Quiet Mind vs While
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Guided meditations
- Customizable timer
- Zen Level progression
- Session history tracking
- HealthKit integration
- Calming backgrounds
- White noise and serene sounds
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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.
While
This app provides a focused and distraction-free timer for experienced meditators. It offers a clean interface with customizable features to support your meditation sessions.
- Focused meditation timer
- Clean interface
- Customizable features
- Distraction-free sessions
- For experienced meditators
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The While timer is designed for experienced meditators who are seeking a focused tool for their practice. Offering a clean interface and customizable features, While supports your sessions without distractions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: While at 100% against Quiet Mind's 50%. While also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (16.2 vs 18.3). Quiet Mind's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 16 months). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Quiet Mind sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and While sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Quiet Mind ships an update every 9 days, While every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Quiet Mind | While |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (11 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.3 | 16.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 178 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Benjamin Clary | Mike LaVigne |
Customer experience
Quiet Mind
While
In-app purchases
Quiet Mind
- Remove All Ads$3.99
While
- Monthly Subscription$2.001 Month
- Yearly Subscription$10.001 Year
- Lifetime Access$3.99









