Comparison

Zen Timer. vs CardiCalm

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

CardiCalm

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CardiCalm is a simple, tactile way to calm down: your phone's vibration becomes a slow, steady heartbeat that your body instinctively starts to follow. The calm rhythm helps you slow down, settle, and drift off to sleep more easily. Hold it in your palm, rest it on your chest, or slip it into your pocket, and let the steady pulse take over. Close your eyes, and simply feel it. FREE • Adjustable heartbeat (40–70 BPM) and vibration strength • A real heartbeat sound in perfect sync with the pulse — nothing to calibrate, they simply play together • The sound adapts: a fuller sample through headphones, a cleaner one through the speaker — it switches by itself when you plug in • Pocket mode: black screen, minimum brightness — put it in your pocket or on the mattress • Sleep mode: the heartbeat sound keeps playing with the screen locked, all night • Timer from 1 to 60 minutes, or unlimited • Dark and light themes, 14 languages PRO — one-time purchase, NO subscription • Programs: calm heart, deep sleep, power nap, focus — one tap and everything is set • Custom wind-down: you choose the starting tempo, the target and how long the descent takes • Haptic-guided breathing: 4-7-8, box and coherent — followable with your eyes closed, by touch alone • Personalised tempo: suggests a starting rhythm from your Apple Watch resting heart rate • Save your own setups by name and recall them with one tap • All future Pro features, forever GOOD TO KNOW The vibration works while the app is open — that's exactly why pocket mode exists: with a black screen, your phone can stay in your pocket or beside your pillow. If you want it to continue with the screen locked, turn on sleep mode and the heartbeat sound carries on. iPad has no Taptic Engine, so there the heartbeat plays as sound only — vibration needs an iPhone. PRIVACY CardiCalm does everything on your device. No account, no data collection, no ads. Your resting heart rate is read from the Health app only if you allow it — and that data never leaves your phone. CardiCalm is a wellness app for relaxation. It is not a medical device, does not diagnose or treat any condition, and is not a substitute for medical advice. If you have health concerns, please consult a doctor.

Screenshots

Zen Timer.4 screens
CardiCalm4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: CardiCalm at none against Zen Timer.'s shown. Zen Timer.'s advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Zen Timer. sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 6 months and CardiCalm sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Zen Timer. versus CardiCalm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZen Timer.CardiCalm
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews65.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB2 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperLINKLINKS LTDBitagent Kft.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Zen Timer.

Subscriptions1
  • Premium - 6 months14 Days trial$4.996 Months
One-time1
  • Pro Version$49.99
1 purchases

CardiCalm

One-time1
  • CardiCalm Pro$6.99

Questions

Is Zen Timer. free?
Zen Timer. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CardiCalm free?
CardiCalm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Zen Timer. or CardiCalm have ads?
Zen Timer. shows ads; CardiCalm does not.

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