Mowchi vs Chawan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Mowchi
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Moments are made in Mowchi. Now they come with rewards. Meet Mowchi Moments. A simpler way to make every coffee, matcha and Mowchi visit meaningful. MAKE EVERY VISIT A MOMENT Join Mowchi Moments and collect stamps as you spend. Watch your Moments add up, unlock rewards along the way and enjoy a little more from the Mowchi you already love. REWARDS WORTH COMING BACK FOR Enjoy rewards as you visit, discover personalised offers and keep an eye out for little surprises along the way. Everything lives in one place, so you can see what's waiting for you - and what's coming next. A LITTLE MORE MOWCHI Keep Mowchi close, even when you're not in store. Discover personalised offers, rewards and little reasons to come back for your next Moment. Coffee before the day begins. Matcha with friends. A Sando when you need something more. However you Mowchi, make it a Moment. Download the Mowchi App and start collecting yours.
Chawan
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mowchi at none against Chawan's 1. Mowchi also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Chawan sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Mowchi asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Mowchi | Chawan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | โ |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch โ better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 โ better | 26.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | City Restaurants Franchise Ltd | Asharaf Ali |
In-app purchases
Mowchi
No in-app purchases
Chawan
- Chawan Pro$4.99









