Tincture vs Brewory
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Tincture
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Tincture is a precision brew timer for tea steeping and coffee extraction β one clean stage that walks you through every phase, no clutter, no upsells. Eighteen bundled recipes cover the brews you actually make: gongfu oolongs and puerh with multiple short infusions, delicate greens at the right temperature, V60 and Chemex pour-overs with bloom and pour stages, AeroPress, French press, moka pot, espresso, and cold brew. KEY FEATURES β’ Multi-phase brew clock with circular progress and per-phase labels (Bloom, Pour to 60%, 1st Steep, Press, β¦) β’ 18 curated profiles for tea and coffee, each with water temperature, ratio, total time, and notes β’ Built-in ratio calculator: pick a serving size and Tincture computes grams of leaf or coffee and ml of water β’ Background audio support so the timer keeps running while you read or take notes β’ Logbook of completed brews with quick post-brew rating β’ Library view grouped by family (green, oolong, black, pour-over, immersion, espressoβ¦) DESIGNED FOR THE BREWBAR Whether you're working through a gongfu session, dialing in a new pour-over, or pulling espresso, Tincture stays focused on the pour in front of you. PRIVACY No tracking. No accounts. Your brew log lives on your device.
Brewory
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Brew better tea and coffee at home with a brewing guide, timer and tasting journal that works completely offline. Brewory gives you the water temperature, the coffee-to-water ratio and the right steep or brew time for every cup β then runs the timer for you. No account, no subscription, no sign-up. Just open the app and brew. Whether you are learning pour over coffee, dialing in espresso, steeping loose leaf tea or starting a batch of cold brew overnight, Brewory turns guesswork into a repeatable recipe you can trust morning after morning. DIAL IN EVERY CUP - Pick a tea or coffee and instantly see the recommended water temperature, strength ratio, grind size and time. - A built-in ratio calculator turns your cup count into the exact grams of coffee or leaf and the right amount of water β a simple coffee to water ratio calculator that scales from one cup to a full carafe. - Big, readable brew timer with an alarm and haptics, plus keep-screen-awake so your phone never sleeps mid-pour. A REAL TIMER FOR TEA AND COFFEE - Multi-infusion steep timer for tea: green, white, oolong, black, pu-erh and herbal tisanes, with successive infusions that get a little longer each time, the way gongfu tea is meant to be brewed. - Single-tap brew timer for pour over, French press, AeroPress, espresso, moka pot, Chemex, Turkish and cold brew. - A clean, distraction-free timer screen β no clutter while your steep counts down. A BREWING GUIDE THAT TEACHES YOU - An offline coffee brewing guide and tea brewing app in one, with original, easy steps, grind size, temperature and ratio for each method. - Convert between Celsius and Fahrenheit, grams and ounces, millilitres and fluid ounces. - Search the whole library to compare methods and find your next favourite. YOUR PERSONAL TASTING JOURNAL - Save your own recipes and tasting notes for coffee and tea, rate every cup and attach a photo. - Repeat a saved brew with one tap so your best results are never lost. - Keep a shelf of beans and teas with roast or harvest dates and a freshness indicator, so you always know what to drink next. SEE YOUR HABITS - A beautiful insights tab with a consistency heatmap, this-week-versus-last comparisons, brews by weekday and by time of day, your most-brewed drinks and personal records. - Unlock around forty achievements as you explore new styles and build a daily brewing ritual. PRIVATE AND OFFLINE BY DESIGN - Everything is stored locally on your device. There is no server and no account. - Export and import your journal and shelf as a JSON backup whenever you like. - A private tea timer and coffee brewing guide with no subscription and no ads-first nagging. PERFECT FOR - Home baristas dialing in pour over, espresso and AeroPress recipes. - Tea lovers who want a proper steep timer for loose leaf tea and multiple infusions. - Anyone who wants a simple, offline brewing app to make a consistent cup every day. Brewing values are general starting points β adjust temperature, ratio and time to your taste, your beans or leaves, and your water. Then save what works and brew it again tomorrow. Download Brewory and make every cup count.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Tincture at none against Brewory's shown. Brewory's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Tincture | Brewory |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Ads | No β better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Linh Phan Nhat Khanh | Ferran Espuna |
In-app purchases
Tincture
No in-app purchases
Brewory
No in-app purchases








