Comparison

Meditation Timer 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

This minimalist app provides a focused, distraction-free timer for unguided meditation, relaxation, and sleep. It offers customizable reminders, progress tracking, and social features to help users build consistent mindfulness habits.

Highlights
  • Customizable session timer
  • Daily meditation reminders
  • Ambient meditation sounds
  • Progress tracking dashboard
  • Add friends and track progress
  • Manual session logging
  • Dark mode support
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A minimalist timer app for unguided meditation, calm sleep, and daily reminders. Even better - it's free. Looking for a focused meditation timer with daily reminders to help you stay consistent? Meditation Timer: Calm Sleep is a clean, no-distraction app for unguided meditation, relaxation, and mindfulness. Now with customisable daily reminder notifications, it's easier than ever to build your habit. Why Use Meditation Timer: Calm Sleep? Unguided meditation support – Perfect for those who prefer meditating without a voice guide Simple, customizable meditation timer – Set your duration, choose your sound, and go Sleep aid & relaxation timer – Use calming sounds to unwind before bed Track progress & build habits – See streaks, session history, and average duration Build your community – Add friends and stay motivated by tracking their progress too Manual session logging – Log offline or other meditative practices Designed for focus – Clean, minimal UI free from clutter or ads Built for Beginners & Experts Whether you're just starting your meditation journey or you’ve been practicing for years, this timer is made for you. Perfect for: * Daily mindfulness practice * Stress and anxiety management * Sleep improvement and relaxation * Focus sessions and Pomodoro-style breaks * Gratitude journaling or breathwork timing Features at a Glance: * Customisable session timer with prep time * Daily meditation reminders for personalised reminder alerts * Wide selection of ambient meditation sounds * Option to meditate in silence * Progress tracking dashboard: current streak, max streak, total sessions, average duration * Add friends and view their progress * Edit or manually log past sessions * Dark mode support for evening meditation Our Mission We created Meditation Timer: Calm Sleep as a minimalist app to help users build a consistent meditation practice — without noise, clutter, or pressure. In just a few minutes a day, you can improve your mental well-being, reduce stress, and find more clarity, balance, and positivity in your life. Start your journey today No sign-up required. No ads. Just a simple, focused experience to support your meditation, mindfulness, and sleep goals. Download now and begin your daily calm.

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 Timer4 screens
Rise4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Rise at none against Meditation Timer's shown. Rise also leads on ratings volume (30 vs 2). Meditation Timer's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase 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

Meditation Timer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rise has 30 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Meditation Timer ships an update every 2 months, Rise monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Meditation Timer versus Rise: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMeditation TimerRise
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.8 (30 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings230 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB123 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDigital SnacksYauheni Barkouski

Customer experience

Meditation Timer

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Rise

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

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Meditation Timer

One-time1
  • ez Meditation Premium$1.99
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 free?
Meditation Timer 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 or Rise?
Meditation Timer is rated higher. Meditation Timer averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Rise averages 4.8 from 30 ratings.
Do Meditation Timer or Rise have ads?
Meditation Timer shows ads; Rise does not.
Which is updated more often, Meditation Timer or Rise?
Meditation Timer ships an update every 2 months, and Rise monthly. Most recently, Meditation Timer was updated on October 21, 2026 and Rise on October 30, 2026.

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