Simple Zazen Meditation Timer vs Chill Timer Lite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple Zazen Meditation Timer
This app provides a minimalist and focused timer for various meditation practices, including Zen and Zazen. It offers multiple profiles, detailed statistics, customizable chimes, and reminders to support your mindfulness journey. Integration with Apple's Health app is also available.
- Multiple user profiles
- Detailed session statistics
- Collection of chimes
- Open and silent session options
- Multiple themes
- Practice reminders
- Apple Health integration
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Namaste for Meditation is the perfect timer for zen and zazen, any kind of meditation, really. It gives you only what is absolutely necessary during your meditation sessions. It's simple, focused, and minimalist. You can take advantage of features, such as: - multiple profiles - detailed statistics - a collection of chimes - open and silent sessions - several themes to fit your practice - reminders to remind you of your practice - integration with Apple's Health application You can choose from a variety of configuration settings to guide you through your meditation sessions. Even though it comes with plenty of options, it's simple to use. I'm sure you're going to love it. Namaste Premium is an optional, yearly subscription that you can purchase to unlock additional features. The payment for Namaste Premium is charged to your iTunes account. Your iTunes account is charged for renewal 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can disable the automatic renewal of your subscription at any time by visiting the settings in the iTunes Store after purchase. The current price for Namaste Premium is $9.99 USD per year. This may vary from country to country. Namaste's Privacy Policy: https://zenfoundry.co/privacy-policy/ Namaste's Terms and Conditions: https://zenfoundry.co/terms-and-conditions/
Chill Timer Lite
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Chill Timer is a simple, elegant meditation timer with an adjustable-volume gong that doesn't scare the crap out of you at the end of a session. Set a duration, start the session, and let the app quietly keep time in a clean, minimalist dark interface. When you’re done, a gentle gong can mark the end, and you can choose to save the session to Apple Health as a Mindfulness entry. Features: - Choose a meditation duration from 1–180 minutes (1-hour max on watch) - Gentle end-of-session gong with **adjustable volume** - Timer can continue counting after the goal is reached - Optional Apple Health integration to write Mindfulness sessions - Screen stays awake during meditation - Minimalist dark UI
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chill Timer Lite at none against Simple Zazen Meditation Timer's 3. Chill Timer Lite also leads on device support (4 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and iOS requirement 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. Simple Zazen Meditation Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Chill Timer Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.
Simple Zazen Meditation Timer ships an update fortnightly, Chill Timer Lite every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple Zazen Meditation Timer | Chill Timer Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (22 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 91.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bart Jacobs | Jacob Chase-Lubitz |
In-app purchases
Simple Zazen Meditation Timer
- Namaste Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
- Namaste Premium$14.991 Year
- Namaste Premium Yearly$14.991 Year
Chill Timer Lite
No in-app purchases
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