Comparison

Meditation Timer-ZenMinder vs AlcoGrip

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

Head to head
About

Meditation Timer-ZenMinder

Develop awareness and peace of mind with tools designed to help you achieve calm and focus. This app offers guided sessions, goal setting, daily reminders, and progress tracking to enhance your meditation journey. Personalize your experience with user-friendly themes and enjoy a mindful practice.

Highlights
  • Guided meditation sessions
  • Meditation goal setting
  • Daily reminders and affirmations
  • Progress tracking
  • Customizable themes
  • Light mode option
Features
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ZenMinder is your ultimate mate in developing awareness and peace of mind in your daily life. It offers a set of tools that helps you attain a state of calm and focus in the midst of life's stressful situations. Designed with simplicity and efficiency, it is meant to transform your meditation journey. Key Features: Guided Meditation It offers a wide range of pre-recorded audio and video sessions that help you to practice effortlessly as a beginner. Immerse yourself in a moment of mindfulness with ZenMinder. Meditation Goals Set realistic goals with ZenMinder and cultivate healthy yoga practices in your daily routine. Select from a range of meditation lengths and ambient sounds to improve your practice and increase your level of relaxation. Daily reminders Get daily doses of knowledge, motivation, and inspiration sent directly to your device. Allow ZenMinder's inspirational sayings and affirmations to elevate your spirits and nourish your soul. You can also share it with your loved ones. User Friendly Themes Select your favorite theme that reflects your personality and keeps you connected with the app. These themes are designed to uplift your mood and take out some time for yourself. Progress Tracking Keep an eye on your mindfulness practice and record your advancements over time. ZenMinder helps you stay motivated and dedicated to your goals by offering insights into your overall well-being, gratitude practices, and meditation routines. Light Mode Now enjoy your favorite meditation app in light mode that helps you experience peace and ecstatic. It provides a calming aesthetic that improves your mindfulness practice and calms the senses. Personalized Experience You can change the themes, colors, and styles of Animation Mode to fit your own tastes. ZenMinder provides countless customisation options, regardless of your preference for simple or elaborate graphics. ZenMinder helps you to discover the power of mindfulness and be more peaceful, calmer and joyful in life. Take a step towards healthy life and inner content with our free meditation app. *Premium Upgrade required to unlock. Optional auto-renewing subscription is available (price varies by territory) located in the app Settings page. Payments will be charged to your iTunes Account after confirmation. Subscription automatically renewed unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the subscription period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed in your iTunes Account’s Settings after purchasing. Privacy Policy: https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/7803420 Terms of Use: https://waterminder.com/terms.html Note: HealthKit integration is to read/write mindful minutes.

About

AlcoGrip

Track your alcohol intake with this straightforward iOS application. Log drinks manually or via presets, and gain insights into your consumption patterns over various timeframes. It offers Apple Health and Shortcuts integration, with Apple Watch support for convenient logging.

Highlights
  • Alcohol consumption tracking
  • Manual and preset drink logging
  • Apple Health integration
  • Apple Watch companion app
  • Consumption insights and limits
  • Automatic reminders
  • Data export functionality
Features
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AlcoGrip is the no-nonsense alcohol tracker for iOS. Using AlcoGrip, you can keep track of your alcohol consumption via your phone, directly via your Apple Watch, or straight from your home screen or lock screen. Add your own drink presets or add consumptions manually, and gain insights in your alcohol usage. AlcoGrip automatically groups your consumptions in sessions, and you can see the consumptions you logged in the past 24 hours, week, month, or since the start of the year. AlcoGrip will also remind you to keep logging your consumptions, since thinking about an app is the last thing you want to do when you're enjoying some beverages. AlcoGrip can also integrate with Apple Health and Shortcuts, and provide data about your consumptions. AlcoGrip does not require any subscription or in-app purchases to work, once you got the app - it's yours forever. AlcoGrip includes: - iPhone widget for your home screen, lock screen, and smart stack - track your session, last 7 or 30 days, or year-to-date at a glance - Apple Watch complication in circular, rectangular, and corner styles - Edit any logged consumption to fix its time, drink, or notes - Swipe a logged drink in your history to log it again with the current time - Favourite your most-used drinks and search by name to keep your collection manageable - Smarter reminders that mention which drink you logged and let you log again in one tap - Integration with Apple Health - Integration with Shortcuts - iCloud sync to store your data on all your devices - Automatic grouping of consumptions in sessions - Manual consumption entry - Consumption entry based on manageable drink presets, based on a single alcoholic component or multiple alcoholic components - Insights into your alcohol consumptions - Set limits on your consumption (consumptions, standard units or grams of alcohol) per day, 7, or 30 days - See your consumption in standard drinks (definitions for multiple countries are available, as well as a custom option) - Companion app for Apple Watch to log consumptions from your wrist - Automatic reminders to help you keep logging your consumptions - Export functionality - Scan labels to automaticallly fill in consumption details

Screenshots

Meditation Timer-ZenMinder4 screens
AlcoGrip4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Meditation Timer-ZenMinder at Free against AlcoGrip's $2.99. Meditation Timer-ZenMinder also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). AlcoGrip's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and review sentiment (77% vs 50%). On rating, 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

Meditation Timer-ZenMinder is free to download; AlcoGrip costs $2.99 up front. Meditation Timer-ZenMinder sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. AlcoGrip asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Meditation Timer-ZenMinder against 4.5 for AlcoGrip. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AlcoGrip has 63 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Meditation Timer-ZenMinder's written reviews are positive against 77% of AlcoGrip's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Meditation Timer-ZenMinder ships an update every 6 weeks, AlcoGrip every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Meditation Timer-ZenMinder versus AlcoGrip: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMeditation Timer-ZenMinderAlcoGrip
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.6 (5 ratings) — better4.5 (63 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews76.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings563 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#195 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size352 MB22 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperFunn Media, LLCDavid van Erkelens

Customer experience

Meditation Timer-ZenMinder

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

AlcoGrip

All ratings62 ratings
Positive88.7%
Neutral6.5%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive76.9%
Neutral7.7%
Negative15.4%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Meditation Timer-ZenMinder

Subscriptions3
  • ZenMinder Premium Monthly3 Days trial$1.491 Month
  • ZenMinder Premium Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Premium Plus Bundle1 Year trial$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • ZenMinder Premium One Time$14.99
None

AlcoGrip

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Meditation Timer-ZenMinder free?
Meditation Timer-ZenMinder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AlcoGrip free?
AlcoGrip costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Meditation Timer-ZenMinder or AlcoGrip?
Meditation Timer-ZenMinder is rated higher. Meditation Timer-ZenMinder averages 4.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while AlcoGrip averages 4.5 from 63 ratings.
Do Meditation Timer-ZenMinder or AlcoGrip have ads?
Neither Meditation Timer-ZenMinder nor AlcoGrip shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Meditation Timer-ZenMinder or AlcoGrip?
Meditation Timer-ZenMinder ships an update every 6 weeks, and AlcoGrip every 5 months. Most recently, Meditation Timer-ZenMinder was updated on October 25, 2026 and AlcoGrip on October 27, 2026.

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