Zenti Meditation Timer vs While
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Zenti Meditation Timer
This app offers a streamlined approach to meditation, allowing users to quickly set up custom timers with interval sounds and vibrations. It integrates with Apple Health and supports custom shortcuts for easy access. Focus on your practice without unnecessary distractions.
- Customizable meditation timers
- Interval sounds and vibrations
- Apple Health integration
- Apple Shortcuts support
- Home screen widgets
- Progress tracking
- Privacy-focused design
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Zenti strikes a balance between simplicity and control. Need a 10 minute meditation timer with an interval sound halfway through? With Zenti, that's one screen and three easy taps. Many meditation apps force you to deal with long lists of guided mediations, news feeds, and complex settings just to start a meditation. Zenti gets out of your way so you can jump straight to what's important. Features: - Meditation Links: Create links that can be saved anywhere. Tap them to start a custom meditation. You can now start meditations from third party widgets, save meditations in your notes or reminders, and share meditations with friends. - Apple Shortcuts support: Make custom meditations, play your favorite music, control focus modes, and more - Apple Health support: save your mindful minutes to the Health App - Widgets that put your stats right on the home and lock screens - Quick tap duration and interval times with custom duration and intervals for when you need more control - A stat view for tracking your trends and progress - Customizable start, interval, and end sounds - Vibrations for when you want to meditate in silence - Countdown timer before meditation starts - Ability to finish a meditation early or extend past original timer duration - Prevent the screen from sleeping during meditation - 11 themes all supporting light and dark mode - Privacy focused. No data sharing, your data remains yours. Find your balance with Zenti. --- Zenti does not collect any user information. View the policy at https://zenti.app/privacy Zenti uses Apple’s Standard License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
While
This app provides a focused and distraction-free timer for experienced meditators. It offers a clean interface with customizable features to support your meditation sessions.
- Focused meditation timer
- Clean interface
- Customizable features
- Distraction-free sessions
- For experienced meditators
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The While timer is designed for experienced meditators who are seeking a focused tool for their practice. Offering a clean interface and customizable features, While supports your sessions without distractions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Zenti Meditation Timer at free with in-app purchases against While's subscription. Zenti Meditation Timer also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 16 months). While's advantage is iOS requirement (16.2 vs 26.0). On price, review sentiment, 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. Zenti Meditation Timer sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per year and While sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Zenti Meditation Timer ships an update monthly, While every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Zenti Meditation Timer | While |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Web Workers | Mike LaVigne |
Customer experience
Zenti Meditation Timer
While
In-app purchases
Zenti Meditation Timer
- Full Access$3.991 Year
- Tip Level 1$1.99
- Zenti Pro$3.99
- Tip Level 2$4.99
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- Tip Level 3$9.99
- Zenti Pro 2$12.99
While
- Monthly Subscription$2.001 Month
- Yearly Subscription$10.001 Year
- Lifetime Access$3.99
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