Comparison

matcha. vs Chawan

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

Head to head
About

matcha.

Discover simple, step-by-step recipes for popular matcha drinks. Learn to make cafe-quality beverages at home with clear instructions and optional video guides. Participate in community voting to influence future app development.

Highlights
  • Step-by-step recipe guides
  • Iced and hot drink options
  • Recipe tutorials and guides
  • Community feature voting
  • No account or login required
  • Ad-free and private experience
Features
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Matcha is a little collection of the drinks we actually make at home, turned into simple recipes anyone can follow. Pick a drink and Matcha walks you through it one step at a time: what you need, how much, and exactly what to do, iced or hot. No barista experience required. RECIPES - Matcha latte, the classic base - Brown sugar matcha, sweet and balanced - Honey lavender matcha, floral and mellow - Strawberry cream matcha, the viral layered one More on the way, and you get a say in what comes next. STEP-BY-STEP, NOT GUESSWORK Every recipe is a clear walkthrough with measurements and optional how-to videos, so your matcha comes out smooth and cafe-good every time. VOTE ON WHAT WE BUILD NEXT Matcha has a community board where anyone can post a feature idea or a bug, and everyone votes. The top request is what we build next, so the app grows with the people who use it. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No login. No ads, no tracking, no analytics. Browsing recipes collects nothing at all. The only thing that ever leaves your device is a post you choose to make on the vote board. MADE WITH LOVE We are Kerryn and Luke, a couple who make a lot of matcha at home. This is our little recipe book, shared with you. PRIVACY AND TERMS Questions, or want a feedback post removed? luke@lewisdesign.co Privacy Policy: https://matchaapp.figma.site/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Chawan

Features
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Chawan is a matcha companion for brewing, logging, and keeping a tin journal. Time your whisk, watch your caffeine curve, and browse guides and 26 recipes. BREW Pick a style: usucha, koicha, hot latte, iced latte, or a matcha shot. Chawan times each step, sift, water, whisk, serve, with sound and haptics along the way. A Live Activity keeps the timer visible on your Lock Screen. Finishing a brew logs a serving on its own. JOURNAL Keep a record of every tin: brand, grade, origin, price, and grams left. Rate what you drink, tag the flavor, and get a reminder when a tin is running low. Chawan works out cost per serving so you know what you're actually spending. LEARN Eight guides cover grades, storage, water temperature, and how to buy matcha without getting scammed. Twenty-six recipes cover lattes, iced drinks, and a few baking ideas, written in plain text with no stock photos. TODAY A caffeine and L-theanine curve shows what's in your system right now, built from the servings you've logged. Log coffee, espresso, or tea alongside matcha and the curve counts them too. Caffeine numbers are estimates based on published averages, not a lab measurement of what you drank. WATCH AND WIDGETS A watchOS app runs the brew timer on your wrist with haptic steps. Widgets show today's servings and your caffeine curve on the Home Screen and Lock Screen. A Control Center button starts your default brew. SYNC Tins, brews, and journal entries sync over your own iCloud account. There's no sign-up and no login screen. CHAWAN PRO Chawan is free to use: the brew timer, two tins, six recipes, the Today curve, and iCloud sync all come at no cost. Chawan Pro is a one-time purchase of $4.99. It adds unlimited tins, every guide and recipe, the sleep-cutoff forecast, near-me favorites, alternate accents and app icons, and CSV export. No subscription, ever. PRIVACY No ads. No account. Your data stays on your device and in your own iCloud, not ours.

Screenshots

matcha.4 screens
Chawan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: matcha. at none against Chawan's 1. Chawan's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. Chawan sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. matcha. asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
matcha. versus Chawan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametermatcha.Chawan
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings6 — better—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLewis Design, Limited Liability CompanyAsharaf Ali

In-app purchases

None

matcha.

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Chawan

One-time1
  • Chawan Pro$4.99

Questions

Is matcha. free?
matcha. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chawan free?
Chawan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do matcha. or Chawan have ads?
Neither matcha. nor Chawan shows ads.

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