Comparison

Pop Up Zendo vs Unguided Meditation Timer

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

Head to head
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.

About

Unguided Meditation Timer

This app provides a simple timer for unguided meditation sessions. Customize your meditation duration and choose from eight distinct gongs. Track your progress with a built-in meditation calendar.

Highlights
  • Customizable meditation time
  • 8 different gongs
  • Meditation calendar
  • Vipassana meditation support
  • Anapana meditation support
  • Insight timer functionality
Features
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With this simple Meditation Timer, you can start your unguided meditation. The Meditation Timer allows you to adjust the meditation time. Also, the Meditation Timer offers 8 different gongs. Every time you meditate, the Meditation Timer will update the meditation calendar. Meditation timer can do all the following: - Vipassana meditation - Anapana meditation - Insight timer How to meditate using this meditation Timer? - Configure the Meditation Timer and start the clock - Breathe in - Breathe out Enjoy this Meditation Timer. Also known as a meditation clock. https://vanniktech.de/MeditationTimer/privacy_policy.html https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Pop Up Zendo4 screens
Unguided Meditation Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pop Up Zendo at 5.0 against Unguided Meditation Timer's 4.3. Pop Up Zendo also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, 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. Unguided Meditation Timer sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. 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 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27 and 20 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Pop Up Zendo's written reviews are positive against 82% of Unguided Meditation Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pop Up Zendo ships an update weekly, Unguided Meditation Timer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Pop Up Zendo versus Unguided Meditation Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPop Up ZendoUnguided Meditation Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (27 ratings) — better4.3 (20 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better81.8% of reviews
Number of ratings27 — better20
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.4 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB91 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPop Up ZendoNiklas Baudy

Customer experience

Pop Up Zendo

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

Unguided Meditation Timer

All ratings20 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative15.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.2%

In-app purchases

None

Pop Up Zendo

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Unguided Meditation Timer

One-time4
  • Unlimited audio files$1.99
  • Unlimited colors$1.99
  • Remove ads$2.99
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  • Premium - Unlock everything$5.99

Questions

Is Pop Up Zendo free?
Pop Up Zendo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Unguided Meditation Timer free?
Unguided Meditation Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pop Up Zendo or Unguided Meditation Timer?
Pop Up Zendo is rated higher. Pop Up Zendo averages 5.0 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while Unguided Meditation Timer averages 4.3 from 20 ratings.
Do Pop Up Zendo or Unguided Meditation Timer have ads?
Neither Pop Up Zendo nor Unguided Meditation Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pop Up Zendo or Unguided Meditation Timer?
Pop Up Zendo ships an update weekly, and Unguided Meditation Timer every 2 months. Most recently, Pop Up Zendo was updated on October 23, 2026 and Unguided Meditation Timer on October 24, 2026.

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