# Meditation Timer + Log — user reviews > 137 indexed App Store user reviews of Meditation Timer + Log by Applorium Ltd, rated 4.57/5 from 168 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/meditation-timer-plus-log/id1079884675/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/meditation-timer-plus-log/id1079884675.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 141 · 4★ 6 · 3★ 5 · 2★ 7 · 1★ 9 ## What do users think of Meditation Timer + Log? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Minimalistic and simple design - 🎯 Highly customizable meditation sessions - 📊 Excellent progress tracking and logging - 💰 Completely free with no ads - 🔔 Customizable bell sounds and intervals - 🎵 Background music/ambient sound options - ⚡ No sign-up or subscription required - 💾 iCloud and Apple Health integration - ✨ Inspirational quotes after sessions - ⏱️ Preset saving for quick access - 🎨 Clean and intuitive user interface - 🔒 Privacy-focused, no data collection **Cons** - 🐛 Background music has jarring gaps and loops - 🔋 Timer stops when phone screen is locked - 🐛 Inconsistent background app functionality - 📱 Crashes on some iPhone models (iPhone 8, iPhone X) - 🐛 Missing meditation history entries - 💳 Premium purchase restoration issues - 🐛 Static/noise in some background tracks - 😞 Poor customer support responsiveness - 🐛 Music playback conflicts with other apps - 🔧 Preset editing limitations **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes on startup for some devices - Timer doesn't work with screen locked - Background app mode not functioning consistently - Meditation history not recording all sessions - Premium features inaccessible after purchase - Purchase restoration failing - Audio gaps and abrupt cuts in background music - iCloud sync duplicating presets - Static/noise in certain background tracks - YouTube Music conflicts when app runs in background - Preset music feature not working properly **Most requested features** - App widget for quick access - Apple Watch compatibility - Dark mode option - Journal/notes function for sessions - Ability to reorder presets - Timer continuation after final bell - Custom music/chant uploads - Session quality/mindfulness rating system - Reminder notifications - Cross-device account sync - Better interval bell sounds (singing bowls) - Smooth audio transitions/overlays ## Newest reviews (12 of 137) ### 2/5 — なぜか途中で止まる *2026-08-22* 20分の瞑想していると残り時間が11:56と1:56のところで止まってしまう 前のバージョンではそんなことはなかった ### 2/5 — Functional at best, sometimes *2026-08-12* Would love to report an issue- sound no longer works, always glitched at regular intervals- in absence of background sound, it’s little more than a timer. This needs updated as it no longer functions on updated iOS ### 2/5 — T *2026-06-21* App is good but very annoying persistent prompts for a review even after doing it three times. ### 5/5 — Schön schlicht. *2026-05-06* Der Meditations-Timer ist schön schlicht und kann alles, was so ein Timer können muss. Die App schlägt ein Gong am Anfang der Meditation, hat eine Vorlaufzeit bis zu diesem, so dass man sich in Ruhe einrichten kann. Dann zählt die App eine beliebige Zeit runter und schlägt einen zweiten Gong am Ende. Die verschiedenen Gongs, die zur Auswahl stehen klingen schön. Mehr braucht es nicht. Die App kann aber etwas mehr: spielt auf Wunsch, Musik im Hintergrund, bietet geführte Meditationen an und vergibt Pokale und Smileys für eigene Leistungen. Letzteres wirkt etwas absurd, hat mich aber bereits motiviert. … . ### 5/5 — Meditation *2026-04-21* Great to use in the morning ### 5/5 — Review request *2026-04-04, version 3.2.8* The app constantly requests a review ### 5/5 — Simple *2026-04-01* Very simple and easy. No ads. Hard to believe something like this exists in today’s world. ### 5/5 — Appli simple bien pensée évolutive *2026-01-14* J’apprécie particulièrement le diagramme qui permet d’avoir une belle vision par jour mois année … il existe un parcours de performance libre. Suggestion dans l’onglet répétition méditation faire apparaître le temps de la dernière méditation ✨ ### 5/5 — Best Meditation App *2025-12-15* This app is minimalistic and simple and perfect! Other meditation apps were so overwhelming, with too many options, and borderline being social media apps, which defeated the whole purpose of meditating. ### 5/5 — Tolle App! *2025-11-29* Ich bekomme genau das, was ich brauche. Kein übertriebenes ChiChi. Klar und hochfunktional. Der Trcker ist auch super! Was will Frau mehr! Danke! ### 5/5 — Meine Meditationsapp *2025-10-27* Eine App, die meine tägliche Meditation begleitet. Ich bin mit dem Funktionsumfang sehr zufrieden. ### 5/5 — Love it! *2025-08-19, version 3.2.7* Been using everyday for a couple of years now ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Broken date *2026-08-04* Today is Wed 5 Aug 2026, yet in this app’s history calendar it is Wed 6 Aug 2026. I don’t understand how you can get something so basic so wrong. This is messing up with my Apple Health data sync as a result. ### 1/5 — The old ui was simple intuitive and easy to use *2026-07-24* The old ui was simple intuitive and easy to use . the new ui is just disgusting as it’s too shiny and poorly intuitive. sometimes simplicity is better than unnecessary ornamentation. ### 1/5 — Was soll das? *2026-07-19* Ich habe die App vor einiger Jahren gekauft. Und jetzt nach dem neuesten großen Update Umstellung auf Abo. Nein danke! Es ist eine Frechheit nach dem Update ich eine beschränkte App habe, für die ich schon zwei mal für Vollversion bezahlt habe. Zweitens: die neue Version ist total fehlerhaft. Ich habe die App über 8 Jahre benutzt. Sie wird nach dieser Rezension für immer gelöscht. ### 1/5 — Major bugs with the update *2026-07-18, version 4.0.2* I have been a long time user of this app and use it for my daily meditations. After the update, the app doesn’t do the one thing it’s made to do — ring the bell at the end of the meditation. I have the “keep meditating when timer’s up” toggle OFF yet it still doesn’t ring the bell at the end of meditation and once it reaches zero it starts counting negative… which is crazy. The one thing you want this app to do is ring the bell at the end of the meditation. I don’t care about all of the other features if it doesn’t do the one thing I need it to do. ### 1/5 — Best (not anymore) Meditation App *2026-07-17* Update: The company updated the app to such an extent that it's unrecognizable and way too busy. The app lost its simplicity. I will not be using it anymore. Previous review: This app is minimalistic and simple and perfect! Other meditation apps were so overwhelming, with too many options, and borderline being social media apps, which defeated the whole purpose of meditating. ### 1/5 — Why the change? *2026-07-14, version 4.0.1* Really don’t like the new format. ### 1/5 — Not working *2026-07-12* Since the latest update, the meditation timer no longer progresses from the preparation period to the meditation session. My preparation time is set to 10 seconds; however, once this period has elapsed, the app displays “Extra Time,” which continues increasing indefinitely. The meditation session itself never begins. I have attached screenshots showing the Extra Time increasing from 15 seconds to more than 25 minutes while the screen continues to display “Meditation starts in.” This issue only began after the latest app update. ### 1/5 — Great, until update🤬 *2026-07-12* I used to love this app. It was a great tool for my daily meditations. Sadly, I woke today to find it had been updated. It no longer functions. My presets are missing and the standard mode doesn’t even chime when done, nor does it allow any setup or time selection. The app is now defunct. ### 1/5 — Inconsistent behavior *2025-05-10, version 3.2.6* I wrote this to the developer today hoping to get them to fix the app and will modify this review when they do. Hi This is my second request to update the app. I use it daily. It will not run in the background until I reboot my phone. So I run YouTube music in the background and then run the app and it doesn’t work. YouTube stops playing. Then I need to restart the phone and it works for 1-2 weeks and same issue. Same thing with locking the phone and background app usage. Can you work on this? I don’t want to switch apps. ### 1/5 — Frustrated with support *2025-04-19* I think I would have liked this app, however, I’m extremely frustrated with the support. I purchased the premium, but I never have been able to get the premium features. I contacted the developer and he did get back to me quickly and had me try a couple of things which didn’t work. I sent back a message right away that I’m still unable to use the premium features, but he has ghosted me. I will be asking for my money back as soon as I can. Not going to be using this app. I downloaded a new app and purchased the premium and got all features right away. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Beautifully simple *2026-08-20* So good. All you need for a consistent meditation practice. ### 5/5 — Great tracking app *2026-08-18* I really like this app, it's simple, intuitive, and has many useful features like the ability to create presets so that you can have different meditation situations pre programmed. Whether that be the meditation duration, the sounds used to start and stop said meditation, or choosing whether or not you want any in-app music to play. I love that it logs your sessions. I do however miss the option to include any extra time you may have spent in meditation after the final bell. That used to be a feature but seems to have gone away. On my phone at least. ### 5/5 — Good app *2026-08-05* The app constantly requests a review ### 5/5 — Great app *2026-07-27* I have been a long time user of this app and use it for my daily meditations. Have loved it for many years ### 5/5 — Simple and effective! *2026-07-23* I’ve been using this timer for years! It’s simple, efficient, and quite configurable. Plus the ability to import/export history is great. Really appreciate the latest design and features too! ### 5/5 — Amazing App. Been using tor 5+ years! *2026-07-19* Simple, effective. Hands you all the tools for setting up the meditation and keeping logs. ### 5/5 — シンプル *2026-07-17* 必要な機能全部あり、かつシンプル。使いやすい。 アップデート後quotesが日本語になってしまったのが残念。設定で日本語表示か英語表示か変えられるようにして欲しい。 ### 5/5 — Perfect! *2026-07-09, version 4.0* Perfect and simple! Rewards are great for motivation as well! ### 5/5 — Best app to track meditation progress *2026-07-09* Highly recommended ### 5/5 — Great and easy to use App! *2026-07-04, version 3.2.8* Forms part of my Vitality program and find the App so easy to use with greater benefits to mindfulness! --- *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 2026-08-28.*