Tea Cup - Timer
By Cobalt Sign
Tea Cup - Timer is a specialized brewing utility for tea enthusiasts, offering custom steeping profiles and temperature guidance on iOS and Android.
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
The app removes the cognitive friction of tracking multiple steep times for diverse tea varieties, replacing manual timers with a branded, sensory-focused alert system.
For Tea enthusiasts seeking precise brewing guidance and a simple, habit-forming timer interface.
What does it look like?
Key features
Pre-configured list of 30 tea blends with specific brewing time and temperature recommendations.
Allows users to add custom tea types and mark specific blends as favorites for priority display.
Audible alert triggered upon completion of the brewing timer.
How much does it cost?
The app operates as a free, ad-free utility with no current monetization gates.
Velocity
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Tea Cup - Timer has been inactive for 2,039 days, showing no signs of development or maintenance for over five years. The last recorded updates on both iOS and Android were limited to minor stability and bug fixes. There is no evidence of ongoing support, feature development, or live operations.
Who built it?
Cobalt Sign
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What do users think recently?
The recent review mood reads thrilled. Users appreciate customizable tea brewing recipes allow users to track specific steep times for diverse tea varieties and clean and simple interface design provides a distraction-free experience for daily tea preparation routines, but report timer notifications fail to trigger when the app is running in the background post-update.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- Customizable tea brewing recipes allow users to track specific steep times for diverse tea varieties
- Clean and simple interface design provides a distraction-free experience for daily tea preparation routines
- Weekly consumption tracking helps users monitor their caffeine intake and tea drinking habits over time
- Timer notifications fail to trigger when the app is running in the background post-update
50 of 50 recent reviews analyzed · high confidence · Thrilled overall
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Competitive landscape for Tea Cup - Timer
How's the Lifestyle market?
Tea Cup - Timer maintains a 5-star rating on iOS and 4.6 on Android, though the 5-year development gap limits its ability to compete with modern, widget-enabled utilities.
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Key takeaways for Tea Cup - Timer
Where is it heading?
The utility category is consolidating around apps that offer deep system integration, such as widgets and live activities. Tea Cup - Timer remains in a maintenance state, and without a technical refresh to address background process permissions, the app will continue to lose relevance to modern, active competitors.
- Background notification failures in the latest version erode the daily habit, which compounds the technical debt of a five-year release gap.
The SWOT
- Pre-configured 30-blend database provides immediate utility
- Custom profile system creates personalized brewing library
- Home screen widget would enable faster timer access
- Expanded data logging for brewing measurements
Next best moves
Rebuild notification handling because background alerts fail in the latest version → restore core utility
The counter-intuitive read
The app's lack of monetization is its greatest risk…
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Restoring background notification support is the only way to prevent further churn, as the app's current inability to function while multitasking invalidates its core value proposition.
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Is Tea Cup - Timer free to use?
Does the app work in the background?
Can I add my own tea blends?
Sources
- [1] Play Store listing
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