Seventh Steep

Gongfu tea timer

Brew puerh and Yunnan white tea, one infusion at a time.

Seventh Steep gives you the grams and the water temperature for your tea and vessel, then times the rinse and every infusion.

Free. Optional Plus for more photo identifications.

The Seventh Steep timer: infusion 2 of an aged sheng at 98 °C, 0:06 left

What it does

A quiet tool for the tea table

Made for evening sessions: dark screens, big numbers, no clutter.

App screen: grams and temperature

Grams and temperature

Pick a tea and a vessel. The app works out the grams of leaf and shows the water temperature in °C or °F.

App screen: every infusion, on time

Every infusion, on time

A ring timer runs the rinse and each infusion. A bell and a vibration tell you when to pour.

App screen: identify a tea from a photo

Identify a tea from a photoOptional

Take one to three photos of the tea or its wrapper. The answer is an estimate, not a guarantee.

App screen: shelf and notes

Shelf and notes

Keep a shelf of your teas and write down each session. Your shelf and notes stay on your phone.

Swipe to see more screens.


Five teas

Starting points for each tea

The app starts from these numbers. You can change the temperature, the vessel and the strength. Tap a tea with a guide to read more.


Free

The timer, the shelf and the notes are free. Every month you get some free photo identifications.

Plus

An optional subscription that gives you more photo identifications. The price and the limits are shown in the app before you buy.

Private

No accounts, no ads, no tracking. Photos go to an AI service only after you agree. Privacy policy.

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