Simple Meditation Timer vs Vibration Alarm Clock & Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple Meditation Timer
A minimalist timer designed for meditation and restorative yoga. It offers a peaceful countdown experience with a gentle chime, free from distractions. Users can optionally log their sessions as Mindful Minutes in the Health app.
- Minimalist timer interface
- Peaceful countdown
- Zen bowl chime
- No distractions
- Record Mindful Minutes
- Health App integration
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A minimalist timer. Elegant and peaceful way to meditate or practice restorative yoga. Simply counts down your session, then chimes the Keisu zen bowl. No additional "stuff" or distractions. Set your Simple Timer, take a few deep breaths and relax. You can choose to record your session as Mindful Minutes in the Health App.
Vibration Alarm Clock & Timer
This app provides silent alarms and timers using only vibration. It offers quick setup, customizable presets, and repeat options for alarms. Enjoy features like background notifications and dark mode, all for free.
- Vibration-only alarms and timers
- Unlimited preset alarms and timers
- Repeat alarm by day of week
- Countdown and time designation timers
- Background notifications
- Dark mode
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It's an alarm & timer app with no sound & only vibration. All features are completely free to use. Features: - Quick start-up, comfortable operability - Any number of preset alarms and timers - Repeat alarm setting (day of the week can be selected) - Time designation timer, countdown timer, color setting - Vibration notification while the app is running - Background notifications, number of notifications displayed on icon badge - Dark mode - All free URL scheme: vibration://
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Verdict
Simple Meditation Timer and Vibration Alarm Clock & Timer both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 81% of Simple Meditation Timer's written reviews are positive against 41% of Vibration Alarm Clock & Timer's. Simple Meditation Timer also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Simple Meditation Timer against 4.4 for Vibration Alarm Clock & Timer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 101 and 73 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of Simple Meditation Timer's written reviews are positive against 41% of Vibration Alarm Clock & Timer's.
Simple Meditation Timer ships an update every 3 months, Vibration Alarm Clock & Timer every 2 months. Both last shipped on September 29, 2026.
| Parameter | Simple Meditation Timer | Vibration Alarm Clock & Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (101 ratings) — better | 4.4 (73 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.0% of reviews — better | 41.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 101 — better | 73 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Never Can Tell | FugaPiyo Inc. |
Customer experience
Simple Meditation Timer
Vibration Alarm Clock & Timer
Bugs and requests
Simple Meditation Timer
Reported bugs
7 issues- Bell/gong doesn't ring sometimes
- Timer doesn't work when phone is locked or screen is off
- Gongs don't stop until manually stopped
- Timer fell asleep and didn't go off
- Bell stopped working after an update
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- Circle graphic doesn't fully reset
- App not found in DND allowed apps settings
Requested features
15 requests- Add Apple Watch app
- Vibration feedback when timer ends
- Option to set number of bells/gongs
- Allow timer to run in background with screen off
- Option to change volume of the bell/gong
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- Media controls for lock screen
- Option to hide clock/interface elements
- Interval timer with short signals
- Singing bowl chime at the beginning
- Open-ended timer that counts up
- Silent (no bell) option
- Visual hint when timer ends
- Ability to select ringtone/music file
- Add lock-screen support
- Haptic feedback on Apple Watch
Vibration Alarm Clock & Timer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Simple Meditation Timer
No in-app purchases
Vibration Alarm Clock & Timer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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