Comparison

Center Meditation Timer vs Monk Mode

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

Head to head
About

Center Meditation Timer

A silent meditation timer designed for serious practitioners. It offers a minimalist interface with customizable session lengths, intervals, and sounds. Track your progress without pressure or gamification.

Highlights
  • Silent timer with optional bells
  • Customizable session lengths and intervals
  • Minimalist interface with themes
  • Daily reminders and widgets
  • Apple Watch support
  • iCloud sync
Features
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Center is a silent meditation timer for serious practice. No guides, no voices, no lessons, and no music. Center exists for people who already know why they meditate and want a calm, precise tool to support long-term practice. Start a session in one tap. Practice in silence or with simple bells. Customize session lengths, intervals, sounds, and themes to match your ritual. Center works across all Apple platforms and stays out of your way. # Designed for real practice • Silent timer with optional bells and intervals • Fully customizable session lengths • Minimal interface with multiple themes • Widgets and daily reminders • Apple Watch support • Syncs seamlessly with iCloud # Optional tracking, never pressure • View trends and streaks if you want them • Manually log sessions when needed • No rankings, no goals, no gamification # Built to last • No subscriptions • No ads • No data harvesting • Supported by optional donations Center is not a course, a coach, or a content platform. It is a quiet instrument for mindfulness, offered with restraint and intention. If Center supports your practice, you may choose to support its continued development.

About

Monk Mode

This app functions as a meditation timer, logging your sessions as mindful minutes directly into Apple Health. It also features a heart rate tracker to monitor your heart rate during meditation and provide an average at its conclusion.

Highlights
  • Meditation timer
  • Log mindful minutes
  • Apple Health integration
  • Heart rate tracker
  • View average heart rate
Features
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A minimalist meditation timer that saves your mindful minutes to Apple Health, automatically. Sit down. Breathe. Let everything else fade. Whether you love silent, unguided sessions or gentle guided narration, Monk Mode meets you where you are. Pick a focus, set your timer, and begin. When you finish, your mindful minutes are saved to Apple Health on their own, so your mindfulness practice always counts. Wear an Apple Watch? Your heart rate is tracked live, so you can watch your body settle into stillness. Start a session from your iPhone, your watch, or straight from a home screen widget. Every session brings you closer to the version of yourself that shows up calmer, clearer, and more present. Free to use, with one optional purchase. Sessions up to 5 minutes are always free, and longer sessions include 4 free sessions each month. Deep Practice is a one-time in-app purchase that removes the monthly limit. Existing customers keep full access at no extra cost. What you get: • Mindful minutes saved to Apple Health after every session, with workouts logged too • A guided and unguided meditation timer (1-60 min + unlimited) • 5 focus types: Breath, Body Scan, Loving-Kindness, Open Awareness, and Sleep • On-device narration in 6 languages that adapts to your session • Live heart rate tracking with Apple Watch • Daily goals, a weekly streak, and progress at a glance • Configurable widgets that can start a session with a tap • Haptic breathing cues, custom bell tones, and adjustable guidance • A dedicated sleep meditation mode • Seamless sync between iPhone and Apple Watch Your meditation practice. No subscriptions. No accounts. One optional one-time purchase. Privacy Policy https://www.squeakbyte.com/monk-mode-privacy-policy Terms & Conditions https://www.squeakbyte.com/monk-mode-terms-conditions

Screenshots

Center Meditation Timer4 screens
Monk Mode4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Monk Mode at none against Center Meditation Timer's 6. Monk Mode also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 71%). Center Meditation Timer's advantage is ratings volume (783 vs 8) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, rating and ads 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. Center Meditation Timer sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Monk Mode asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Monk Mode holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Center Meditation Timer has 783 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Center Meditation Timer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Monk Mode's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Center Meditation Timer ships an update every 4 weeks, Monk Mode every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Center Meditation Timer versus Monk Mode: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCenter Meditation TimerMonk Mode
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (783 ratings)4.9 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings783 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTanner ChristensenKevin David Tanner

Customer experience

Center Meditation Timer

All ratings781 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral3.8%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews188 reviews
Positive70.7%
Neutral10.6%
Negative18.6%

Monk Mode

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Center Meditation Timer

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Interval sounds not playing consistently
  • Timer stopping when screen locks or goes to sleep
  • Sync issues between iPhone and Apple Watch app
  • Inability to change screen sleep settings

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add Apple Watch complications and background tracking
  • Allow manual entry of meditation sessions
  • Extend bell/chime duration for better resonance
  • Add option to play background nature sounds

Monk Mode

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Center Meditation Timer

One-time6
  • Donate $1$0.99
  • Donate $2$1.99
  • Donate $3$2.99
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  • Donate $4$3.99
  • Donate $5$4.99
  • Donate $18$17.99
None

Monk Mode

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Center Meditation Timer free?
Center Meditation Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Monk Mode free?
Monk Mode is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Center Meditation Timer or Monk Mode?
Monk Mode is rated higher. Center Meditation Timer averages 4.7 out of 5 from 783 ratings, while Monk Mode averages 4.9 from 8 ratings.
Do Center Meditation Timer or Monk Mode have ads?
Neither Center Meditation Timer nor Monk Mode shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Center Meditation Timer or Monk Mode?
Center Meditation Timer ships an update every 4 weeks, and Monk Mode every 3 months. Most recently, Center Meditation Timer was updated on October 24, 2026 and Monk Mode on October 24, 2026.

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