# Lotus Bud Meditation Timer

> Meditation timer app with customizable sessions and optional progress tracking. (iPhone/iPad app by Chad Sager.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lotus-bud-meditation-timer/id731742827 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Chad Sager](https://appshunter.io/developer/441875701)
- Category: Health & Fitness, Productivity
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.60/5 from 5 App Store ratings · 17 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 12.0 · 43 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2013-12-25
- Data updated: 2026-06-03
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lotus-bud-meditation-timer/id731742827/reviews.md

## What is Lotus Bud Meditation Timer?

Regular meditation positively impacts your sense of well being and contributes to a healthy and happy lifestyle.  We believe in making great software that helps you get the most out of a regular meditation practice.

Lotus Bud is focused on helping you make your life better through regular meditation.

Features Available for Free
• Start your meditation and be gently informed that your meditation is complete by a beautiful singing bowl sound.
• Set your meditation duration base on the number of minutes you want to meditate, or until a specific time.
• Today widget, get a sense of your meditation practice at a glance, and if you haven't meditated today, start your meditation from the Today screen.
• Play a short bell at the beginning of your meditation, this can be turned off in settings.
• Beautiful interface that's quiet, thoughtful and supportive of your practice.
• Set a reminder to meditate, pick the time and days you want it to repeat on.
• Interactive reminders, let's you start meditating with a tap, or be reminded later.
• Control the interface with gestures.
    -- Swipe up or down when selecting a meditation time to increment in five minute chunks.
    -- Triple tap to start or end your meditation.
    -- Double tap to pause your meditation.
    -- Single tap to show controls that hidden controls that hide when not needed.
• Meditate using your Apple Watch!

Features Available through the Intention & Reflection In-App Purchase
• Meditation history and Intention settings sync via iCloud.
• Reflect on your meditation history and leave notes for yourself about your meditation.
• Set your Intention and see how you're doing over time.
• Your Intention gradually lengthens your meditation duration after each completed meditation.
• Share a note or the app with other users, with Facebook, Twitter, Messages, Mail, Airdrop, etc.

Be sure and check out Lotus Bud - Mindfulness Bell for a way to support you meditation practice throughout the day.

## Key features

- Customizable meditation duration
- Gentle singing bowl sound alerts
- Interactive reminders
- Today widget for quick access
- Apple Watch integration
- Meditation history and notes (in-app purchase)
- Intention setting for gradual duration increase (in-app purchase)

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Intention and Reflection (Goals and Journaling) | $2.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (10 of 17)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lotus-bud-meditation-timer/id731742827/reviews.md

### 3/5 — Missing a Couple of Things

*2021-05-15, version 2.10.3*

I didn’t have the same issues that other users had, specifically the ending bell. I heard it, three times. 

I’d buy this app but it’s lacking a couple of things I’d find useful: integration into the Health app’s Mindful Minutes; an alternate bell sound (I prefer a deeper tone); the ability to add time to your meditation, ie if I pass the 5 minute mark, the additional time gets added to the scheduled time. 

You could also consider changing the icons or names; both apps appear as “Lotus Bud” on screen and in settings. That’s just bad UXD.

### 3/5 — No Health app sync

*2018-10-11, version 2.7.8*

Nice, but doesn’t sync with Health app to track your mindfulness minutes.

### 5/5 — Good meditation timer

*2017-08-24, version 2.7.1*

It's basic and what is needed if you feel like you need a special app to meditate. 
It's got a good bell. Could use a couple updates. But it works. 
Be better if there were a way to turn the 'journal' prompt off. Or even a delay to set before the beginning bell. 
It isn't ugly and it doesn't try to sell you other stuff. It doesn't have any social networking crap. It beats setting the egg timer in the kitchen. 
Worth a download.

### 2/5 — 2016 - update?

*2016-12-11, version 2.7.1*

The bell doesn't sound to indicate the meditation time is completed.

### 4/5 — Can't get it to work right with the Apple Watch

*2016-08-16, version 2.6.9*

My previous review about the issues with the app working on Apple Watch turned out not to be because of the Lotus Bud app. Fixed the issue. The app works great.

### 1/5 — Latest version (06-2016) broken

*2016-06-18, version 2.6.8*

Have the paid version, worked ok until last update... App start added sessions to my log when launch, before I start the timer... And once the session is done, it just crashed... Upon restarting the app after each crash, I will find multiple entires ( 4-12)  of the exact same session added to my log...

UPDATE-as of 6-18, everything stop working, none of the tap points react to tapping, cannot even use it as a simple timer anymore

Please fix
Thanks

### 5/5 — Great meditation timer

*2016-02-06*

This a good meditation timer. The graph and motivational features are good for habit building. The apple watch app is very useful - great to get gentle tap when meditation is finished.

### 5/5 — Great app!

*2015-10-20, version 2.5*

Works just as they intend. Very simple. Just the way I like. Would be nice to have 2 reminders...considering you should meditate twice a day.

### 5/5 — Simple, Useful & Reliable . Just the job!

*2015-10-03, version 2.4.5*

Yes there's an app for that too.... even mindfulness and meditation!
It does what it says on the tin and I always find it very useful. Highly recommended

### 5/5 — Perfect for all levels

*2015-06-15, version 2.4*

I've tried nearly every meditation app in the store, and kept running into the same problem, time limits. For me 1hr is minimum, which many apps restrict you to as the max. This is the best app I've found that will let me meditate for however long I want. I like that there's no silly options like bragging my success across social media, and it doesn't try to be cute, just clean. It's a timer with a nice bell. It has a couple other options if you want them- like reminders and goal setting. Well done, thank you for this app!

## Frequently asked questions about Lotus Bud Meditation Timer

### What is Lotus Bud?

Lotus Bud is a meditation timer app designed to help users establish and maintain a regular meditation practice. It offers a clean interface, customizable timers, and gentle sound cues to support your mindfulness journey.

### Does Lotus Bud have ads?

No, Lotus Bud does not contain advertisements. The app is free to download and use, with optional in-app purchases for advanced features.

### What are the free features of Lotus Bud?

Free features include setting meditation duration by minutes or time, a beautiful singing bowl sound to end sessions, a Today widget, optional beginning bells, interactive reminders, and gesture controls for the interface. It also supports Apple Watch meditation.

### What features are available through the Intention & Reflection In-App Purchase?

The in-app purchase unlocks meditation history syncing via iCloud, reflection notes, intention setting to gradually lengthen meditation duration, and sharing capabilities.

### How accurate is Lotus Bud's meditation tracking?

The app tracks completed meditation sessions and allows users to add notes for reflection. The 'Intention' feature gradually lengthens meditation duration based on completed sessions, providing a structured way to track progress.

### What devices does Lotus Bud support?

Lotus Bud is available for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. It is designed to integrate seamlessly with your Apple ecosystem.

### How often is Lotus Bud updated?

The latest version, 2.12.2, was released on October 29, 2024. The app is actively maintained by developer Chad Sager, indicating regular updates for performance and new features.

### What is the age rating for Lotus Bud?

Lotus Bud has an age rating of 4+. This indicates it is suitable for users of all ages, with no mature content.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.12.2 — 2024-10-29

New:
• Dark and tint mode icons

Fixed: 
• a crash loading database records

### 2.12.1 — 2023-09-18

Added initial support for latest versions of iOS and watchOS

Fixed: an infrequent crash
Updated: some image assets
Fixed: a bug with goals

### 2.12.0 — 2022-09-10

New
• Added initial support for iOS 16 and watchOS 9


This is likely the last version of Lotus Bud to support iOS 12

### 2.11.0 — 2021-09-21

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

New
• Added initial support for iOS / iPad OS 15 and watchOS 8

Fixed
• Fixed a crash that could happen while editing meditation history
• Other minor visual bugs

This is likely the last version of Lotus Bud to support iOS 12

### 2.10.3 — 2020-11-02

Fixed:
• more state restoration bugs

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## More apps by Chad Sager

- [Lotus Bud Mindfulness Bell](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lotus-bud-mindfulness-bell/id502329366)
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All apps by Chad Sager: https://appshunter.io/developer/441875701

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