Comparison

Meditation Timer-ZenMinder vs Rise

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

Rise

This app provides a simple meditation timer and tracker for iPhone and Apple Watch. It uses heart rate data to offer insights into your mind and body's calm during sessions. Track your progress with detailed statistics and access guided courses.

Highlights
  • Simple meditation timer
  • Apple Watch heart rate tracking
  • Mind and body insights
  • Meditation progress tracker
  • Guided video courses
  • Widgets and Siri integration
Features
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Rise is a simple meditation timer for iPhone and Apple Watch, and a meditation tracker that shows what each session did for your mind and body. Sit in silence with a singing bowl or a gentle vibration. With Apple Watch, Rise records your heart rate while you sit and turns it into clear insights: how still your mind was, how calm your body became, and how your practice grows over time. No guided voices, no music, no distractions. Just you, the timer and your progress. HOW IT WORKS • Set your time, add a Delay to settle in, and let the singing bowl mark the start and the end. • Want to keep sitting? Extra Time keeps counting after the final bell. • Turn the volume down and the bell becomes a vibration you can feel through your clothes. • Start from iPhone or Apple Watch. Sessions are saved to Apple Health as Mindful Minutes. SEE WHAT EACH SESSION DID With Apple Watch, Rise records your heart rate while you meditate and shows how the session affected you: • Mind: Stillness, from how steady your heart rate stays. Drifting, Gathering, Present, Immersed, Absorbed. • Body: Calm, compared with your own resting heart rate from Apple Health. Settled, Softened, Relaxed, Restored, Released. • Calm Time, a heart rate chart, session and lowest heart rate, and heart rate variance. No Apple Watch? Rate how your mind and body feel after each session. Rise builds the same progress from your reflections. TRACK YOUR PRACTICE • Weekly calendar, streaks, total sessions and average session length • Best Session of the week, month and year • Practice Depth: Mind, Body and Rhythm, how regularly you sit • Smart hints that find your patterns: the time of day and session length that take you deepest, and how fast your body calms • Practice Trend: every session as a dot, with a smooth line that shows how your practice changes • A full meditation log: add, edit or delete sessions by hand LEARN WITH A TEACHER Video courses with meditation teacher Haejung Ocean, including Bongwoo: Tao Breathing Meditation, plus articles and wisdom quotes. APPLE WATCH A full Rise app on your wrist: meditation timer with the Digital Crown, singing bowl, your live heart rate as you sit, and, with Rise Premium, Mind and Body results right after you sit. Sessions reach your iPhone on their own. WIDGETS AND SIRI • Watch face and Lock Screen widgets: today's minutes, your streak, and one-tap Quick Start • A Rise button for Control Center and the Action button • Siri and Shortcuts: "Start Rise", "Set Rise timer", "Show Rise stats", "Stop Rise" ALSO Practice reminders on the days you choose and Sunrise and Sunset themes. Sign in with Apple or Google to keep your practice safe and synced across your devices; you can delete your account anytime. FREE AND PREMIUM Free: the meditation timer, vibration, the Apple Watch app with heart rate recording, reminders, courses and articles, weekly stats, Apple Health and sync across your devices with a Rise account. Rise Premium: Mind and Body insights from Apple Watch (Stillness, Calm, Calm Time, heart rate variance), monthly, yearly and all-time stats, Practice Depth and Trend, session summaries, and offline courses. The annual plan starts with a 7-day free trial and supports Family Sharing: $49.99 per year. Monthly: $8.99 per month. Prices are in US dollars and may vary by country. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple ID account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.risemeditation.app/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://www.risemeditation.app/privacy-policy Support: info@risemeditation.life

Screenshots

Meditation Timer-ZenMinder4 screens
Rise4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Rise at 100% against Meditation Timer-ZenMinder's 50%. Rise also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6) and ratings volume (30 vs 5). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Meditation Timer-ZenMinder sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month and Rise sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Rise holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rise has 30 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Meditation Timer-ZenMinder's written reviews are positive against 100% of Rise's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Meditation Timer-ZenMinder ships an update every 6 weeks, Rise monthly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Meditation Timer-ZenMinder versus Rise: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMeditation Timer-ZenMinderRise
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5 ratings)4.8 (30 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings530 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size352 MB123 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFunn Media, LLCYauheni Barkouski

Customer experience

Meditation Timer-ZenMinder

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

Rise

All ratings30 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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
8 purchases

Rise

Subscriptions8
  • Rise Monthly Premium7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Rise Monthly Premium7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Rise Monthly Premium2 variants$8.991 Month
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  • Rise Annual Premium14 Days trial$12.991 Year
  • Rise Annual Premium7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Rise Annual Premium$49.991 Year
  • Rise Annual Premium7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Rise Annual Premium1 Year trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Meditation Timer-ZenMinder free?
Meditation Timer-ZenMinder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rise free?
Rise is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Meditation Timer-ZenMinder or Rise?
Rise is rated higher. Meditation Timer-ZenMinder averages 4.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Rise averages 4.8 from 30 ratings.
Do Meditation Timer-ZenMinder or Rise have ads?
Neither Meditation Timer-ZenMinder nor Rise shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Meditation Timer-ZenMinder or Rise?
Meditation Timer-ZenMinder ships an update every 6 weeks, and Rise monthly. Most recently, Meditation Timer-ZenMinder was updated on November 3, 2026 and Rise on November 3, 2026.

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