# Tibetan Bowls Meditation — user reviews > 101 indexed App Store user reviews of Tibetan Bowls Meditation by RockCat Studio Limited, rated 1.80/5 from 18 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tibetan-bowls-meditation/id392531124/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tibetan-bowls-meditation/id392531124.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 3 · 4★ 0 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 13 ## What do users think of Tibetan Bowls Meditation? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 👍 Nice app, good sounds - 👍 Authentic singing bowl sounds - 👍 Variety of sounds and themes - 👍 Simple to use timer - 👍 Ambient sounds helpful - 👍 Good for meditation - 👍 Lovely, simple, elegant app - 👍 Fun little application - 👍 Beautiful sounds - 👍 Relaxing and calming - 👍 Nice and simple - 👍 Fab app - 👍 Great app - 👍 Great tool - 👍 Nice to relax to **Cons** - 🐛 Ads stop timer - 🐛 Ads take over app - 🐛 Ads even with paid version - 🐛 No way to close ads - 🐛 App became worthless - 🐛 Waste of time - 🐛 Jarring sounds - 🐛 Inconsistent function - 🐛 Filled with ads - 🐛 No sound heard - 🐛 App doesn't give any sounds - 🐛 Ads, hard to use - 🐛 Killing my vibe - 🐛 Sounds end when screen turns off - 🐛 No sound on mine - 🐛 Tad bit confusing - 🐛 Still ads after paying - 🐛 No sound - 🐛 Doesn't work - 🐛 App not working properly - 🐛 Sounds stop abruptly - 🐛 No resonating to silence - 🐛 No building of sound - 🐛 Sound files clipping - 🐛 Bowls cut off after seconds - 🐛 Don't ring out - 🐛 Useless app - 🐛 Can't have multiple bowls - 🐛 Average sound quality - 🐛 Bells sounding hitting bowls - 🐛 Not singing bowl - 🐛 Tones don't play out - 🐛 Abrupt stop - 🐛 Useless to me - 🐛 Worst sounds imaginable - 🐛 Unimaginative, simple nonsense - 🐛 Poor sound - 🐛 Abruptly cuts off - 🐛 Cut off resonance - 🐛 Developers don't understand purpose - 🐛 Requires headphones - 🐛 Sounds cut off too abruptly - 🐛 Ruins the effect - 🐛 Sounds not very good - 🐛 No instructions - 🐛 Nothing - 🐛 No sound? - 🐛 Boring - 🐛 No idea which bowl is which - 🐛 No sound on iPad 3 - 🐛 Ads aside - 🐛 Not allowing multiple bowls - 🐛 Only one at a time - 🐛 Conflict with advert - 🐛 Can't get rid of ad - 🐛 Repeating bells too quickly - 🐛 Hard to enjoy sound - 🐛 Clipped sound files - 🐛 Terrible noise - 🐛 Commercialism - 🐛 No excuse for failure - 🐛 Truncated samples - 🐛 Terminate too quickly - 🐛 No way to use for meditation - 🐛 Clipped recordings - 🐛 No ability to rub bowls - 🐛 Artificially shortened - 🐛 Basic - 🐛 Not too relaxing - 🐛 Paid twice - 🐛 Latest update looks good **Commonly reported bugs** - Ads stop timer - Ads take over app - Ads even with paid version - No way to close ads - App became worthless - Inconsistent function - App doesn't give any sounds - Sounds end when screen turns off - No sound on mine - Sounds stop abruptly - Tones don't play out to the end - Abrupt stop of sounds - Bowls cut off after a few seconds - Don't ring out - Cannot have 2 or more bowls at once - Sounds are clipped - Repeating bells all by itself - Doesn't wait for sound to die out - Bowl repeats too quickly - Hard to create one complete ring - Truncated samples - Terminate too quickly - No sound - Doesn't work - App no longer supported - Nonfunctional app - Conflict of spiritual bowls and advert **Most requested features** - Allow sounds to play in background/when screen locks - Option to record bowls singing, not just gong - Longer sound samples - Smooth fade out of sounds - Option to set timer for intervals - Option to set number of bell strikes - Option for rimming on last strike - Timer for repeating strikes - Ability to sound multiple bowls simultaneously - Option to rub bowls for different sound - Label notes or chakras for bowls - Option for different settings (e.g., ring 1, 2, 5, 10 times, continuously) - Repeat rate slider - Pitch slider - Save a project - Add a timer ## Newest reviews (12 of 101) ### 4/5 — nice but *2025-05-02, version 4.12* allow to work even when screen goes off! now it's stopping from working with screen off. solve this asap thank you ### 2/5 — Не работает в фоновом режиме *2024-10-05, version 4.12* Не работает в фоновом режиме. Как только телефон гасит экран, звуки исчезают ### 2/5 — Doesn’t Work on Locked Screen *2019-09-28, version 2.5* It doesn’t work on locked screen on iPhone 7plus despite giving permission. Kindly fix the problem or else I would have to uninstall the app. Thank you. ### 1/5 — Ugh! *2018-08-09, version 2.3* Ads, hard to use, and killing my vibe!!! ### 4/5 — 很新奇 *2018-04-09, version 2.3* 莫名的感到療癒， 聽著聽著就能有靜心的效果。 如果喜歡「砵」的聲音， 非常推薦！ ### 2/5 — Sounds end when screen turns off *2018-02-11, version 2.3* Nice idea. Great potential for a simple meditation sound effect app. Not currently useful because the sounds turn off when the screen goes dark. Should be an easy fix. Looking forward to the update! Would be worth paying for then. ### 1/5 — Meditation *2017-05-15, version 2.3* Não funciona!!!!! Doesn't Work!!!!! ### 2/5 — No sound on mine *2017-02-02, version 2.2* Looks good but no sound made when I tap the bowls....? ### 3/5 — Bella ma... *2016-10-22, version 2.2* Peccato che non c'è la possibilità di avere la sveglia. ### 4/5 — Ok *2016-07-07, version 2.2* Was just a tad bit confusing, but it's alright ### 1/5 — Terrible *2016-03-09, version 2.2* There are other tibetan bowl apps out there that are better! This app does not allow you to set a timer for the bowl sounds to go off at interval times. I'm disappointed in this app. Also after paying for this app their are still banners of ads that it tries to get you to PAY MORE for to remove! Super annoying!! No thank you! Don't make the same mistake I did by buying this app!!! You're welcome! ### 1/5 — Disappointed *2015-06-01, version 2.2* It worked for awhile and now I don't get any sound ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Timer not working in background *2025-11-22, version 4.13.0* I purchased the app with unlocking full features and paid ₹1499 but the timer is not working in the background. Please fix it up immediately. I purchased the app because it was mentioned that the app will work in background. Please do the needful immediately. ### 1/5 — Worthless *2025-03-10, version 4.12* Just one giant commercial ### 1/5 — Nice app, but it’s making me buy it twice! *2021-07-19, version 4.0* This was a nice app, and the latest update looks good, but I already paid for it once, back in 2019. Why do I need to pay for it again? ### 1/5 — Ads stop timer *2021-03-24, version 3.5* The ads stop the timer. ### 1/5 — GARBAGE *2021-02-08, version 3.3.1* This app was a waste of time, so don’t bother. Many of the sounds are jarring, not relaxing, and the app doesn’t even function consistently! ### 1/5 — Ads take over *2020-06-18, version 3.2* Ads take over app when you open. Even with paid version. There is no way to close the ads. Quicken ads. It has gotten worse. I had to delete app it became worthless ### 1/5 — I paid to become ad free, but it does not work. I still get ads. *2020-03-05, version 3.2* I still get ads. ### 1/5 — Advertisement *2020-03-04, version 3.2* I bought the app, why does the advertisement still appear? Ho pagato per togliere la pubblicità perché appare ancora? Consiglio di non pagare la versione pro! ### 1/5 — Waste of time downloading *2019-10-31, version 2.5* Filled with ads and haven’t heard one sound ### 1/5 — This app is not working properly *2019-01-11, version 2.3* I have just paid and realise that the app doesn’t give any sounds! Very disappointed. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Tu es tilt bebou *2023-10-13, version 4.9* Merci, juste merci. Grâce à cette application aussi simple qu’efficace, cumulé avec un « Tu es tilt bebou ? », a permis à mon collègue de ne pas flinguer le Big M, et juste pour ça merci. ### 5/5 — 不错耶 *2023-07-25, version 4.9* 有免費模式（得看廣告），音樂質量雖然不高，但高度自定義，簡單粗暴好用👍喜歡😘 ### 5/5 — Des sons utiles *2022-02-21, version 4.1* Simple mais efficace ### 5/5 — 覺得聽完我阿嬤都復活了 *2022-02-04, version 4.0* 冰 ### 5/5 — Update a Downgrade & Enough of the Ads! *2020-02-19, version 3.2* My favorite bowl app. Like the tone of the various bowls and the background sounds. Set the timer for a stretch, yoga or meditation. I customize the timing & tone of the bell to keep track of time for certain stretches & to remind to keep moving along. The app developer has taken interest in fixing the bugs and so there has been more updates in the last couple weeks than there have been in the last few years (so take that into account when reading older reviews)... plz give the developer Your feedback on the pop-up ads so it can become even better ### 5/5 — LOVE this app. *2019-10-06, version 2.5* Excellent authentic Singing bowl sounds. Impressed, there are a variety of them. Also like themes and backgrounds. There is a timer and loop so you can set the sounds how you want them. Good app good to know you’re not charged the earth and only 99p which removes ads.👍🏻 ### 5/5 — simple to use meditation timer *2019-05-25, version 2.3* I like the fact that gives you the chance to pick up the time intervals between bells , While a beginner I found the ambient sounds it has pretty helpful . I found it very useful that you can choose to mute those sounds at will, I have been using this app since my early days of practicing meditation and suggest it to everyone I introduce meditation to . ### 5/5 — App to play tibetan bowls yourself *2016-02-03, version 2.2* Good clear sound of bowls, you can choose background nature sound too. ### 5/5 — Awesome! *2014-07-06, version 2.1.1* Thanks ### 5/5 — Cool *2013-03-22, version 1.4* Pretty cool. The bowl times can be adjusted for short or long playtime. --- *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 2026-09-04.*