Comparison

ChaTime Tea Timer vs My Tea Shelf

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ€” 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

My Tea Shelf

Features
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My Tea Shelf lets you build your own tea shelf by adding teas one by one, changing shelf themes, and organizing your collection in a cozy way. For each tea, you can record its name, tea company, tea color strength, brewing time, rating, and a short review. You can also customize your shelf by choosing the tin case shape, tin case color, label color, and label font. Main Features Add and manage teas on your shelf Create multiple shelves Set a theme for each shelf Record tea color strength Use a brewing timer Save ratings and short reviews Customize tin cases and labels

Screenshots

ChaTime Tea Timer4 screens
My Tea Shelf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: My Tea Shelf at 13.0 against ChaTime Tea Timer's 26.4. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. ChaTime Tea Timer sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month and My Tea Shelf sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
ChaTime Tea Timer versus My Tea Shelf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChaTime Tea TimerMy Tea Shelf
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS26.413.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size38 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChia Ler KhorYumin Lim

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ChaTime Tea Timer

Subscriptions1
  • ChaTime Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
5 purchases

My Tea Shelf

One-time5
  • Forest Palette$0.49
  • Berry Palette$0.49
  • Blossom Palette$0.49
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  • Peach Palette$0.49
  • Candy Palette$0.49

Questions

Is ChaTime Tea Timer free?
ChaTime Tea Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is My Tea Shelf free?
My Tea Shelf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ChaTime Tea Timer or My Tea Shelf have ads?
Neither ChaTime Tea Timer nor My Tea Shelf shows ads.

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