I actually just needed a simple coundown timer app for my work that wouldn't take up screen space and that was easy to start and restart multiple presets. For example, I need to comlete task A in one minute and task B in 4 minutes so I wanted to quickly choose the correct timer for the task without needing to type or dial in the time each time. While there's no menu bar item, you can just right-click on the icon in the dock and choose the preset and the time is displayed on the icon. I tried out a lot of different timer apps to find one like this.

This application possesses a charming tea cup icon with a numerical badge discretely indicating the remaining time. The sound effects, which may be toggled off, are minimal. The notification options include a bouncing icon, system notification, sound, or any variation thereof. All options are easily managed from the dock icon. No advertzements of any sort have been noticed from this application. This is clearly an astheeticly pleasing gift from the deveoper. I offer my gratitude and appreciation for this delightful tea timer. :-)

I've several apps I've downloaded over the years - this is my favorite one in a long time! Very thoughtfully designed.

I gave 2 star for the idea. The performance of the app is worth the -3 stars. Any edits you make to the timing are not persistent..they will change unpredictably back to some unknown default. I created a "new" green tea that reqiures 45 second brew time. This worked three times, then it changed eithout my intervention to 3 minutes. Editing tea name or default time does not stick, either. I intially tried to edit the green tea default settings (3:00 minutes) to 0:45, and it timed the tea at 3:45 minutes. It also crashed a couple of times. Disappointed but not chuffed, as it was free (and worth every penny).