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Top 10 Tea Apps On-the-go or at home, download anything you need to know about tea with these mobile apps By Libby Basile
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ave you ever ruined a perfectly good cup of tea because you let it steep too long? Or maybe found a really great blend, only to forget its name a week later? Storing tea notes and calculating brew times is easy with the help of a mobile tea app. And with so many options available for iPhones, iPads and Androids, it’s easy to track your tea habits—and more. Here’s a look at Tea Magazine’s favorite mobile apps for tea drinkers. tea by Samuel Iglesias Available for: iPhone and iPad $1.99 By far the most comprehensive tea app, this tool features a tea timer and default brew suggestions. It also allows you to store tasting notes and preferred brew times for your favorite blends. More advanced features include an inventory tracker that calculates how many brews you can make with a particular tea and recalculates remaining brews after each use, and an automatic unit converter. Your tea history is easy to search and tasting notes can be shared on Facebook and Twitter.
three popular tea apps. From top: tea, teaMap and teatime.
tea remedy by Fingoware, LLC Available for: iPhone and iPad $.99 How are you feeling today? Tea Remedy helps you select the right tea for your mood. Scroll through the directory to find herbal remedies for weight loss, improving memory and battling a cold—the ideal cup for each problem will appear with just one touch. teavana Perfect tea touch by Teavana Available for: iPhone, iPad and Android Free Teavana tea drinkers can download this tea timer that features specific brew times for all Teavana teas, a blender tool that suggests popular tea blends and a store locator. The app also shares details on all of Teavana’s teas—including health benefits. For added fun, the timer plays music based on what type of tea you’re steeping. tea Forte tea timer Available for: iPhone and iPad Free In addition to functioning as a tea timer for all of your favorite Tea Forte teas, this app offers cocktail recipes that feature the brand’s Cocktail Infusions. www.TeaMag.com
teaMap by Adagio Teas Available for: iPhone, iPad and Android Free For on-the-go tea drinking check the TeaMap’s tearoom directory. Search by style, rating or location for easy-to-read shop reviews and images. Like a location? Listings can be bookmarked for a return visit. Aromatic by Konstantin Gonikman Available for: iPhone and iPad $2.99 Refine your tea knowledge with Aromatic. This app contains detailed descriptions of over 50 types of tea, a tea glossary and brewing notes. You can also browse through photos and study maps to learn more about the origins of your favorites tealeaves.
March/April 2012
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