Mindfulness & Activity Timer vs The Mindful Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mindfulness & Activity Timer
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Mindfulness Timer App for the Apple Watch in German and English. Mindfulness and focus on activities such as drinking tea, reading, studying, yoga, Taiji, Qi-Gong or meditation. Simple repetitions (intervals) and time length selection through configurable presets. Haptic and audio-sensory feedback. Apple HealthKit - support with pulse measurement and pulse display. Stress signal when the pulse is too high with haptic feedback. The latter can also be used for important business discussions
The Mindful Timer
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Mindful timer is a free and open source interval timer for stretching, meditating, yin yoga, and other occasions where you want a simple timer with no ads, distractions, or other nonsense getting in your way.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Mindfulness & Activity Timer at 3 against The Mindful Timer's 1. Mindfulness & Activity Timer also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Mindfulness & Activity Timer ships an update every 3 months, The Mindful Timer every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mindfulness & Activity Timer | The Mindful Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexander Fitterling | Charles Burgess |
In-app purchases
Mindfulness & Activity Timer
No in-app purchases
The Mindful Timer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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