Comparison

Still Mind 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 Mind

This minimalist app provides a simple and beautiful interface for guided meditation sessions. Customize session length, select from various bells, and set interval chimes to enhance your practice. Receive inspirational quotes upon completion and set daily reminders to cultivate inner calm.

Highlights
  • Customizable meditation session length
  • Selection of 5 unique bells
  • Optional interval chimes
  • Daily meditation reminders
  • Inspirational mindfulness quotes
  • Remembers user settings
Features
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Still Mind is the perfect minimalist meditation timer. It includes everything you need, regardless of your style of meditation, in an intuitive and beautiful interface. Key Features: * Select the length of your meditation session from 1 to 90 minutes. * Select your favorites from 5 carefully chosen bells. * Choose an optional interval chime to ring periodically during the session to bring you back to the present. * Set a notification to remind yourself to meditate at the same time tomorrow. * See quotes from your favorite mindfulness teachers on completion. * Still Mind remembers your settings and defaults to them the next time you open the app. Practicing meditation reduces stress and improves our wellbeing. Let Still Mind 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

Still Mind4 screens
Center Meditation Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Still Mind at none against Center Meditation Timer's 6. Still Mind also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). Center Meditation Timer's advantage is ratings volume (782 vs 4) and device support (6 vs 3). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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 Mind asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Still Mind against 4.7 for Center Meditation Timer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Center Meditation Timer has 782 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of Still Mind's written reviews are positive against 71% of Center Meditation Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Still Mind ships an update every 3 weeks, Center Meditation Timer every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Still Mind versus Center Meditation Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStill MindCenter Meditation Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4 ratings) — better4.7 (782 ratings)
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews — better70.7% of reviews
Number of ratings4782 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer1092599.comTanner Christensen

Customer experience

Still Mind

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%

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 Mind

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 Mind

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Center Meditation Timer

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

Questions

Is Still Mind free?
Still Mind 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 Mind or Center Meditation Timer?
Still Mind is rated higher. Still Mind averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Center Meditation Timer averages 4.7 from 782 ratings.
Do Still Mind or Center Meditation Timer have ads?
Neither Still Mind nor Center Meditation Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Still Mind or Center Meditation Timer?
Still Mind ships an update every 3 weeks, and Center Meditation Timer every 4 weeks. Most recently, Still Mind was updated on October 16, 2026 and Center Meditation Timer on October 29, 2026.

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