Comparison

Unguided Meditation Timer vs SelfRise

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

Head to head
About

Unguided Meditation Timer

This app provides a simple timer for unguided meditation sessions. Customize your meditation duration and choose from eight distinct gongs. Track your progress with a built-in meditation calendar.

Highlights
  • Customizable meditation time
  • 8 different gongs
  • Meditation calendar
  • Vipassana meditation support
  • Anapana meditation support
  • Insight timer functionality
Features
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With this simple Meditation Timer, you can start your unguided meditation. The Meditation Timer allows you to adjust the meditation time. Also, the Meditation Timer offers 8 different gongs. Every time you meditate, the Meditation Timer will update the meditation calendar. Meditation timer can do all the following: - Vipassana meditation - Anapana meditation - Insight timer How to meditate using this meditation Timer? - Configure the Meditation Timer and start the clock - Breathe in - Breathe out Enjoy this Meditation Timer. Also known as a meditation clock. https://vanniktech.de/MeditationTimer/privacy_policy.html https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

SelfRise

Features
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Most habit apps punish you the moment you slip. SelfRise doesn't. One missed day resets your streak in almost every habit app out there - so one rough Tuesday erases three weeks of work, and it's tempting to just delete the app. SelfRise flips that: catch up on a missed day within the same week and your habit calendar stays clean. Progress over perfection, built right into the app. Habits, goals, and gratitude usually mean three different apps. SelfRise is one. HABITS THAT FORGIVE Daily habits with a built-in catch-up system. Miss a day, make it up within the same week - no shame, no restarting from zero. GOALS WITH REAL NUMBERS Set a target in your own unit - minutes, steps, pages, sessions, whatever fits - and watch real progress add up, not just checkmarks. A GRATITUDE JOURNAL THAT STICKS Three things you're grateful for, every day. Two minutes that quietly change how you see the rest of your day. STATS THAT ACTUALLY MOTIVATE Weekly, monthly, and yearly breakdowns of what you're actually doing - not just how many days you didn't break anything. GAMIFICATION BUILT FOR REAL LIFE XP, levels, achievements, and monthly challenges that reward showing up - not just flawless streaks. REMINDERS, NOT NAGGING Notifications timed to nudge you back on track, never to guilt you into opening the app. SelfRise helps you become who you're working toward becoming - one habit, one goal, one grateful day at a time, missed days included. Love the app? Share it with a friend - growth is better together. - SelfRise doesn't require an account. Your data stays on your device unless synced through services like Google Drive or Firebase (analytics, ads, and notifications). See our Privacy Policy for full details.

Screenshots

Unguided Meditation Timer4 screens
SelfRise4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SelfRise at none against Unguided Meditation Timer's 4. Unguided Meditation Timer's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. Unguided Meditation Timer sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. SelfRise asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Unguided Meditation Timer versus SelfRise: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUnguided Meditation TimerSelfRise
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (20 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings20 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB60 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperNiklas BaudyPETR TUREK

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Unguided Meditation Timer

One-time4
  • Unlimited audio files$1.99
  • Unlimited colors$1.99
  • Remove ads$2.99
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  • Premium - Unlock everything$5.99
None

SelfRise

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Unguided Meditation Timer free?
Unguided Meditation Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SelfRise free?
SelfRise is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Unguided Meditation Timer or SelfRise have ads?
SelfRise shows ads; Unguided Meditation Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, Unguided Meditation Timer or SelfRise?
Unguided Meditation Timer ships an update every 2 months, and SelfRise every 2 months. Most recently, Unguided Meditation Timer was updated on October 24, 2026 and SelfRise on October 24, 2026.

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