Center Meditation Timer vs CalmSpaceJournaling
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Silent timer with optional bells
- Customizable session lengths and intervals
- Minimalist interface with themes
- Daily reminders and widgets
- Apple Watch support
- iCloud sync
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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.
CalmSpaceJournaling
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Calmspace is a simple yet effective app designed to provide a space for freethinking and creativity. Set the timer, hit begin and Calmpace will convert your phone into your very own pocket journal - the perfect space for generating and capturing new ideas. Use this time to reflect, take pictures, make doodles or lock your phone and enjoy your surroundings. If you switch to another app your notes will be deleted, if you complete the time goal, your session will be saved. Use CalmSpace to... Find stillness... Generate new ideas... Spend time with others... Concentrate... YOUR FEEDBACK SHAPES CALMSPACE We are always looking to improve CalmSpace and honest feedback is essential in our process. Please send any feedback to calmspaceemail1@gmail.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CalmSpaceJournaling at none against Center Meditation Timer's 6. CalmSpaceJournaling also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Center Meditation Timer's advantage is device support (6 vs 3). On price 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
Both are free to download. Center Meditation Timer sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. CalmSpaceJournaling asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Center Meditation Timer | CalmSpaceJournaling |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (781 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 70.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 781 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tanner Christensen | Carter McDaniels |
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
CalmSpaceJournaling
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Center Meditation Timer
- 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
CalmSpaceJournaling
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Center Meditation Timer free?
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