# Lotus Bud Mindfulness Bell — user reviews > 131 indexed App Store user reviews of Lotus Bud Mindfulness Bell by Chad Sager, rated 4.60/5 from 1,016 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lotus-bud-mindfulness-bell/id502329366/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lotus-bud-mindfulness-bell/id502329366.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 815 · 4★ 107 · 3★ 46 · 2★ 16 · 1★ 32 ## What do users think of Lotus Bud Mindfulness Bell? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 💤 Soothing and calming sound - 🕰️ Helpful for staying mindful throughout the day - 👍 Simple and easy to use interface - 🧠 Promotes self-awareness and presence **Cons** - 🔂 Needs to be reset daily - 🔔 Inconsistent or unreliable bell reminders - 🔊 Bell volume could be improved - 🕰️ Lack of customizable reminder intervals **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes or stops working - Notifications not working as expected - Settings reset or don't save properly **Most requested features** - Set start and end times for daily use - Add option for different bell sounds - Implement a 'do not disturb' mode - Provide more customization options ## Newest reviews (16 of 131) ### 2/5 — Useful but it just turns itself off for no reason *2025-01-08, version 3.1.3* I find the randomly timed messages very useful for training myself to be thinking of certain things often, but then the app will stop sending me notifications for no reason, defeating the purpose entirely ### 4/5 — Wonderful App but Have a Suggestion *2024-10-11* Thank you for this wonderful app. It would be beneficial if the developer allowed the mindfulness bell to ring until its natural conclusion. Currently, the sound cuts off prematurely, which unnecessarily disrupts the intended calming effect. ### 3/5 — The bell does not ring *2024-07-26, version 3.1.2* Bell does not ring ### 2/5 — Worth the price *2024-07-18* Not sure what the issue with the app is, but this was recommended to me by a therapist. However, despite being “random“, sometimes it would notify 5 to 6 times within three or four minutes. It was maddening. Interface needs a little tuning, and would be nice to have a set time like every 15 minutes, rather than relying on some weird algorithm that obviously doesn’t work. It ended up causing me more stress, so I deleted it. ### 4/5 — Keeps me in the moment *2024-07-16* I have mine set for the most reminder bells to remember to keep my shoulders down, take a breath and ground. This app is super helpful! By the end of the day there is definitely a difference. Only thing I’d change is the fact that it turns off all the time. Not sure why but when I notice I haven’t heard it in a while I just turn back on. ### 2/5 — Confusing and pointless *2024-06-09* I like the idea of this app, if it worked properly. You can configure which messages it sends you, but that won’t change anything. It’ll send you all of them anyway. I also have no understanding of how it times the reminders. I’ll get none for an hour or 2 and then get 3 reminders in a row. Very annoying. It’s easier to just set multiple alarms throughout the day. **Developer response:** Hi, sorry you’re having an issue. Would you mind going to the app, opening the settings page and tap on “Send feedback” that will send me some logs so I can try and troubleshoot your issue. Thanks ### 3/5 — I don’t seem to understand *2024-02-29, version 3.1.0* It goes off four or five times in a row. I want to be reminded, not annoyed. Do I not understand how this app works? ### 4/5 — Almost there *2023-10-02, version 3.0.3* Would love a longer and deeper tone bell. 5 stars to get there! Great app otherwise. ### 3/5 — good app, but too often ringing even when set to “infrequent” *2023-06-01, version 3.0.1* Using this app, the bell is good but the notifications were too often so i changed settings from default to “infrequent”. For some reason I started getting even more bells, in the span of ten minutes I got 3. If the purpose of the app is to help with relaxation this is a failure because after a while it became infuriating and I had to turn it off. The “default” setting was about every half hour to an hour so I would assume infrequent should be between 1-2 hours apart. ### 3/5 — Helps cultivate mindfulness all day *2022-11-09, version 3.0.0* This is a very useful app for continuing mindfulness beyond meditation into one’s life. App doesn’t seem to work consistently. Long periods go by with no bell ### 5/5 — Been looking for some like this *2022-10-07* This perfectly fills the function of a simple, unobtrusive reminder throughout my day to gently bring my mental focus back to where I prefer it to be. It’s been a gift to my life. ### 3/5 — Love it when it works! *2022-07-31* Downloaded it about 6 months ago and have had a problem since the beginning. It works for a day then stops. All my notifications are turned on. If I open it on my phone and check everything (there’s little to check ) it will then start to work again, for about a day.. very frustrating! Eloise491 ### 3/5 — Good, But Misses the Point *2022-06-28, version 2.11.7* It’s good, but it stops sending reminders after two days or so…. ### 5/5 — Best gentle reminder *2022-01-12* Lotus is a perfect reminder throughout the day to breathe, drop my shoulders and just pay attention to the moment. ### 3/5 — Very useful *2021-10-27, version 2.11.2* A challenge for the ardent practitioner is simply to remember the training. A mindfulness bell really comes in handy. It would be nice if there were a few bell options, such as a deeper, lower pitched one ### 4/5 — Good but... *2021-04-08, version 2.11.1* I just switched from an android to iPhone. I had a timer called blipblip that allowed me to set the bell to ring on the hour, randomly, or at other intervals I chose. I would love to see something like that on this app especially in the upgrade version. Thanks for the great work! I did try to leave this suggestion in the app feedback but it wouldn’t send. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Didn’t work *2024-12-17, version 3.1.3* This app didn’t work. I downloaded and waited hours and nothing. Deleted it. ### 1/5 — Repetitive *2022-05-08, version 2.11.6* I like that you can set it to send random reminders, but there were only about 4-5 different messages/reminders. I wish their was more variety. ### 1/5 — Bell does not work *2021-10-23, version 2.11.2* Owned this app for at least 4-5 years and has always been trouble. Look somewhere else ### 1/5 — iOS 15 broke app *2021-09-24, version 2.11.2* My app is updated to latest version and it is not working at all. Not notifications what so ever. Double checked settings. ### 1/5 — Inconsistent *2019-12-16, version 2.10.4* Used to go off then stopped - I go in and turn in and off to “reset”. Works for 1 or 2 then that’s it ### 1/5 — Crash and burn *2019-02-26, version 2.9.25* Just spent the $2.99 to upgrade and now it crashes every time I try to open. What a waste and how do I get back my money? ### 1/5 — Constantly ringing! *2018-10-30* I have bought this twice set quiet hours and it kept ringing while I was trying to sleep so I deleted and reloaded the app had to pay again and it’s still going off while I’m trying to sleep! So annoying!! $6.00 down the drain! ### 1/5 — Not great *2018-01-04, version 2.9.12* When I choose infrequent, I don’t expect the bell to go off twice within 10 minutes. I also set it so that it would turn off every day at 9pm, but it rang multiple times after that. It’s a great idea, but something is wrong with the app. ### 1/5 — Major problem *2016-10-15, version 2.8.13* App gets stuck in the never ending "set-up notification" loop. You can't use without setting this up, but when you click the box to set up notifications it just flashes and displays the same box again. ### 1/5 — Freemium fail *2016-08-08, version 2.8.8* This starts with a free version where you cannot tell it to let you have peace and quiet without being disturbed for a set piece of time. As a result I was a working several times throughout the night with me at asking me how I was breathing and whether there was tension in my body. There was tension in my body. I could pay five dollars more for an upgraded version which has settings that would stop this. This would be a good deal. However I have such a distaste for this company now that I am going to use my Apple Watch and the hourly stand-up reminders to do the same thing. It's a great conceptbut poorly executed with the pricing strategy. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Love it *2026-06-23* Just what I needed for my practice. At random moments in the day you get a gentle reminder and a message of choice if you pay the me five dollars for this. And if you don’t, you’ll get another helpful message to pay attention to the moment that you’re in which is the only moment you will ever get for the rest of your life. ### 5/5 — This app changed my life *2025-09-11, version 3.3.0* Outstanding app - instantly purchased the cheap pro version to say thanks. Clean, unobtrusive and helpful throughout the day. Sharing with all my friends! ### 5/5 — So soothing! *2025-03-17* This app was exactly what I didn’t know I needed. So helpful and soothing throughout my day ### 5/5 — Pleasant reminder *2025-02-09, version 3.1.3* I have tried a lot of ways to remind myself to stay mindful throughout the day, but this has been by far the easiest to set up. I love that it shuts off during Do Not Disturb time. The sound for the notification is pleasant. I saw this on a Therapy in a Nutshell video on youtube for nervous system regulation. Thanks for this great app! ### 5/5 — Wonderful tool *2024-09-28* Simple to use and very helpful for breathing reminders. Two small suggestions to make the app even better. Create a setting that allows for sleep where it turns off and back on at selected time frames. And for the frequency settings identify the time intervals between bells. ### 5/5 — I love this app *2024-09-26, version 3.1.2* It is wonderful and I couldn’t be happier. Thanks for creating it! ### 5/5 — Therapy in a Nutshell *2024-08-31* Heard about your app through Therapy in a Nutshell!! Thank you so much for creating such a life changing app! ### 5/5 — Lotus Bug *2024-08-22, version 3.1.2* It’s so calming and relaxing and peaceful and soothing and meaningful and spa vibes and it’s just so beautiful ### 5/5 — Love *2024-02-26* Love this app! Amazing how much tension builds up in the body during the day. The gentle reminder from this app to relax and calm yourself is extremely helpful! ### 5/5 — Lotus love! *2024-02-24* This app with its gentle bell is really helping me stay aware of the tension in my body. Not only is it helping me stay aware, it is helping me reduce the tension in my body. It is amazing to me that I need to be continually releasing attention throughout the day! I am very grateful for this app. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-26.*