puer easy to brew. After each session, ChaTime saves a tea record. Review your recent brews, note the taste and mood, and create a polished tea card to save to Photos or share with friends. Features: - Tea inventory and basic tea presets - Recommended temperature and steep time - Multi-infusion gongfu tea timer - Tea journal and brew history - Shareable tea cards and Photos saving - Chinese and English language support Free users can continue with 2 tea sessions per day. ChaTime Premium unlocks unlimited timers and custom tea recipes. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Cha Qi · 茶气

This app helps gongfu cha drinkers calculate tea session scores, estimate caffeine and L-theanine, and forecast sleep impact. It offers personalized brew recommendations based on desired mental states and includes a session timer and diary for logging experiences.

Highlights
  • Gongfu cha session calculator
  • Caffeine and L-theanine estimation
  • Sleep impact forecast
  • TCM nature and Qi profile analysis
  • Goal-driven brew recommendations
  • Gongfu infusion timer
  • Session diary and notes
Features
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Cha Qi · 茶气 is a calculator and notebook for the gongfu cha drinker. WHAT IT DOES • Cha qi score on Lu Tong's Seven Bowls scale • Caffeine and L-theanine estimate • Sleep forecast — when you can fall asleep by 11pm • TCM nature 性 of the brew: cool, neutral, warm, hot • Qi profile: calm vs focus vs euphoria balance • Goal-driven recommendation: what to brew for the state you want SIX TABS • Session: pick your tea, vessel, and grams — see the calculation • Goal: set a state ("Bright focus", "Soft relaxation", "Deep dive", "Cha zui euphoria") and get a brew plan • Timer: gongfu infusion timer • Diary: log sessions, taste notes, mood • A/B: compare two brews side by side • Teas: library of 40 known varieties + your personal stash PRIVACY All your data — library, diary, notes — stays on your device. Nothing is uploaded. LANGUAGES Russian, English, Chinese (Simplified) with locale-aware tea names. OFFLINE Works without internet.

Screenshots

ChaTime Tea Timer4 screens
Cha Qi · 茶气4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cha Qi · 茶气 at none against ChaTime Tea Timer's 1. Cha Qi · 茶气 also leads on iOS requirement (16.1 vs 26.4). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ChaTime Tea Timer sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Cha Qi · 茶气 asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
ChaTime Tea Timer versus Cha Qi · 茶气: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChaTime Tea TimerCha Qi · 茶气
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.416.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChia Ler KhorUMAR SEMENOV

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ChaTime Tea Timer

Subscriptions1
  • ChaTime Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
None

Cha Qi · 茶气

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ChaTime Tea Timer free?
ChaTime Tea Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cha Qi · 茶气 free?
Cha Qi · 茶气 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ChaTime Tea Timer or Cha Qi · 茶气 have ads?
Neither ChaTime Tea Timer nor Cha Qi · 茶气 shows ads.

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