Comparison

Meditation Timer + Log vs Pop Up Zendo

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

Head to head
About

Meditation Timer + Log

This app helps you personalize and track your meditation sessions. It offers a customizable timer with various sounds and provides statistics to monitor your progress. Earn badges and integrate with Apple Health for a comprehensive mindfulness practice.

Highlights
  • Customizable meditation timer
  • Variety of bells and background sounds
  • Achievements and badges
  • Meditation history and statistics
  • Save and load custom presets
  • Apple Health integration
  • iCloud synchronization
Features
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Meditation Timer & Log is easy to use and has bubbly feeling to lift you up. Practice meditation the way you like it, and we will help you to personalize and keep track of your meditation activities. Core Features: - Highly Customizable Meditation Timer, yet super simple to use - A variety of bells and background sounds to choose from - Achievements and Badges to friendly boost your motivation to meditate - Meditation History Information and Statistics, Meditation Activity Graph - Option to Save and Load Custom Meditation Presets - Apple Health Integration and iCloud Synchronization: your meditation history can be sent to Apple Health, if you choose so in app settings. This app does not provide guided meditations. We are here to help you grow, so if having any ideas how the app could benefit you more - don't hesitate and let us know at timer-app@telesoftas.com What people say about Meditation Timer & Log: "Perfect! This app is amazing! It's so flexible and you can set it up just the way you want it. I love it!" "Very simple and easy to use. Excellent for the beginner or a seasoned meditator!" "No advertisements, possibility to set meditation time and an interval bell, and a clear meditation log with a graph… I love this app and want to thank the author for sharing it freely." "Great app! Simple and easy to use. Nice customizations and meditation history. Get this one!" Subscription terms: - The subscription auto-renews at the end of each term. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. - You may manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase. Privacy policy and Terms of Use: https://applorium.com/privacy-meditation

About

Pop Up Zendo

A minimalist meditation timer designed by a zen priest. It offers a simple, graceful interface to create meditative space with gentle bell sounds or silence. Build mindfulness into your daily routine with this straightforward tool.

Highlights
  • Minimalist meditation timer
  • Gentle zendo bells
  • Silent meditation option
  • Simple, graceful interface
  • Builds mindfulness
  • Creates meditative space
Features
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Pop Up Zendo is a meditation timer with nothing extra, just the basic tools you need to turn a moment into meditative space wherever you are. Designed and coded by a zen priest, a simple and graceful circle responds to a single tap by releasing itself breath by breath into an ‘empty’ screen - what zen people like to call ‘boundless’. Three zendo bells ring to begin your period of meditation and one will end it, or you can simply press mute and sit in silence until the screen is empty. Just set the time, tap the screen, and enter the zendo. There are no in-app purchases or anything in the way of institutional theory included, just your steps along an ancient path, and a new way to build mindfulness into your daily life. Pop Up Zendo is a simple tool to build a time for meditation or perhaps periods of intentional mindful activity and to bring a sense of calm and expansiveness into your life wherever you live and work. Perhaps an app that disappears from the screen may be just what your device is missing. Even in a technological ecosystem, there is space for a zendo.

Screenshots

Meditation Timer + Log3 screens
Pop Up Zendo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pop Up Zendo at 5.0 against Meditation Timer + Log's 4.5. Pop Up Zendo also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and review sentiment (100% vs 79%). Meditation Timer + Log's advantage is ratings volume (175 vs 27). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Meditation Timer + Log sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Pop Up Zendo asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pop Up Zendo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Meditation Timer + Log has 175 ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Meditation Timer + Log's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pop Up Zendo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Meditation Timer + Log ships an update monthly, Pop Up Zendo weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Meditation Timer + Log versus Pop Up Zendo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMeditation Timer + LogPop Up Zendo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (175 ratings)5.0 (27 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings175 — better27
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS1612.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApplorium LtdPop Up Zendo

Customer experience

Meditation Timer + Log

All ratings175 ratings
Positive86.9%
Neutral3.4%
Negative9.7%
Written reviews178 reviews
Positive78.7%
Neutral3.9%
Negative17.4%

Pop Up Zendo

All ratings26 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Meditation Timer + Log

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • App crashes on startup for some devices
  • Timer doesn't work with screen locked
  • Background app mode not functioning consistently
  • Meditation history not recording all sessions
  • Premium features inaccessible after purchase
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  • Purchase restoration failing
  • Audio gaps and abrupt cuts in background music
  • iCloud sync duplicating presets
  • Static/noise in certain background tracks
  • YouTube Music conflicts when app runs in background
  • Preset music feature not working properly

Requested features

12 requests
  • App widget for quick access
  • Apple Watch compatibility
  • Dark mode option
  • Journal/notes function for sessions
  • Ability to reorder presets
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  • Timer continuation after final bell
  • Custom music/chant uploads
  • Session quality/mindfulness rating system
  • Reminder notifications
  • Cross-device account sync
  • Better interval bell sounds (singing bowls)
  • Smooth audio transitions/overlays

Pop Up Zendo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Meditation Timer + Log

Subscriptions2
  • Meditation Timer Unlimited$3.991 Month
  • Meditation Timer Pro3 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime upgrade$7.99
  • Meditation Timer Lifetime$19.99
None

Pop Up Zendo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Meditation Timer + Log free?
Meditation Timer + Log is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pop Up Zendo free?
Pop Up Zendo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Meditation Timer + Log or Pop Up Zendo?
Pop Up Zendo is rated higher. Meditation Timer + Log averages 4.5 out of 5 from 175 ratings, while Pop Up Zendo averages 5.0 from 27 ratings.
Do Meditation Timer + Log or Pop Up Zendo have ads?
Neither Meditation Timer + Log nor Pop Up Zendo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Meditation Timer + Log or Pop Up Zendo?
Meditation Timer + Log ships an update monthly, and Pop Up Zendo weekly. Most recently, Meditation Timer + Log was updated on October 24, 2026 and Pop Up Zendo on October 23, 2026.

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