Comparison

Meditation Timer vs Preset Meditation Timer

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 app provides a customizable timer for meditation sessions, offering various sound options and detailed statistics tracking. It allows users to personalize presets and ensures uninterrupted sessions with smart restart functionality.

Highlights
  • Customizable meditation timer
  • Preset meditations
  • Tibetan singing bowls
  • Session statistics tracking
  • Smart restart after interruptions
  • High-quality sound options
Features
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An elegant meditation timer for iPhone. ** New amazing Meditation Bells ** AMAZING FEATURES: * preset meditations * Amazing Tibetan Singing Bowls * preparation time * repeating interval * cool down time * pause * restart after interruption * fine increment time settings (1 sec) * keep screen on (optional) * hide time (optional) * gorgeous backgrounds TRACK MEDITATION STATISTICS: Track your total sessions completed, total time meditating, and your daily average time meditating. CUSTOMIZE MEDITATION PRESETS With the preset Meditations you can customize the name, time & sound settings to your own custom routines. HIGH QUALITY MEDITATION BOWL SOUNDS We recorded custom authentic high quality Tibetan singing bowls available through in app purchase. These sounds have long fade outs and sound amazing under headphones. NO INTERRUPTIONS: On iPhone you can silence your ringer, which will keep all other sounds such as incomming calls and text message alerts silent, but Meditate's beautiful tones will still chime for you. SMART RESTART: Meditate handles interruptions perfectly for you.If you take an incomming call or answer a text message in the middle of your meditation session ,I know , I know .. who would do that?, well incase you do, Meditate will start right back where you left off. If you want to pick up where you left off, BUT you want preparation time again, simply press and hold the pause button for 2 seconds until Meditate enters preparation mode. FINE INCREMENT MODE You can set Meditation and Interval times in increments of 1 second using the fine increment mode. To do so press AND HOLD the meditation or interval key WHILE pressing the '+' or '-' key. Letting go of the meditation or interval key will return the increment back to 1 minute. BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE: I care about your experience with Meditate. If you need any help, I am here to support you. "You will not be disappointed in this app" Thank you for your Purchase! Trademarks of SIMPLETOUCH LLC, all rights reserved. End user license agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Preset Meditation Timer

This app offers a free, ad-free meditation timer with customizable presets. It features gentle bell sounds or vibration to mark session start and end, with options for delays and volume control. It's suitable for meditation, zazen, yoga, and other mindful activities.

Highlights
  • Customizable timer presets
  • Gentle bell sounds or vibration
  • Adjustable bell volume
  • Start delay option
  • Light/Dark mode support
  • Silent mode compatible bell
Features
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Preset Meditation Timer is a completely free meditation timer with no ads. It plays gentle bell sounds recorded in a Buddhist temple in Japan, or vibration, to mark the beginning and end of your session. You can save multiple timer presets with custom names, and choose a short delay before the timer starts to give yourself time to settle your posture. Even when your device is in silent mode, the bell will still ring—allowing you to meditate without worrying about incoming call or message alerts. For the best experience, enabling “Do Not Disturb” during meditation is recommended. Although the app is designed for meditation practice, it is also suitable for zazen, yoga, and other mindful activities. May all beings be happy and live in peace. Features - Create / edit / delete timer presets - Choose a bell sound (Bell 1 / Bell 2 / Silent) - Enable / disable vibration (iPhone only) - Adjust bell volume - Enable / disable the starting bell - Set a delay before the timer begins - Light / Dark Mode support - Choose the timer screen appearance (Default / Light / Dark)

Screenshots

Meditation Timer4 screens
Preset Meditation Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Preset Meditation Timer at none against Meditation Timer's 8. Preset Meditation Timer also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (91% vs 75%). Meditation Timer's advantage is ratings volume (281 vs 6) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). 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. Meditation Timer sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Preset Meditation Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Preset Meditation Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Meditation Timer has 281 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Meditation Timer's written reviews are positive against 91% of Preset Meditation Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Meditation Timer ships an update every 5 months, Preset Meditation Timer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Meditation Timer versus Preset Meditation Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMeditation TimerPreset Meditation Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (281 ratings)4.8 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.8% of reviews90.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings281 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSIMPLETOUCH LLCNext SeeD

Customer experience

Meditation Timer

All ratings281 ratings
Positive86.1%
Neutral2.1%
Negative11.7%
Written reviews234 reviews
Positive74.8%
Neutral4.7%
Negative20.5%

Preset Meditation Timer

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral4.5%
Negative4.5%

Bugs and requests

Meditation Timer

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Timer inaccuracies when device sleeps
  • Purchased sounds disappearing after app reinstall
  • Freezing when attempting to purchase additional sounds

Requested features

4 requests
  • More sound options included by default
  • Ability to set different interval lengths within a session
  • Statistics and reports accessible from main screen
  • Compatibility improvements for newer iOS versions

Preset Meditation Timer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Meditation Timer

Subscriptions1
  • Meditate Pro Annual7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time7
  • Tibetan Bowl A$0.99
  • Tibetan Bowl B$0.99
  • Tibetan Bowl C$0.99
Show 4 more
  • Tibetan Bowl D$0.99
  • Tibetan Bowl E$0.99
  • Tibetan Bowl F$0.99
  • Chime Bundle$2.99
None

Preset Meditation Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Meditation Timer free?
Meditation Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Preset Meditation Timer free?
Preset Meditation Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Meditation Timer or Preset Meditation Timer?
Preset Meditation Timer is rated higher. Meditation Timer averages 4.4 out of 5 from 281 ratings, while Preset Meditation Timer averages 4.8 from 6 ratings.
Do Meditation Timer or Preset Meditation Timer have ads?
Neither Meditation Timer nor Preset Meditation Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Meditation Timer or Preset Meditation Timer?
Meditation Timer ships an update every 5 months, and Preset Meditation Timer every 2 months. Most recently, Meditation Timer was updated on October 31, 2026 and Preset Meditation Timer on November 1, 2026.

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