Comparison

MeditateTime vs Kantan

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

Head to head
About

MeditateTime

A meditation timer designed to conserve battery by putting your device to sleep during sessions. It fosters motivation by showing the number of people meditating simultaneously and integrates with health apps to automatically save mindfulness data.

Highlights
  • Battery-saving sleep mode
  • Real-time meditator count
  • Health app integration
  • Customizable sounds
  • Community sharing
  • Map view of meditators (subscription)
Features
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MeditateTime is a simple meditation timer that works with health app. When you start meditating, the app puts your device to sleep so it doesn't drain your battery. "MeditateTime" always displays the number of people meditating at the same time on the top screen to increase the motivation of your meditation. You can also see each person's total meditation time and approximate position. You can start the session by just setting time and tap the START. Also, you can choose Meditation time to limitless. MeditateTime integrates Health App to use mindfulness datas. When you finish the meditation, MeditateTime saves your session data to your iPhone's mindfulness in the health app automatically. MeditateTime has many awesome sounds for starting, ending and preliminary notification of ending 3 minutes before. (To enable sound during device sleeping, it is needed to turn on notifications for MeditateTime in setting app.) Furthermore, the following functions can be added by registering a subscription. - Hide all ads. - Display the location of the person meditating on the map. MeditateTime supports a community of people who meditate. Enrich your meditation experience by sharing information. Terms of Use http://zekoo2017.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-6.html

About

Kantan

Features
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To practice and benefit from meditation you don’t need to consume loads of mindfulness content. On the contrary, you need less of it and more of actual meditation. Just sit with your back straight, focus on breathing, observe your mind and keep track of your progress – consistently. Kantan will assist you in just that. Created by a long-time meditation practitioner for other meditators, it’s a refined meditation tracker designed with a β€œless is more” approach. This is not yet another mindfulness marketplace, but a tool to support your practice in a gentle and steady way: β€’ Clean, minimalistic timer β€’ A user account to track meditation history β€’ 5-120 min time options β€’ Interval sounds β€’ Works offline and in the background β€’ Gong sound courtesy of Choufuku-ji temple in Japan (長福寺) More features and updates are coming very soon. Meanwhile, feel free to send your questions and feedback to hi@kantanapp.com.

Screenshots

MeditateTime4 screens
Kantan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kantan at none against MeditateTime's 2. Kantan also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). MeditateTime's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. MeditateTime sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Kantan asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MeditateTime ships an update every 3 weeks, Kantan every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences Β· 3 level
MeditateTime versus Kantan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMeditateTimeKantan
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews75.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks β€” betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesβ€”
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS16.113.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size16 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMUTSUAKI KIKUCHISigma Digital s.r.o.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

MeditateTime

Subscriptions2
  • General full-featured(1month)7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • General full-featured(3month)$7.993 Months
None

Kantan

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MeditateTime free?
MeditateTime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kantan free?
Kantan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MeditateTime or Kantan have ads?
MeditateTime shows ads; Kantan does not.
Which is updated more often, MeditateTime or Kantan?
MeditateTime ships an update every 3 weeks, and Kantan every 3 months. Most recently, MeditateTime was updated on October 7, 2026 and Kantan on October 5, 2026.

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