Zen Timer. vs Urban Zazen Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Zen Timer.
This app helps you focus on meditation and mindfulness with customizable timers. Set preparation, meditation, interval, and cool-down times with various alert sounds and background music. Track your progress and maintain logs for a more peaceful practice.
- Create unlimited custom timers
- Adjust preparation, meditation, and interval times
- Select from 18 free interval sounds
- Choose background music
- Supports background and lock screen operation
- Meditation log and report tracking
- Multiple profiles and reminders
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Zen Timer is a handy app to help you focusing on zen/meditation/insight, you can totally relax without worrying about time. It has four default timers and you can create and custom your own timers. You can custom the preparation time, meditation time, interval number & interval time (each interval time can be different), cool down time. 18 free sounds are available to be chosen as switch interval alert sound. Start the timer and enjoy the peace... Key Features: ⁃ Custom and create unlimited timers. ⁃ Custom preparation time, meditation time, interval number, interval time, cool down time and background picture. ⁃ Each interval time can be set as different duration. ⁃ Choose background music to be played from device. ⁃ Supports running in background and lock screen. ⁃ 18 free interval switch sounds. ⁃ Set switch sounds to be played one, two or three times. ⁃ Keep and share meditation logs. ⁃ Meditation time reports. ⁃ Multiple profiles. ⁃ Create unlimited reminders. ⁃ Passcode protection. ⁃ Dropbox backup and restore. ⁃ Supports transferring to Health app. ⁃ Supports Today Widget. ⁃ Supports Apple Watch version. ⁃ Supports universal version (available on both iPhone and iPad). If you have any question or suggestion, please email to linklinksapp@tom.com.
Urban Zazen Timer
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Simple Zazen Meditation App. Included Zazen periods: – 15 min (no interval bell) – 20 min (interval bell at 10 min) – 30 min (interval bell at 10 and 20 min) – 40 min (interval bell at 13 and 27 min) Acknowledgments – Sounds by sfzc.org – Enso circle by Shunryu Suzuki
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Urban Zazen Timer at none against Zen Timer.'s 2. Urban Zazen Timer also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 11 months). On price and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Zen Timer. sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 6 months. Urban Zazen Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Zen Timer. ships an update every 11 months, Urban Zazen Timer fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Zen Timer. | Urban Zazen Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (13 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 65.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | LINKLINKS LTD | Whitesmith Lda |
In-app purchases
Zen Timer.
- Premium - 6 months14 Days trial$4.996 Months
- Pro Version$49.99
Urban Zazen Timer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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