Zen Timer. vs Sitting Time
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.
Sitting Time
This app provides a straightforward timer for meditation sessions, allowing users to set durations and delays. It features a dimming screen option and continues to play gongs even when the device is locked, supporting both light and dark modes.
- Adjustable timer (1-60 minutes)
- Customizable setup delay (1-60 seconds)
- Screen dimming for focus
- Background gong playback
- Light and Dark mode support
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Sitting Time is a simple app to aid you in your dedicated sitting meditation. It does one thing - timing your sitting whilst getting out of your way doing so. Features: - Start, pause and stop your timer (1-60 minutes) - Add a delay while you get your sitting position set up (1-60 seconds; double tap on the labels at the bottom to show/hide this option) - Dim the screen to avoid distraction whilst counting down - Gongs continue to play even if the device is locked - Light and Dark mode support I hope it helps you in your sitting practice.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sitting Time at 5.0 against Zen Timer.'s 3.4. Sitting Time also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). Zen Timer.'s advantage is ratings volume (13 vs 2) and device support (4 vs 2). On price and iOS requirement 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. Sitting Time asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sitting Time holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Zen Timer. has 13 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Zen Timer.'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Sitting Time's.
Zen Timer. ships an update every 11 months, Sitting Time every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Zen Timer. | Sitting Time |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (13 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | LINKLINKS LTD | Daniel Segall |
Customer experience
Zen Timer.
Sitting Time
In-app purchases
Zen Timer.
- Premium - 6 months14 Days trial$4.996 Months
- Pro Version$49.99
Sitting Time
No in-app purchases
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