Comparison

Mindfulness Bells vs appRosary

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

Head to head
About

Mindfulness Bells

This app provides gentle bell sounds at set or random intervals to help you practice mindfulness and return to your breath. It offers a minimalist interface with customizable bell sounds and timing, supporting a more conscious and present day.

Highlights
  • Interval bell ringing
  • Random interval ringing
  • Hourly chime
  • Customizable bell sounds
  • Minimalist interface
  • Background operation
Features
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Mindfulness Bell is a very simple tool that help to: - Ring the bell at the given interval - Ring the bell at random interval - Ring bell as a regular hourly chime app Useful for those who are practicing mindfulness. It's a bell to remind you to return to your conscious breathing. Help you to keep mindful the day long. KEEP IN MIND PLEASE: App can work when you put the app to the background by click home button, but it won't work if you kill the app (remove app from recent app list). If you want something to work even the app got killed then Mindfulness Bell is not for you. Mindfulness Bell is a very simple application that rings the bell at fixed interval, random time or as a hourly chime. Helpful for those who are practicing mindfulness, or practicing other meditation methods. Benefits of practicing mindfulness Practicing mindfulness has been shown to have beneficial effects on both physical and mental health. Helps reduce anxiety, control stress, increase concentration, control emotions... to improve quality of life. How to Use the Bell of Mindfulness Choose the bell and the interval according to your needs then turn on the bell. Every time the bell rings, no matter what you're doing, pause everything and return to your breath, to yourself. Practice until every sound in your life becomes a bell of mindfulness. Why you should choose the Bell of Mindfulness - There are many pleasant bells available. - Minimalist interface, easy to use, no extra configuration steps - One click to go - Full customizable: bell sound, interval, start-end time - Support ring the bell at fixed interval (5 mins, 10mins, 15mins, 20mins, 25mins, 30mins, 1 hour, 2 hours...) - Support random ringing. - Support ringing the bell at the beginning of every hour (Blip blip, hourly chime, grandfather clock) - Does not ask for unnecessary/crazy permissions. https://apps.langhoangal.dev/en/mindfulness-bell

About

appRosary

Features
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Experience a Modern way to benefit from the Rosary with three powerful modes: COUNT MODE • Track your chants with a simple bead counter • Customizable sequences (108 or 33,33,34, of 1,1,3,1.. as per your tradition) • Gives Haptic feedback if your mind wanders and the average frequency is not maintained • Progress tracking and logging LISTEN MODE • Record your chant in your own voice and listen to it in a loop • Can run in the background • Hands-free chanting experience • Continuous playback REMIND MODE • Imagine you are watching a movie with a friend and you are engrossed in the movie and your friend periodically elbows you to say "Its just a movie". • Remind mode is your annoying friend. It gives periodic gentle reminders to be in awareness instead of its contents • Random or fixed intervals • Apple Watch can mirror notifications • Can run in the background FEATURES • Three modes for cleansing of the mind • Customizable settings • Optional logging and history • Simple, Easy to use interface • No ads, no tracking • Your data stays on your device Perfect for daily chanting practice or maintaining mindfulness.

Screenshots

Mindfulness Bells4 screens
appRosary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: appRosary at none against Mindfulness Bells's 6. appRosary also leads on ads (none vs shown). Mindfulness Bells's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence and device support 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. Mindfulness Bells sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. appRosary asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mindfulness Bells ships an update every 2 weeks, appRosary weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Mindfulness Bells versus appRosary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMindfulness BellsappRosary
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (634 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings634 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLang HoangSudhir Pendse

Bugs and requests

Mindfulness Bells

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • No sound or alert when chime is set
  • Chime not ringing at the correct time

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to set specific chime days
  • Option to choose quieter chime sounds
  • Customizable chime duration

appRosary

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Mindfulness Bells

One-time6
  • A cup of coffee$1.99
  • Small support$1.99
  • A dinner$2.99
Show 3 more
  • Medium support$4.99
  • Large support$9.99
  • Supporter$19.99
None

appRosary

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mindfulness Bells free?
Mindfulness Bells is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is appRosary free?
appRosary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mindfulness Bells or appRosary have ads?
Mindfulness Bells shows ads; appRosary does not.
Which is updated more often, Mindfulness Bells or appRosary?
Mindfulness Bells ships an update every 2 weeks, and appRosary weekly. Most recently, Mindfulness Bells was updated on November 7, 2026 and appRosary on October 31, 2026.

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