Make it your own.
Arrange tables, improve your equipment and turn a small start into a welcoming tea room. Choose your menu, set prices and keep an eye on the books.
An Andrew Tech game · In development
Teacups & TidesA little tea room.
A whole lot of life.
Make yourself at home at The Scone & Seagull, a little tea room on the British seafront. Settle in, put the kettle on and make the place your own.
Single-player. Play offline. Save with iCloud on iOS.
A real-world rhythm.
Set your opening hours and let the staff get on with service. Scheduled trading continues while you’re away, following the Europe/London clock.
Life beside the sea.
Get to know the regulars, read your post and watch the miniature town go about its day, from the promenade to the changing light over the water.
Help from the maker
Teacups & Tides support
Found a bug or need a hand with your tea room? Email andrew@andrewtech.co.uk with “Teacups & Tides” in the subject. Andrew Tech is run by Andrew Misselbrook in the United Kingdom.
For a technical issue, include your device model, operating-system version, game version and what happened just before the problem. Screenshots help; please leave out personal or sensitive information.
How do I get started?
Follow Dot’s guidance and check the ledger to manage the tea room. Start with the essentials: stock to serve, enough seats and staff, and opening hours that suit your business.
Why is my tea room closed?
The game follows Europe/London time, including the UK clock changes. Your opening schedule controls when the tea room trades. You can still plan and manage it outside opening hours.
Does it keep trading when I close the app?
Yes, during your scheduled opening hours. On your return, the game works out what happened from your saved business state. You don’t need to leave your screen on.
Do I need an account or internet connection?
No separate game account is needed, and you can play offline. On iOS, iCloud saves use your Apple account to sync progress. An internet connection and iCloud access are needed for syncing.
What if the game feels slow or my device gets warm?
Try a lower graphics tier in the game’s settings. If the problem continues, tell support your device model and what was happening on screen.
Can you recover my save?
Progress is saved on your device, with iCloud saving on iOS. Before reinstalling or changing devices, check that your latest progress has synced and use the same Apple account. Contact support first if something goes wrong; Andrew Tech cannot manually restore a save from your private iCloud account.
Teacups & Tides privacy policy · Updated 11 November 2026
Your progress, in your hands.
This policy applies to the Teacups & Tides mobile game published by Andrew Tech, run by Andrew Misselbrook in the United Kingdom. For questions or a request about information you have sent us, email andrew@andrewtech.co.uk.
Information inside the game
Teacups & Tides does not require a separate game account and does not collect or transmit personal information to Andrew Tech. The game has no advertising, tracking, third-party analytics SDKs, chat, user-generated content or in-app purchases. It does not request access to your contacts, location, camera or microphone.
Local saves, iCloud and device backups
Business progress, your tea room’s name, settings and in-game postcards are stored locally on your device. On iOS, iCloud saves sync game progress through your Apple account. Apple processes that data to provide iCloud under its own terms and privacy policy. Andrew Tech does not operate a separate game-save server and cannot access your private iCloud saves. Your operating system may include app data in device backups, depending on your own backup settings. Those backups are managed by you and your platform provider.
If you contact support
We receive your email address and the message, attachments or device details you choose to send. We use them to answer your enquiry and investigate the issue, on the basis of our legitimate interest in supporting the game. They are handled through our email provider, kept only as long as needed for support and any applicable obligations, and are not used for advertising or sold.
Children and platform services
The game does not collect personal information from players, including children. Apple, Google or your device provider may separately process store purchases, device backups or diagnostics under their own policies and your settings. Any crash report or feedback you choose to share through a platform may be made available to the developer.
Your choices and rights
You can manage local app data and backups through your device settings. Uninstalling may delete your progress; backups may retain a copy until you remove them. For support information you sent to Andrew Tech, you can ask for access, correction or deletion, or object to its use. You can also complain to the UK Information Commissioner’s Office.
This website and future changes
This webpage is part of the Andrew Tech website. Its hosting, website analytics and contact services are described in the Andrew Tech privacy policy; they are separate from the offline game. If the game’s data practices change, this policy and its date will be updated.