Comparison

Timer for Meditation vs Unbounded

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

Head to head
About

Timer for Meditation

This app offers customizable timers with flexible settings for various time periods and durations. Users can personalize alert and background sounds, with black and white illustrations to aid focus during meditation or other tasks.

Highlights
  • Flexible timer settings
  • Customizable alert sounds
  • Customizable background sounds
  • Black and white illustrations
  • Focus enhancement
Features
Read full description

Features of Timer for Meditation: * Flexible settings designed for multiple time periods with different lengths for each timer; * Ability to set different alert and background sounds * Black and white illustrations help users to easily focus on meditation or other tasks.

About

Unbounded

This app offers a customizable meditation timer with segmented sessions and various sounds. It allows users to track their mindfulness activity and connect with others for mutual support. Integration with Apple Health logs mindful minutes automatically.

Highlights
  • Customizable meditation timer
  • Segmented session times
  • Variety of sound options
  • Activity tracking
  • Social support features
  • Apple Health integration
Features
Read full description

Unbounded is an elegant meditation timer that lets you set time segments and sounds, track your activity, and engage with colleagues and friends to support each other’s meditation practice. Integrates with the Apple Health app to log mindful minutes.

Screenshots

Timer for Meditation4 screens
Unbounded4 screens

Verdict

The call

Timer for Meditation and Unbounded both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 83% of Timer for Meditation's written reviews are positive against 0% of Unbounded's. Timer for Meditation also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). Unbounded's advantage is ratings volume (72 vs 24). On price, rating, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Timer for Meditation against 4.9 for Unbounded. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 72 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Timer for Meditation's written reviews are positive against 0% of Unbounded's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timer for Meditation ships an update every 2 weeks, Unbounded every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Timer for Meditation versus Unbounded: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimer for MeditationUnbounded
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (24 ratings)4.9 (72 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2472 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNeptune Media International CO., LIMITEDPeak Leadership

Customer experience

Timer for Meditation

All ratings20 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%

Unbounded

All ratings70 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Timer for Meditation

No in-app purchases

None

Unbounded

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Timer for Meditation free?
Timer for Meditation is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Unbounded free?
Unbounded is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Timer for Meditation or Unbounded?
Unbounded is rated higher. Timer for Meditation averages 4.8 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while Unbounded averages 4.9 from 72 ratings.
Do Timer for Meditation or Unbounded have ads?
Neither Timer for Meditation nor Unbounded shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Timer for Meditation or Unbounded?
Timer for Meditation ships an update every 2 weeks, and Unbounded every 2 months. Most recently, Timer for Meditation was updated on October 24, 2026 and Unbounded on October 24, 2026.

Other comparisons