Comparison

Omm Meditation App vs Mindful Timer

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

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About

Omm Meditation App

Features
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FULLY PERSONALIZED Maybe you’re up for a different type of meditation? Or tired of listening to the same old introduction? Or maybe it’s time for a bit less guidance? Whatever you want, our app allows you to fully customize your experience and with just a few simple choices Omm builds a perfect meditation for you, out of a library of over 9,000,000+ possible meditations for every voice option. EASY CHOICES We’ll remember what you like, such as your preferred amount of guidance, your favourite coach, and pace of voice. Even better, if you’re new to meditation, our beginner mode guides and simplifies your choices. When you’re ready, you can open up the vast options available. MANY MEDITATION STYLES Did you know there are many different types of meditations? It’s not just body scans! Beyond the body scans, here you can easily try and combine breathing, visualizations, mantras, and affirmations. FRESH DAILY CONTENT Getting tired of the same old breathing technique? Our Discover Daily feature lets you discover new types of meditations or background soundscapes as well as provide you with fresh daily reflections. You can also take the Daily Challenges to bring mindfulness into your day. SET YOUR OWN GOAL Building a habit is important to see results. Set your own personal weekly goal to track progress, ranging from as little to one meditation a week to a daily habit. You can also save your favourite meditations to make it easy to return to them. Feature overview: * Fully personalized – tell us what you like, and Omm builds the perfect meditation for you * Change the type of meditation, introduction, length, voice, pace, guidance, and background soundscape to make it your own * More than 9,000,000 possible tracks * Both guided and unguided meditations * Beginner mode with easy pre-set choices to get you started in no time * Many different meditation types, covering different types of breathing, body awareness, visualizations, mantras, and affirmations * Sleep oriented meditations, visualisation and aids available * Emotional focused meditations, to practice, gratitude and loving-kindness * Immersive visualisations with nature inspired motifs * 11 background soundscapes included * 4 different voices included

About

Mindful Timer

This app provides a simple, unguided interval timer for self-guided meditation, breathwork, and yoga practices. It features customizable timers, gentle bells, and a distraction-free interface. Save your favorite routines and track your weekly sessions without any ads or subscriptions.

Highlights
  • Multiple automatic timers
  • Customizable interval bells
  • Save preset routines
  • Weekly session tracking
  • Gentle bell sounds
  • Distraction-free design
  • Offline functionality
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A simple meditation timer for your self-guided meditation, restorative/yin yoga, Vipassana or other mindfulness practice. No ads. No subscriptions. No distractions. Just gentle bells to keep time while you practice. Set your session, put your phone down, and let the bells guide you. Set multiple timers for a session — say, 2 minutes to settle, 20 minutes of silent sitting, 5 minutes of metta — and Mindful Timer moves from one to the next with a bell at each transition, plus optional interval bells along the way. No courses, no sleep sounds, no content library. Just timers to structure your session, soothing sounds, and you. NEW + 20+ curated sounds: singing bowls, bells, and simple voice cues + Choose how many times the bells ring – once, twice, or three times + Practice insights and heat maps to help you build consistency + Sync sessions to Apple Health as Mindful Minutes CORE FEATURES + Simple, minimal and intuitive UX + Sequential timers that flow automatically from one to the next, so you never check the clock + Interval bells at your chosen frequency (e.g. every 5 minutes) + Fully custom timer durations + Save your routines as presets and start them in one tap + Track streaks, weekly and monthly sessions, and lifetime minutes + Play your own music (Spotify, Apple Music, etc.) + Runs in the background and while your phone is locked + Large countdown display DESIGNED FOR CALM FROM DAY ONE + No ads, ever + No subscriptions, ever + No guided meditations, courses, or content to wade through + No social feeds or comparison + Dark mode so it's easy on the eyes + Works fully offline + Gentle sounds to guide you through transitions PERFECT FOR + Any self-guided or silent meditation + Zen, zazen, vipassana, and insight meditation + Yin yoga and restorative yoga + Breathwork and pranayama + Shambhavi Mahamudra Kriya + Practicing at home before a vipassana or meditation retreat + Building a daily unguided meditation or yoga habit + Yoga teachers keeping time during class + Interval walking, Japanese interval walking, and Pomodoro focus blocks + Prayer or mantra meditation + Kundalini yoga + Timed stretches WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT + Intuitive design that easier to use than most other timer apps out there. + Keeps time in the background, so you never pick up your phone mid-practice. + Carefully curated, soothing sounds. No jarring alarms. + No clutter, no distractions, nothing you don't need.

Screenshots

Omm Meditation App4 screens
Mindful Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Omm Meditation App at none against Mindful Timer's 2. Omm Meditation App also leads on iOS requirement (14.0.0 vs 18.6). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Mindful Timer sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Omm Meditation App asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Omm Meditation App versus Mindful Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOmm Meditation AppMindful Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—12 — better
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOmm App LimitedBurnt Cinnamon Labs

In-app purchases

None

Omm Meditation App

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Mindful Timer

One-time2
  • Premium: Bell Sounds, Insights$2.99
  • Premium: Bell Sounds, Insights$4.99

Questions

Is Omm Meditation App free?
Omm Meditation App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mindful Timer free?
Mindful Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Omm Meditation App or Mindful Timer have ads?
Neither Omm Meditation App nor Mindful Timer shows ads.

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