Comparison

Timefully vs Yin Balance

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Yin Balance

This app offers a sanctuary for inner peace with calming routines, gentle wellness plans, and mood tracking. Nurture your mind, body, and emotions through practices like journaling, yoga, and spiritual reflections. Watch your virtual companion grow as you build restorative habits.

Highlights
  • Journaling for reflection
  • Guided yoga and nutrition
  • Stress-reducing wellness plans
  • Spiritual reflections and prayers
  • Personalized affirmations
  • Virtual pet growth
  • Daily restorative schedule
Features
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Yin Balance is a holistic wellness app designed to help you slow down, restore harmony, and rebalance the overstimulating pace of daily life. Through calming routines, gentle wellness plans, and mood trackers, Yin Balance supports your mind, body, and emotions with nourishing yin-energy practices. Create peaceful rituals using guided schedules, personalized wellness plans, affirmations, journaling prompts, and soothing yin activities. Track your moods, build restorative habits, and explore spiritual practices such as interfaith prayers and gratitude reflections. With every day of consistent care, your Yin Pet grows alongside you—gaining energy as you nurture yourself. Whether you're feeling overwhelmed, stressed, emotionally drained, or simply craving a slower lifestyle, Yin Balance gives you the tools to ground yourself, breathe deeply, and return to inner stillness. Features include: -Journaling for reflection, clarity, and emotional regulation -Daily Yoga and Nutrition guides -Yin Wellness Plans designed to reduce stress and restore balance -Daily Prayers & Spiritual Reflections -Affirmations for peace, clarity, and self-growth. -Yin Pet that grows as you build healthier habits -Daily Yin Schedule for organizing restorative routines Return to stillness. Recharge your energy. Nourish your mind, body, and spirit—one slow, gentle moment at a time. Our Privacy Policy is available at: https://yinbalanceterms.my.canva.site Terms of Use This app is licensed to you under Apple’s Standard End User License Agreement (EULA). Apple’s Terms of Use apply and can be found at: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Timefully4 screens
Yin Balance4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Timefully at none against Yin Balance's shown. Timefully also leads on ratings volume (1.1K vs 3) and device support (4 vs 2). Yin Balance's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 85%). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Timefully sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Yin Balance sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Yin Balance holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Timefully has 1.1K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Timefully's written reviews are positive against 100% of Yin Balance's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Timefully versus Yin Balance: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimefullyYin Balance
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.1K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.1K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 8 days—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size398 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLalune Creative ABYin Balance LLC.

Customer experience

Timefully

All ratings1,089 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral1.7%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews162 reviews
Positive85.2%
Neutral6.8%
Negative8.0%

Yin Balance

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Yin Balance

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Timefully

Subscriptions4
  • 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
One-time1
  • Lifetime$24.99
3 purchases

Yin Balance

Subscriptions3
  • Yin Balance Premium$1.997 Days
  • Yin Balance Premium3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Yin Balance Premium3 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Timefully free?
Timefully is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Yin Balance free?
Yin Balance is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Timefully or Yin Balance?
Yin Balance is rated higher. Timefully averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while Yin Balance averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Timefully or Yin Balance have ads?
Yin Balance shows ads; Timefully does not.

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