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.
ChaTime Tea Timer
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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/
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
| Parameter | ChaTime Tea Timer | Cha Qi · 茶气 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.4 | 16.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chia Ler Khor | UMAR SEMENOV |
In-app purchases
ChaTime Tea Timer
- ChaTime Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
Cha Qi · 茶气
No in-app purchases









