Comparison

Yin Timer vs Sthira

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

Sthira

Features
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A two-phase interval timer for yoga, built around one idea: you practise with your eyes closed, so the timer has to be heard, not watched. Each phase ends with its own sound. A single bright tone when a hold finishes. A rising three-note figure when the rest is over, long enough that you can begin moving into the next posture on the rise. You never look down, and you always know where you are. HOW IT WORKS Set your hold, set your rest, set the number of rounds. Press begin. That is the whole app. ON YOUR WRIST The Apple Watch app runs on its own, with the phone in another room. Every cue is paired with a distinct haptic, so a practice works in complete silence — in a shared room, or a sleeping house. BUILT TO STAY OUT OF THE WAY • Keeps running with the screen locked and the phone in your pocket • Screen stays awake through a session, readable from a mat at arm's length • Skip a phase when a posture finishes early • Save the practices you repeat and start them in one tap • No account, no cloud, no sign-in HONEST PRICING The timer, every sound and every haptic are free, forever. One optional payment of $0.99 unlocks the Watch app, unlimited saved practices, and your streak and history. No subscription. It is finished software.

Screenshots

Yin Timer1 screens
Sthira4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Yin Timer at none against Sthira's 1. Yin Timer also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.5). Sthira's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 4 months). On price, ads 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. Sthira sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Yin Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Yin Timer ships an update every 4 months, Sthira daily. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Yin Timer versus Sthira: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYin TimerSthira
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKodareVishwas Mukund

In-app purchases

None

Yin Timer

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Sthira

One-time1
  • Sthira Complete$0.99

Questions

Is Yin Timer free?
Yin Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sthira free?
Sthira is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Yin Timer or Sthira have ads?
Neither Yin Timer nor Sthira shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Yin Timer or Sthira?
Yin Timer ships an update every 4 months, and Sthira daily. Most recently, Yin Timer was updated on November 3, 2026 and Sthira on October 25, 2026.

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