Comparison

Kantan vs Stillnote

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

Head to head
About

Kantan

Features
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To practice and benefit from meditation you don’t need to consume loads of mindfulness content. On the contrary, you need less of it and more of actual meditation. Just sit with your back straight, focus on breathing, observe your mind and keep track of your progress – consistently. Kantan will assist you in just that. Created by a long-time meditation practitioner for other meditators, it’s a refined meditation tracker designed with a “less is more” approach. This is not yet another mindfulness marketplace, but a tool to support your practice in a gentle and steady way: • Clean, minimalistic timer • A user account to track meditation history • 5-120 min time options • Interval sounds • Works offline and in the background • Gong sound courtesy of Choufuku-ji temple in Japan (長福寺) More features and updates are coming very soon. Meanwhile, feel free to send your questions and feedback to hi@kantanapp.com.

About

Stillnote

Features
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Stillnote is a quiet meditation timer for capturing the time you spend meditating and the thoughts that come afterward. Start a simple meditation timer, finish your session, and save a short reflection note if you want to. Your sessions and notes sync with iCloud across your devices. Stillnote can also write completed sessions to Apple Health as Mindful Minutes, helping you keep your mindfulness practice connected with your daily health record. Features: - Simple meditation timer - Reflection notes after each session - Session history and insights - Daily reminders - iCloud sync across your devices - Optional Apple Health Mindful Minutes support - Optional on-device speech recognition for reflection notes

Screenshots

Kantan4 screens
Stillnote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Stillnote at monthly against Kantan's every 3 months. Kantan's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). 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

Kantan ships an update every 3 months, Stillnote monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Kantan versus Stillnote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKantanStillnote
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSigma Digital s.r.o.Takafumi Kawano

In-app purchases

None

Kantan

No in-app purchases

None

Stillnote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kantan free?
Kantan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stillnote free?
Stillnote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Kantan or Stillnote have ads?
Neither Kantan nor Stillnote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kantan or Stillnote?
Kantan ships an update every 3 months, and Stillnote monthly. Most recently, Kantan was updated on October 27, 2026 and Stillnote on October 13, 2026.

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