# Timester — user reviews > 92 indexed App Store user reviews of Timester by Russell Mitchell, rated 4.80/5 from 290 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/timester/id847100368/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/timester/id847100368.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 255 · 4★ 26 · 3★ 3 · 2★ 3 · 1★ 3 ## What do users think of Timester? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Convenient and accountable - 👍 Simple and functional - 👍 Versatile - 👍 Helpful and well-designed - 👍 Great for TM - 👍 Excellent for meditation - 👍 Effortless - 👍 Perfect for TM - 👍 Exactly what's needed - 👍 Great for timing meditation **Cons** - 🐛 Calendar needs update - 🐛 Sounds don't always work - 🔋 Phone screen stays on - 🐛 Stopped working **Commonly reported bugs** - Calendar kicks back to old date - Meditation log not available - Forum not working **Most requested features** - Dark mode option - Apple Watch companion app - Fade in/out alarms - Save multiple duration settings - Meditation reminder ## Newest reviews (13 of 92) ### 5/5 — Very helpful and well designed! *2022-11-02, version 3.0.0* This app is a great asset for my twice daily meditations. It’s flexibility is outstanding and allows me to set desired quiet time prior to meditating, time for meditation and quiet time before slowly opening the eyes. The ability to select sounds or no sound and related volume is perfect for my needs. ### 5/5 — Timester *2022-07-06, version 3.0.0* I love this app. When I’m teaching meditation in my practice, if the client has an iPhone I have them download it right away. ### 5/5 — Love this app, make it available on watch please! *2022-06-29, version 3.0.0* Well to me this is the best app for TM especially for the prep and the ending of meditation, but I really wish it worked on my watch. ### 5/5 — Ms. *2022-06-24, version 3.0.0* I was pleased to find this app. Someone had recommended it to me as I am new to my meditation practice. The timing, the sound options are all perfect. This has been great for me. ### 4/5 — Great timer for TM *2022-03-21, version 3.0.0* This is a great timer for TM & PSM meditation practices. However, it desperately needs an update with a ‘dark mode’, and an Apple Watch companion app with haptic bumps for starting the mantra, ending the mantra and completing the session. ### 5/5 — Awesome app for TM *2021-12-17, version 3.0.0* This app helped me with my TM. ### 5/5 — Wonderful *2021-09-04* My husband and I rely on Timester for allowing us to have a peaceful meditation twice a day. Our teacher told us about this several years ago and we have used it ever since. ### 5/5 — Perfect in every way! *2021-05-28, version 3.0.0* Love it! I’ve been using this for years!!! ### 5/5 — Effortless *2021-05-11, version 3.0.0* I have tried a number of TM apps and this one is by far the best. So flexible and easy to use. ### 5/5 — It’s great *2021-01-09, version 3.0.0* Simple to operate. We love it! ### 5/5 — keeps crashing *2020-12-07* Love this app. Have used it for years for my trascendental meditation. I cannot use it anymore because it keeps crashing every time I open it. Please fix this ASAP ### 5/5 — Wonderful App *2020-11-23* I love the app. All the features I could want, & some I didn't think of. All for a very reasonable cost. Thank you Russel! An update, I continue to be very satisfied with the timer. I’ve been using it for years, I’m not sure how many. It is just terrific! Another update. I lost my iPhone, and didn’t know how to retrieve my apps. Got help and got the timer back. Still very happy with it! Again, still very pleased! ### 5/5 — Love this App! *2020-10-15, version 3.0.0* I love this app , I use it everyday. Simple clean, love the history part ! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Poor instructions *2018-06-16, version 3.0.0* I can get the timer to work but that is all. The log function is extra but after buying it - nothing. Probably user error but no place for help. ### 2/5 — My mind is chaos on anxiety Tuesday *2021-02-15, version 3.0.0* Chrissy D sent me. Has it helped him? Is he calm or Jerry Seinfeld? Im here tho. Shout out to Titi Jerry from Prison tho. ### 2/5 — Stopped working *2019-04-10, version 3.0.0* Was working fine until today. Now it’s busted. ### 2/5 — Meditation log not available *2018-01-22, version 3.0.0* I purchased the log but it never became available for me to use. I uninstalled and installed the app again and . . . Nothing. I like the timer though. ### 3/5 — When it works it’s fine *2022-06-04* The trouble is that the sounds don’t always work necessitating removal and reloading of the app. This has been a problem the last several months. Prior to that the app worked well. ### 3/5 — Great but could be improved. *2020-09-26, version 3.0.0* Works effectively, but I don’t like that the phone screen light stays on, also if you click home the timer stops, rather than continuing in the background. ### 4/5 — Calendar needs update *2026-02-03* My husband and I love this app. The one complaint is the calendar automatically opens to October 2015 and it is annoying to get to current date. ### 4/5 — Convenient and Accountable *2025-09-26* I’ve been a user since January 2020. I appreciate having a tool to help me stay accountable to my meditation goals. Simple and convenient. My one request is that the calendar view get fixed…every time I view it kicks back to January 2015, this is very tedious and annoying to have to scroll to current date. ### 4/5 — Meditation *2025-08-09, version 3.0.0* I’ve been using this app since 2018, it does everything I need to track my practice! ### 4/5 — Meditation *2024-09-09, version 3.0.0* I’ve been using this app since 2018, it does everything I need to track my practice! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Go to app *2025-10-14, version 3.0.0* We use Timester daily to assist us with our TM meditations. It is easy and helpful. We love it. ### 5/5 — Simple and functional *2025-09-09* Been using this app for many years for my Transcendental Meditation practice, it’s the simplest, most functional meditation timekeeping app I found. Has precisely what I need and leaves out the unnecessary complications. ### 5/5 — Just the basics and perfect *2025-04-29, version 3.0.0* Been using this app for a while and love it. It is just the basics, and perfect. Really facilitates my meditation well. ### 5/5 — Very simple and practical *2025-03-09* We use this app every day twice a day and have since the app first came out I can think of a few improvements or enhancements we would enjoy but otherwise it is extremely useful for us. ### 5/5 — Convenient and Accountable *2024-06-13, version 3.0.0* I appreciate having a tool to help me stay accountable to my meditation goals. Simple and convenient. ### 5/5 — Great App *2023-09-04, version 3.0.0* This is a great app. There is not another app like it. ### 5/5 — Versatile *2023-07-21* I was taught to sit quietly for a few seconds prior to beginning meditation. I love that this app gives you the option to set seconds timer prior to and after meditation. ### 5/5 — Simple and Helpful *2023-02-18, version 3.0.0* Love the meditation log ### 5/5 — Changed My Life *2023-01-24, version 3.0.0* Out of 20+ this has all possible time and sound options. Truly best audio files! Exactly what's needed for intense meditation - going in coming out. I use 1min to get ready and 20 meditation, 4 to come out. Occasionally use 1/20/20+ for a 40+ minute sit with mid-reminder so I keep some bearings. ### 5/5 — 😌 *2023-01-07, version 3.0.0* I first used this meditation timer about 10 years ago. It helped me regulate my meditation practice to the point where my body and mind have adjusted to a natural flow/rhythm of meditation. It’s also been instrumental in keeping me on track on those busy days when finding time to meditate seems elusive --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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