Unbounded vs Dōan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Unbounded
This app offers a customizable meditation timer with segmented sessions and various sounds. It allows users to track their mindfulness activity and connect with others for mutual support. Integration with Apple Health logs mindful minutes automatically.
- Customizable meditation timer
- Segmented session times
- Variety of sound options
- Activity tracking
- Social support features
- Apple Health integration
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Unbounded is an elegant meditation timer that lets you set time segments and sounds, track your activity, and engage with colleagues and friends to support each other’s meditation practice. Integrates with the Apple Health app to log mindful minutes.
Dōan
This app provides an unguided meditation timer that uses gentle gong sounds to help you maintain focus. Customize session length, nudge frequency, and choose from various gong sounds. It runs in the background, even with the screen off.
- Customizable session length
- Configurable focus nudges
- Choice of gong sounds
- Background operation
- Screen-off functionality
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"Dōan - person who leads a meditation session using bells to keep time and nurture an atmosphere of focus and clarity" Dōan is an unguided meditation timer that periodically reminds you to return focus to your meditation practice using gentle gong sounds. You can: - Configure the length of each session and how often you want to be nudged to return your focus - Choose your favourite gong sounds from multiple recordings - Turn off your screen: The app will keep running in the background even when the screen is locked or turned off
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Unbounded at 72 against Dōan's 1. Unbounded also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Unbounded against 5.0 for Dōan. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Unbounded has 72 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Unbounded | Dōan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (72 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 72 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Peak Leadership LLC | Maximilian Zender |
In-app purchases
Unbounded
No in-app purchases
Dōan
No in-app purchases
