Timefully vs Meditation Nest
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Timefully
This app offers a distraction-free meditation timer with deep tracking and motivational features like virtual tree growth. It allows for extensive customization of sessions, sounds, and progress monitoring, all while keeping your data private.
- Customizable meditation timer presets
- Deep session tracking and statistics
- Virtual tree growth for motivation
- Extensive bell and ambient sound library
- Apple Watch integration for standalone use
- Privacy-focused with iCloud sync
- Integration with Apple Health and Siri
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Timefully helps meditators build a practice that lasts. A beautifully simple meditation timer with deep tracking, tree-growth motivation, and comprehensive statistics — trusted by 40,000+ meditators worldwide and rated 4.8 stars. WHY TIMEFULLY? Timefully is designed for meditators who know what they want — a distraction-free timer that stays out of your way, tracks your progress, and keeps you motivated. No guided content, no social feed, no ads. Just a powerful, beautiful tool for the practice you already have — Vipassana, Zen, mindfulness, mantra, yoga, or breathwork. YOUR TIMER, YOUR WAY • Unlimited presets per profile — create as many as you need • Unlimited segments: warm-up, main, intervals, cool-down, and more • Tap any segment to adjust its duration during setup • Open session mode for indefinite meditation • Count up or count down — your choice • Simple Mode hides the clock for deeper focus • Beautiful curated backgrounds, or use your own photos • Live Activity and Dynamic Island keep your session in view BEAUTIFUL BELLS & SOUNDS • 40 bell sounds: Tibetan bells, singing bowls, gongs, wind chimes, flutes, and more • Starting and ending bells (1–3 rings each) • Interval bells at set times or repeating • 6 ambient sounds: Rain, Forest, Ocean, Wind, Fireplace, Birds • Add your own custom sounds • Fade-in option and volume control • Silent mode with haptics TRACK YOUR PROGRESS • Automatic session tracking from the timer • Manual entry — including backfilling past sessions • Post-session mood and emotion tracking • Notes and reflections, with a word cloud built from your notes • 6 statistics reports with weekly, monthly, and yearly views • Monthly calendar glance view • AI insights with Apple Intelligence STAY MOTIVATED • Set daily and weekly practice goals • Grow virtual trees through consistent practice • 6 tree species: Oak, Cherry Blossom, Mangrove, Maple, Olive, Wisteria • Earn milestones and achievements, and keep your streak • Inspiring quotes after each session — or turn all in-app text off for quiet, focused sessions BUILT FOR APPLE WATCH • Standalone timer on your wrist • Real-time heart rate and HRV during sessions • Haptic guidance and Always-On Display support • Complications, and sessions saved as workouts • Fully 1:1 with iPhone — including intervals MULTIPLE PROFILES & PRESETS • Profiles for different practices: Meditation, Yoga, and more • Unlimited presets per profile, each with its own background • Quick switching between configurations PRIVATE BY DEFAULT • No account required — your data stays in your own iCloud • iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch • Export and import your data anytime (Open Sit, CSV and JSON) SEAMLESS INTEGRATION • Apple Health — sessions saved as Mindful Minutes • Siri & Shortcuts, with a ready-made Timefully Shortcut and Action Button support • Do Not Disturb automation • 6 Home Screen widgets and 4 Lock Screen widgets ON YOUR MAC • Native macOS app, ideal for desk meditation during work breaks • Large screen for comprehensive statistics • iCloud sync keeps your practice in step with iPhone and iPad PRICING AND TERMS The timer is always free — no account, no ads, no trial limits. Timefully Pro unlocks iCloud sync, Apple Watch heart rate & HRV, statistics & AI insights, tree growth, achievements & streaks, mood tracking, unlimited profiles, premium bells, and widgets. Timefully Pro offers two auto-renewing subscription options: Monthly: $2.99 per month Annual: $11.99 per year You can also purchase Lifetime access for a one-time payment of $24.99. These prices are for United States users. Pricing in other countries may vary. TERMS AND CONDITIONS: https://www.timefully.co/terms PRIVACY POLICY: https://www.timefully.co/privacy
Meditation Nest
This app offers guided meditations and calming sounds to help users reduce stress, improve focus, and sleep better. Daily sessions can enhance relaxation and breathing. Access unlimited content and over 150 audios with a subscription.
- Guided meditation
- Calming sounds
- Stress reduction
- Improved focus
- Better sleep
- Relaxation techniques
- Breathing exercises
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The best meditation app for everybody, and for your daily wellness. Meditate for just 5 minutes per day to reduce stress, improve focus, sleep better, relax faster, breathe easier, and more. SUBSCRIPTIONS - You can subscribe for this app to get access unlimited content, 150+ audios and sleep stories - Subscription options are: 1-week with 3-day trial, 1-year with 3-day trial, 1-month Privacy policy : https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/38687662 EULA : https://www.iubenda.com/terms-and-conditions/44220384
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Verdict
Timefully and Meditation Nest both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 85% of Timefully's written reviews are positive against 58% of Meditation Nest's. Timefully also leads on device support (4 vs 2). Meditation Nest's advantage is ratings volume (31K vs 1.1K) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Timefully sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Meditation Nest sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Timefully against 4.7 for Meditation Nest. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Meditation Nest has 31K ratings behind it against 1.1K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of Timefully's written reviews are positive against 58% of Meditation Nest's.
Timefully ships an update every 8 days, Meditation Nest every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Timefully | Meditation Nest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.1K ratings) — better | 4.7 (31K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.2% of reviews — better | 58.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K | 31K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 398 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lalune Creative AB | Luni |
Customer experience
Timefully
Meditation Nest
User reviews
Timefully
From 1.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and efficient
- 🚀 Streamlined interface
- 💡 Helpful tracking features
- 🌳 Enjoyable tree growth metaphor
- 👍 Customizable timer settings
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional timer issues
- 🔋 Inconsistent Apple Watch integration
- 💰 Subscription model concerns
- 🔍 Limited emotion/mood tracking options
Meditation Nest
From 31K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Relaxing and calming
- 👍 Helps with sleep and anxiety
- 💡 Customizable sounds and ambiance
- 🚀 Effective for meditation and stress relief
Room to improve
- 🔒 Most features locked behind paywall
- 🐛 Occasional audio issues and glitches
- 💰 Expensive subscription model
Bugs and requests
Timefully
Reported bugs
3 issues- Timer not always completing sessions
- Apple Watch integration problems
- Incorrect activity log data
Requested features
5 requests- More bell/chime sound options
- Ability to adjust timer from Apple Watch
- Option to disable tree growth feature
- Expanded emotion/mood tracking
- Sync progress across devices
Meditation Nest
Reported bugs
2 issues- Audio cutting out during meditations
- Subscription issues and unexpected charges
Requested features
3 requests- More free content and unlocked features
- Search functionality to find meditations
- Personalized recommendations based on usage
In-app purchases
Timefully
- Monthly$2.991 Month
- Quarterly$5.993 Months
- Annual2 variants$11.991 Year
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- Timefully Annual, 14-day Trial14 Days trial2 variants$11.991 Year
- Lifetime$24.99
Meditation Nest
- Meditate Access3 Days trial$3.997 Days
- Meditate Access$12.991 Month
- Meditate Access3 Days trial$15.991 Month
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- Meditate Access3 Days trial$17.991 Month
- Meditate Access3 Days trial$69.991 Year
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