Comparison

Center Meditation Timer vs Ritmo Timer

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

Ritmo Timer

This interval timer is designed for focused workouts, particularly for Air Bike conditioning. It offers a distraction-free experience with a clean interface, built-in and customizable workout routines, and offline functionality.

Highlights
  • Built-in interval workouts
  • Workout library (Sprint, Power, Endurance, BJJ)
  • Unlimited custom workout creation
  • Large, easy-to-read timer
  • Clean, minimalist interface
  • Works completely offline
Features
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Train harder. Recover smarter. Ritmo Timer is a clean, distraction-free interval timer built specifically for Air Bike conditioning. Whether you're training for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, HIIT, or improving your conditioning, Ritmo keeps you focused on the workout—not the timer. Features • Built-in interval workouts • Sprint, Power, Endurance & BJJ Conditioning workout library • Create unlimited custom workouts • Large, easy-to-read timer • Clean, minimalist interface • Works completely offline No accounts. No ads. Just train.

Screenshots

Center Meditation Timer4 screens
Ritmo Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ritmo Timer at none against Center Meditation Timer's 6. Ritmo Timer also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (weekly vs every 4 weeks). Center Meditation Timer's advantage is ratings volume (781 vs 1) and device support (6 vs 2). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Center Meditation Timer sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Ritmo Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ritmo Timer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Center Meditation Timer has 781 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Center Meditation Timer ships an update every 4 weeks, Ritmo Timer weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Center Meditation Timer versus Ritmo Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCenter Meditation TimerRitmo Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (781 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings781 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTanner ChristensenAUSTIN GORDON WOODS

Customer experience

Center Meditation Timer

All ratings781 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral3.8%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews185 reviews
Positive70.3%
Neutral10.8%
Negative18.9%

Ritmo Timer

All ratings1 ratings
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

Ritmo Timer

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

Ritmo Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Center Meditation Timer free?
Center Meditation Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ritmo Timer free?
Ritmo Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Center Meditation Timer or Ritmo Timer?
Ritmo Timer is rated higher. Center Meditation Timer averages 4.7 out of 5 from 781 ratings, while Ritmo Timer averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Center Meditation Timer or Ritmo Timer have ads?
Neither Center Meditation Timer nor Ritmo Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Center Meditation Timer or Ritmo Timer?
Center Meditation Timer ships an update every 4 weeks, and Ritmo Timer weekly. Most recently, Center Meditation Timer was updated on October 18, 2026 and Ritmo Timer on October 8, 2026.

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