Comparison

Yin Timer vs HOV YOGA

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

Head to head
About

Yin Timer

A discreet timer designed for calm activities like yoga or meditation. Set your desired duration, and the analog face completes one turn, providing a peaceful timekeeping experience without distracting ticking.

Highlights
  • Calm and discreet timer
  • Ideal for yoga and meditation
  • Analog face timekeeping
  • Customizable duration
  • No distracting ticking
Features
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A calm and discreet timer. This is perfect for yoga or meditation where a clock with ticking seconds will be distracting and stressful. Just choose how many minutes you want your timer to be, and it will go one turn of the analog face in that time. Slow and calm.

About

HOV YOGA

Features
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View the timetable, book classes and purchase memberships and passes for our Mullumbimby Yoga Shala. Learn our chants and sequences. This app is the easiest way to manage your bookings and payments for HOV's Mullumbimby Yoga Shala. From this mobile App you can view class schedules, purchase memberships and classes, sign-up for classes, teacher trainings, workshops, cancel bookings, view ongoing promotions, view the studio’s location and have access to videos of our studio, chants and sequences. We can't wait to practice with you! Much love, XO Duncan + the HOV Fam

Screenshots

Yin Timer1 screens
HOV YOGA3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: HOV YOGA at every 6 weeks against Yin Timer's every 4 months. Yin Timer's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Yin Timer ships an update every 4 months, HOV YOGA every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Yin Timer versus HOV YOGA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYin TimerHOV YOGA
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB195 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKodareHOV PTY LTD

In-app purchases

None

Yin Timer

No in-app purchases

None

HOV YOGA

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Yin Timer free?
Yin Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HOV YOGA free?
HOV YOGA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Yin Timer or HOV YOGA have ads?
Neither Yin Timer nor HOV YOGA shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Yin Timer or HOV YOGA?
Yin Timer ships an update every 4 months, and HOV YOGA every 6 weeks. Most recently, Yin Timer was updated on October 23, 2026 and HOV YOGA on October 12, 2026.

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