Comparison

Meditation Timer Meiso vs Satori 悟り

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

Head to head
About

Meditation Timer Meiso

This app offers a simple, ad-free meditation timer with real-time heart rate variability analysis. Track your progress with a contribution graph, achieve badges, and use it standalone on Apple Watch. Integrates with HealthKit and supports multiple languages.

Highlights
  • Real-time HRV analysis
  • Countdown and count-up modes
  • 12-month contribution graph
  • Achievement system
  • Standalone Apple Watch app
  • HealthKit integration
  • Home screen widgets
Features
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Make quiet time a daily habit. Meiso is a meditation timer without ads or subscriptions. Set a timer, keep a session log, and meditate at your own pace. TIMER Choose a preset such as 3 or 5 minutes, or use count-up mode without a time limit. Switch the ending sound and vibration on or off. SESSION LOG Review your activity graph, weekly meditation time, streaks and total time. Achievement badges help you track milestones. APPLE WATCH Use the timer without keeping your iPhone nearby, then sync your session history to iPhone. WIDGETS AND HEALTH Home screen widgets and Live Activities are supported. With your permission, save meditation time as Mindful Minutes in Apple Health. HEART RATE VARIABILITY (HRV) Record and analyze metrics such as SDNN and RMSSD using beat intervals from a compatible Bluetooth heart rate sensor. Apple Watch uses available heartbeat data. Compatible hardware and permissions are required; available data and metrics depend on recording conditions. An iPhone alone cannot measure HRV in this app. HRV displays are reference information for personal reflection. They do not establish meditation benefits or assess your health, and are not for diagnosis, treatment or medical decisions. Consult a healthcare professional for medical advice. YOUR PREFERENCES Light and dark modes. Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean and Spanish. Free to use, with no ads, subscriptions or account registration. Compatible external hardware is obtained separately.

About

Satori 悟り

Features
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SATORI - PRIVATE MEDITATION, OFFLINE Satori is a calm, privacy-first meditation app for building a simple daily practice. No account. No tracking. No ads. Everything stays on your device. Meditation should feel quiet, personal and distraction-free. Satori gives you a clean timer, optional mood check-ins, streaks and progress insights without turning your practice into another feed, subscription or data profile. PRIVACY FIRST - Works offline - No account required - No tracking or ads - Your meditation history stays on your device - No social features, no pressure, no noise MEDITATE YOUR WAY - Custom meditation timer from 1 minute to 2 hours - Start immediately with timer-only meditation - Add an optional mood check-in when it feels useful - Calming background ambience: rain, ocean and forest - Meditation bell options: bell, chime and Tibetan - Simple session setup designed to stay out of your way TRACK YOUR PRACTICE - Daily streaks - Total sessions - Total minutes meditated - Average duration - Session calendar - Weekly, monthly and yearly progress views - Mood insights when you choose to use mood tracking OPTIONAL MOOD TRACKING Mood tracking is there when it helps, not when it gets in the way. You can turn it off and keep using Satori as a pure meditation timer. Existing mood history stays saved locally if you enable it again later. BUILT FOR EVERYDAY CALM Satori is made for beginners, experienced meditators, privacy-conscious users and anyone who wants a quiet meditation timer that works anywhere, even without internet. TRULY GLOBAL Available in 9 languages: English, German, Spanish, French, Chinese, Arabic, Portuguese, Japanese and Hindi. WHY SATORI? Many meditation apps ask for accounts, subscriptions, personal data or constant connectivity. Satori takes the opposite path. Your practice is yours. Your data stays local. The app opens, you breathe, and nothing gets in the way. Start a calmer ritual today - private, offline and simple.

Screenshots

Meditation Timer Meiso3 screens
Satori 悟り4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Satori 悟り at every 3 days against Meditation Timer Meiso's every 9 days. Satori 悟り also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Meditation Timer Meiso ships an update every 9 days, Satori 悟り every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Meditation Timer Meiso versus Satori 悟り: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMeditation Timer MeisoSatori 悟り
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMasayuki YamajiThomas Kraaibeek

In-app purchases

None

Meditation Timer Meiso

No in-app purchases

None

Satori 悟り

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Meditation Timer Meiso free?
Meditation Timer Meiso is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Satori 悟り free?
Satori 悟り is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Meditation Timer Meiso or Satori 悟り have ads?
Neither Meditation Timer Meiso nor Satori 悟り shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Meditation Timer Meiso or Satori 悟り?
Meditation Timer Meiso ships an update every 9 days, and Satori 悟り every 3 days. Most recently, Meditation Timer Meiso was updated on October 24, 2026 and Satori 悟り on October 28, 2026.

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