Comparison

Still vs Center Meditation Timer

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

Head to head
About

Still

This minimalist app provides a customizable timer for mindfulness practice. It offers optional chimes, bell sounds, and integrates with the Health app to track your sessions. Reminders and inspiring quotes enhance your meditation journey.

Highlights
  • Health app integration
  • Customizable session length
  • Optional chimes and bells
  • Meditation session tracking
  • Apple Watch app
  • Meditation reminders
  • Mindfulness quotes
Read full description

Still is the perfect minimalist meditation timer to help you cultivate and grow your mindfulness practice. Key Features: * Saves your meditation sessions to the Mindfulness section of the Health app. * Select the length of your meditation session from 1 to 90 minutes. * Choose an optional chime to ring once to signal a new phase of your meditation, or periodically during the session to bring you back to the present. * Select your favorites from 5 carefully chosen bells. * See the last 12 months of your meditation sessions at a glance. * Still displays meditation sessions from any app that records data to HealthKit. * Meditate discretely with the Apple Watch app. * Set a notification to remind yourself to meditate at the same time tomorrow. * See quotes from your favorite mindfulness teachers on completion. * Still remembers your settings and defaults to them the next time you open the app. Practicing meditation reduces stress and improves our wellbeing. Let Still help you to achieve peace and inner calm. Questions or feature requests? Send them to me at apps@mcclux.com or you can sign up to receive email updates: https://tinyletter.com/mcclux

About

Center Meditation Timer

A silent meditation timer designed for serious practitioners. It offers a minimalist interface with customizable session lengths, intervals, and sounds. Track your progress without pressure or gamification.

Highlights
  • Silent timer with optional bells
  • Customizable session lengths and intervals
  • Minimalist interface with themes
  • Daily reminders and widgets
  • Apple Watch support
  • iCloud sync
Features
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Center is a silent meditation timer for serious practice. No guides, no voices, no lessons, and no music. Center exists for people who already know why they meditate and want a calm, precise tool to support long-term practice. Start a session in one tap. Practice in silence or with simple bells. Customize session lengths, intervals, sounds, and themes to match your ritual. Center works across all Apple platforms and stays out of your way. # Designed for real practice • Silent timer with optional bells and intervals • Fully customizable session lengths • Minimal interface with multiple themes • Widgets and daily reminders • Apple Watch support • Syncs seamlessly with iCloud # Optional tracking, never pressure • View trends and streaks if you want them • Manually log sessions when needed • No rankings, no goals, no gamification # Built to last • No subscriptions • No ads • No data harvesting • Supported by optional donations Center is not a course, a coach, or a content platform. It is a quiet instrument for mindfulness, offered with restraint and intention. If Center supports your practice, you may choose to support its continued development.

Screenshots

Still4 screens
Center Meditation Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Center Meditation Timer at 4.7 against Still's 3.5. Center Meditation Timer also leads on ratings volume (783 vs 24) and review sentiment (71% vs 53%). Still's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence and ads 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. Center Meditation Timer sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Still asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Center Meditation Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Center Meditation Timer has 783 ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Still's written reviews are positive against 71% of Center Meditation Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Still ships an update every 2 weeks, Center Meditation Timer every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Still versus Center Meditation Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStillCenter Meditation Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (24 ratings)4.7 (783 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.5% of reviews70.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings24783 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS10.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer1092599.comTanner Christensen

Customer experience

Still

All ratings23 ratings
Positive43.5%
Neutral30.4%
Negative26.1%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive53.5%
Neutral27.9%
Negative18.6%

Center Meditation Timer

All ratings781 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral3.8%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews188 reviews
Positive70.7%
Neutral10.6%
Negative18.6%

Bugs and requests

Still

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Center Meditation Timer

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Interval sounds not playing consistently
  • Timer stopping when screen locks or goes to sleep
  • Sync issues between iPhone and Apple Watch app
  • Inability to change screen sleep settings

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add Apple Watch complications and background tracking
  • Allow manual entry of meditation sessions
  • Extend bell/chime duration for better resonance
  • Add option to play background nature sounds

In-app purchases

None

Still

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Center Meditation Timer

One-time6
  • Donate $1$0.99
  • Donate $2$1.99
  • Donate $3$2.99
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  • Donate $4$3.99
  • Donate $5$4.99
  • Donate $18$17.99

Questions

Is Still free?
Still is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Center Meditation Timer free?
Center Meditation Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Still or Center Meditation Timer?
Center Meditation Timer is rated higher. Still averages 3.5 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while Center Meditation Timer averages 4.7 from 783 ratings.
Do Still or Center Meditation Timer have ads?
Neither Still nor Center Meditation Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Still or Center Meditation Timer?
Still ships an update every 2 weeks, and Center Meditation Timer every 4 weeks. Most recently, Still was updated on November 2, 2026 and Center Meditation Timer on November 8, 2026.

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