Comparison

Quiet Mind vs CountUp

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

Head to head
About

Quiet Mind

This app offers guided meditations and a customizable timer to enhance your mindfulness practice. Track your progress, earn Zen Levels, and integrate with HealthKit to monitor mindful minutes.

Highlights
  • Guided meditations
  • Customizable timer
  • Zen Level progression
  • Session history tracking
  • HealthKit integration
  • Calming backgrounds
  • White noise and serene sounds
Features
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Quiet Mind – Meditation, Sleep Stories & Mindful Sounds Quiet Mind pairs a simple, elegant meditation timer with a growing library of voice-guided meditations and sleep stories, not just a countdown, narrated sessions that walk you through it. Track your session history, total minutes, and watch your Zen Level grow as your practice builds. NEW: Voice-Guided Meditations Get narrated guidance at whatever length fits your day, a full duration ladder from a 5-minute Quick Reset up to the 60-minute Full Sit, plus themed sessions for mornings, loving-kindness, body scanning, and on-the-spot relief when you need it most. Mindfulness Basics is free to try any time. NEW: Sleep Stories Drift off to 12 original, narrated Sleep Stories, from a lighthouse cottage to a snowbound cabin to a moonlit garden, or choose ambient Sleep Environments for soothing background sound with no narration at all. The Lighthouse Cottage story is free to try any time. Prefer to go it alone? Explore our library of guided practices and classic meditation techniques: • Inner Warmth Breathing • Breath Counting • Walking Meditation (vibration-cued, or voice-guided) • Sound Bath Meditation • 4-7-8 Breathing • Box Breathing • Guided Phrases & Quotes • EMDR Mode (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) Key Features: • Voice-guided meditations and Sleep Stories, or a classic timer, your choice • Adjustable session duration (up to 60 minutes) with an intuitive slider • Chime intervals to help maintain focus • Multiple calming backgrounds and ambient sounds • Customizable start and end chimes or bells • Optional vibration and chime toggles • Zen Level progression, streaks, and full session history • Track total sessions and minutes meditated • HealthKit integration to update mindful minutes • And many more features coming soon! Please note that this app integrates with the HealthKit app to update mindful minutes.

About

CountUp

This app provides a simple timer to help you maintain focus during meditation. It rings a bell at intervals, allowing for extended meditation sessions without losing track of time.

Highlights
  • Interval bell reminders
  • Customizable meditation timer
  • Focus aid for meditation
  • Time tracking for sessions
  • Simple and intuitive interface
Features
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A simple timer that rings a bell every so often to remind the meditator to refocus their attention. This timer app is designed so that you can meditate as long as you would like while also not losing track of time.

Screenshots

Quiet Mind4 screens
CountUp1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: CountUp at 5.0 against Quiet Mind's 4.2. CountUp also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Quiet Mind's advantage is ratings volume (11 vs 1). On price and device support 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. Quiet Mind sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CountUp asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CountUp holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Quiet Mind has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Quiet Mind versus CountUp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuiet MindCountUp
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (11 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.315.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size178 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBenjamin ClaryChristian Cordy

Customer experience

Quiet Mind

All ratings11 ratings
Positive72.7%
Neutral18.2%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

CountUp

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Quiet Mind

One-time1
  • Remove All Ads$3.99
None

CountUp

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Quiet Mind free?
Quiet Mind is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CountUp free?
CountUp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Quiet Mind or CountUp?
CountUp is rated higher. Quiet Mind averages 4.2 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while CountUp averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Quiet Mind or CountUp have ads?
Quiet Mind shows ads; CountUp does not.

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