Kantan vs Stillnote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kantan
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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.
Stillnote
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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
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Kantan ships an update every 3 months, Stillnote monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kantan | Stillnote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sigma Digital s.r.o. | Takafumi Kawano |
In-app purchases
Kantan
No in-app purchases
Stillnote
No in-app purchases









