Comparison

Timefully vs Cohérence

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 provides a distraction-free meditation timer designed to help users build consistent habits. It offers customizable timers, rewarding progress tracking with virtual tree growth, and detailed statistics to motivate your practice.

Highlights
  • Customizable meditation timer with unlimited presets
  • Virtual tree growth for practice motivation
  • Comprehensive session statistics and charts
  • Emotion and note tracking
  • Multiple user profiles
  • Apple Watch integration with heart rate tracking
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

Cohérence

Features
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Cohérence は、HRVと神経可塑性の研究に基づいた3ステップのコヒーレンス・プロトコルを提供する瞑想アプリです。 ただの瞑想ではありません。脳と心臓の同期を科学的に整えるデイリープラクティスです。 ■ 3ステップ・コヒーレンス・プロトコル(1日15分) Step 1: 脳のリセット 呼吸法で高ベータ波のストレスパターンからコヒーレントなアルファ/シータリズムへ移行します。 Step 2: 心臓の活性化 心臓に意識を向け、感謝の感情を培うことで、HRV(心拍変動)をコヒーレントなパターンに同期させます。 Step 3: 未来のリハーサル 神経可塑性を活用し、理想の未来を鮮明にイメージすることで、新しい神経パターンを形成します。5つのテーマから選択: 豊かさ、健康、人間関係、キャリア、自信。 ■ 日本の自然音 水琴窟、竹林の風、渓流、鹿威し — 日本庭園の音響体験で、副交感神経を活性化します。 ■ 感謝ジャーナル 毎日3つの感謝を記録し、振り返りで変化を実感。カレンダーヒートマップで実践の軌跡を可視化します。ジャーナルデータは端末にのみ保存され、サーバーには送信されません。 ■ 科学的アプローチ すべてのコンテンツはHRV研究、神経可塑性研究、呼吸法の臨床データに基づいています。スピリチュアルな言葉は使いません。 ■ 無料で始められます Step 1(脳のリセット)、呼吸ツール、環境音(渓流)、感謝ジャーナルは無料でご利用いただけます。 ■ Premium 全3ステップのプロトコル、5テーマのビジュアライゼーション、全環境音、毎月の新コンテンツ。 7日間の無料トライアル → ¥980/月 または ¥6,800/年 プライバシーポリシー: https://hiroyafushimi.github.io/info/coherence-zen/privacy.html 利用規約: https://hiroyafushimi.github.io/info/coherence-zen/terms.html

Screenshots

Timefully4 screens
Cohérence4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Timefully at 4 against Cohérence's 2. Cohérence's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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 Cohérence sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Timefully versus Cohérence: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimefullyCohérence
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews85.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.1K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size395 MB83 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLalune Creative ABhiroya fushimi

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

Cohérence

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
2 purchases

Cohérence

Subscriptions2
  • 月額プラン7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • 年間プラン7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Timefully free?
Timefully is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cohérence free?
Cohérence is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Timefully or Cohérence have ads?
Neither Timefully nor Cohérence shows ads.

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