Meditation Timer Plus vs Tray Harder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Meditation Timer Plus
This app provides a simple timer for guided meditation sessions. It uses the sounds of Tibetan singing bowls to divide your meditation into sections and concludes with bell sounds. Enjoy peaceful mindfulness during your daily activities or relaxation time.
- Customizable meditation lengths
- Tibetan singing bowl sounds
- Bell sounds for session end
- Mindfulness and relaxation aid
- Apple Watch compatibility
- Works with Bluetooth earphones
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Meditation Timer Plus can be used for meditation. Chose the length you would like to meditate and press play. The sounds of the Tibetan Bowls divides the meditation into 8 sections and ends with 3 sounds of bells. The sounds are made with tibetan singing bowls. Listen to the beautiful singing bowls while you meditate or relax. With this app mindfulness and meditation is near you all day, when you walk in the park or rest in the sun. Use head- or earphones for best result. Works on Apple Watch with Bluetooth earphones. Length of Meditation on iOS: ∙5 minutes ∙10 minutes ∙15 minutes ∙25 minutes ∙30 minutes ∙35 minutes ∙40 minutes ∙45 minutes ∙50 minutes Length of meditation on Apple Watch: ∙5 minutes ∙10 minutes
Tray Harder
Track your clear aligner wear time and stay on schedule with this privacy-focused app. It helps you meet daily wear goals, monitor tray changes, and capture your smile's transformation with progress photos. Gentle reminders and appointment logging ensure you stay on track with your orthodontic treatment.
- Track aligner wear time
- Monitor tray change schedule
- Progress photo capture
- Gentle, customizable reminders
- Appointment logging
- Privacy-focused, no cloud storage
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Tray Harder is a calm, private wear tracker for clear aligners and retainers. Tap when your aligners come out, tap when they go back in, and see at a glance how your day, your tray and your treatment are going. No account. No cloud. No ads. Your treatment data and photos stay on your phone. Works with Invisalign, Spark, ClearCorrect, SureSmile and other clear aligners, and with retainers. TODAY • A wear dial shows your progress toward your daily goal, which you set to match your orthodontist's plan • A live break timer shows how long your aligners have been out • Tag each break with a reason, and log a break you forgot to track • See which tray you're on and how many days until the next switch CALENDAR • Month view of every day: goal met, close or missed • Tap any day to see and edit each break • Note pain or comfort per day to spot patterns by tray • Streaks, with streak freezes for the odd tough day • Log orthodontist visits and, if you choose, add them to your iPhone Calendar SMILE • Take progress photos with a built-in alignment guide • Compare any two trays with a draggable slider and share a comparison card • Play your photos back as a timelapse • Import photos you've already taken REMINDERS • A nudge to put your aligners back in after a break • Tray-switch, bedtime, appointment and tray supply reminders • Each reminder can be switched on or off MORE • Wrapped: a recap of your treatment you can share when you finish • NFC tag: program a blank tag to start or end a break with a tap • Chewies timer after a tray change • Retainer mode for nights-only wear after treatment • Ortho report (PDF) and compliance CSV to bring to your appointments • Ice and Graphite themes, or follow your system setting TRAY HARDER PRO Try everything free for 14 days. Pro is a one-time $4.99 unlock, with no subscription, that keeps: • Home and Lock Screen widgets • Live Activity on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • The Apple Watch app with complications Tray Harder is made by an independent developer who has been through clear aligner treatment. Questions or ideas? Use Send Feedback in Settings. Tray Harder is not medical advice and does not replace your orthodontist. Always follow your orthodontist's instructions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Tray Harder at Free against Meditation Timer Plus's $1.99. Tray Harder also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). Meditation Timer Plus's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (4 vs 2). On ratings volume 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
Tray Harder is free to download; Meditation Timer Plus costs $1.99 up front. Tray Harder sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Meditation Timer Plus asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tray Harder holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Meditation Timer Plus ships an update every 2 months, Tray Harder fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Meditation Timer Plus | Tray Harder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bo Kalvslund | Bari Halag |
Customer experience
Meditation Timer Plus
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In-app purchases
Meditation Timer Plus
No in-app purchases
Tray Harder
- Tray Harder Pro$4.99
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