Yoga Timer vs Mindful
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Yoga Timer
This app provides a customizable timer with gong and vibration options for yoga sessions. Create and manage yoga sets with a pose library, and personalize the appearance for a seamless teaching or practice experience.
- Full-screen countdown timer
- Adjustable pose durations
- Gong and vibration alerts
- Create custom yoga sets
- Built-in Yin Yoga pose library
- Customizable appearance settings
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Yoga Timer — Your Professional Classroom Companion Designed for yoga teachers, studios, and dedicated practitioners, Yoga Timer brings clarity, structure, and flow into every yoga session. Whether guiding a Yin class, sequencing poses, or simply timing meditations, this app offers a clean, full-screen experience that remains visible even while the teacher moves around the room. FULL-SCREEN TIMER A large, easy-to-read countdown timer—perfect for teaching environments. Adjustable from 1 to 99 minutes Tap to start, pause, or resume “+ / –” buttons for quick time changes Reset to instantly return to your preferred starting value Always visible from across the room Ideal for instructors who move while teaching. GONG & VIBRATION OPTIONS Choose between multiple digital gongs, including: Two authentic Tibetan gongs (Gong 1 and Gong 6) – recorded from handcrafted instruments originating from the birth village of the Dalai Lama Optional vibration feedback Audio can be set to Off, Gong only, Vibration only, or both Note: iPhone Mute switch/volume affects sound. YOGA SETS — AUTOMATE YOUR CLASS Create complete class sequences with ease. Build sets using a built-in Yin Yoga pose library Add custom poses anytime Assign a duration to each pose Choose which gong plays at the end of each pose Automatic calculation of total class time Reorder poses with simple up/down controls Duplicate, rename, edit, or delete sets Switch “Run Set ON/OFF” to use it in your next session Preview a full summary of any set Perfect for Yin classes, workshops, teacher training, or personal practice. POSE LIBRARY A list of all original Yin Yoga poses. Easily add new poses Simple, clean interface Always accessible for building sets APPEARANCE SETTINGS Make the timer fit your style. 4 font colors: Black, White, Gold, Purple 4 opacity levels: None, Small, Medium, Large 5 backgrounds: – Three lotus photos – Black – White – Custom color via RGB sliders TIMER SETUP MENU Quick access to: Timer Gong Yoga Sets Yoga Poses Font Opacity Backgrounds Help Includes reminder: “No sound? Check phone MUTE/volume buttons!” HELP SECTION A clear, simple explanation of all features for new users and teachers. Yoga Timer — Bring peace, structure, and flow into every class.
Mindful
This minimalist timer app offers advanced customization for productivity and mindfulness. Set precise repeat intervals, durations, and notification patterns, with independent volume control for gentle, non-intrusive alerts. It fills gaps left by the standard iOS timer.
- Highly customizable timer intervals and durations
- Gentle, non-intrusive system notifications
- Independent volume control for alerts
- Enhanced iOS timer functionality
- Ideal for meditation, workouts, and study sessions
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Gentle Minimalistic Timer with Customizable Repeat Frequency and Duration Extend your productivity and mindfulness practices with a simple yet powerful timer app that provides valuable features missing from the native iOS timer. Customize repeat intervals, durations, and notification patterns with ease - functionality uniquely unavailable in the built-in timer app. Key Benefits: • Highly Customizable Timer: Set precise repeat frequencies and durations tailored to your exact needs—ideal for meditation, workouts, study sessions, and more. • Gentle Notifications: Receive non-intrusive system notifications, thoughtfully designed to keep you mindful and focused without distractions. • Independent Volume Control: Choose your notification sound level independently from your device’s current volume settings, ensuring consistent and comfortable alerts. This app enhances your iOS experience by offering meaningful capabilities that empower you to manage time more effectively, conveniently filling critical gaps left by the standard iOS timer. To enable notification sounds in "Do Not Disturb" mode, go to Settings > Focus > Do Not Disturb > Allowed Apps, tap Add App, select Mindful-Minutes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Mindful at every 11 days against Yoga Timer's every 2 months. Yoga Timer's advantage is iOS requirement (12 vs 17.5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Yoga Timer ships an update every 2 months, Mindful every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Yoga Timer | Mindful |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 91 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nic Kolbe | Integer ITSM SIA |
In-app purchases
Yoga Timer
No in-app purchases
Mindful
No in-app purchases
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