Comparison

Meditation Timer vs Meditation Timer | Samsara

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

Meditation Timer | Samsara

This minimalist app provides a customizable timer for various meditation and mindfulness practices. It features calming chimes, detailed statistics, and iCloud support for seamless data syncing across devices. Designed for simplicity, it helps users focus on their practice without distractions.

Highlights
  • Customizable meditation timer
  • Support for various practices (mantra, mindfulness, zazen, yoga, reiki)
  • Collection of calming chimes (Tibetan bells, singing bowls)
  • Detailed practice statistics and progress tracking
  • iCloud support for data syncing across devices
  • Profile management for easy switching between practices
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For the past twelve years, Samsara has been the meditation timer of tens of thousands of people around the world. This meditation timer is designed for iPad and iPhone, and caters to a wide range of practices, including mantra meditation, transcendental meditation, tm for short, mindfulness, zazen, yoga, reiki, shiatsu, and more. This elegant mindfulness app brings a unique approach to incorporating mindfulness into your everyday life. It's a perfect choice for practitioners of various flavors of meditation and mindfulness. Samsara's clean and minimalist design keeps your focus steady. The app's interface is thoughtfully crafted with simplicity at its core, ensuring your yoga, meditation, or mindfulness session isn't interrupted by complex features or visually overwhelming elements. Profiles make it easy to switch between practices. Switching between profiles takes a second. Whether you are moving between a yoga session and a mindfulness timer, or shifting between personal and group sessions, your settings can be adjusted with just a few simple taps. This meditation timer includes a collection of calming chimes, such as Tibetan bells, singing bowls, and meditation bells. They allow you to personalize your sessions and create the ideal atmosphere for your practice. The bells and chimes are gentle reminders, guiding your yoga or meditation journey and helping you build a deeper connection with your practice. The app provides detailed, insightful statistics for those who want it. Stay motivated by tracking your progress and patterns over time. Monitor the duration, frequency, and type of your practices to get a deeper understanding of your journey and gain insights into your personal growth. Samsara optionally integrates with Apple's HealthKit. This meditation timer comes with iCloud support, one of the most requested features. Your profiles and sessions are stored in iCloud on Apple's servers. Communication with iCloud is encrypted end-to-end, which means it is safe and secure. What does that mean for you? You don't run the risk of losing your data when you lose your device. Switching to a new device is also a breeze. Another benefit is that you can use Samsara on multiple devices, sharing profiles and sessions. It works like magic. Download Samsara for free and let it be your meditation timer during your practice. Privacy Policy: https://www.adropofzen.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Meditation Timer4 screens
Meditation Timer | Samsara4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Meditation Timer | Samsara at every 10 days against Meditation Timer's every 5 months. Meditation Timer | Samsara also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (91% vs 75%). On price, ratings volume, 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 sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year and Meditation Timer | Samsara sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Meditation Timer | Samsara holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 281 and 435 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Meditation Timer's written reviews are positive against 91% of Meditation Timer | Samsara's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Meditation Timer ships an update every 5 months, Meditation Timer | Samsara every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Meditation Timer versus Meditation Timer | Samsara: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMeditation TimerMeditation Timer | Samsara
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (281 ratings)4.7 (435 ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.8% of reviews90.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings281435 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSIMPLETOUCH LLCBart Jacobs

Customer experience

Meditation Timer

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

Meditation Timer | Samsara

All ratings431 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral2.6%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews479 reviews
Positive90.6%
Neutral4.2%
Negative5.2%

User reviews

Meditation Timer

From 281 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✨ Simple and elegant design
  • ⏱️ Customizable timer with preparation and cool-down periods
  • 🔔 Pleasant chime sounds
  • 📊 Useful meditation statistics and tracking

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
  • ⚠️ Timer stops when screen locks or device sleeps
  • 💰 Paid extras for additional sounds
  • 🔍 Limited customization options

Meditation Timer | Samsara

From 435 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and effective
  • 👍 Elegant and uncluttered design
  • 👍 High-quality bell sounds
  • 👍 Customizable settings
  • 👍 Integrates with Apple Health

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Timer randomly resets
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 💰 Subscription model locks out previous features
  • 🔔 Intrusive reminder to leave a review

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

Meditation Timer | Samsara

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashing on launch for some users
  • Chimes cutting off prematurely

Requested features

6 requests
  • Apple Watch support
  • More color options for highlights
  • Additional sound effects like other bells and instruments
  • Ability to delete saved profiles
  • Option to continue timer after initial duration
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  • Ability to set multiple timers within a single session

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
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  • Tibetan Bowl D$0.99
  • Tibetan Bowl E$0.99
  • Tibetan Bowl F$0.99
  • Chime Bundle$2.99
6 purchases

Meditation Timer | Samsara

Subscriptions5
  • Samsara Premium Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Samsara Premium Weekly3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Samsara Premium Yearly14 Days trial$9.991 Year
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  • Samsara Premium Yearly14 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Samsara Premium Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Samsara Premium Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is Meditation Timer free?
Meditation Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Meditation Timer | Samsara free?
Meditation Timer | Samsara is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Meditation Timer or Meditation Timer | Samsara?
Meditation Timer | Samsara is rated higher. Meditation Timer averages 4.4 out of 5 from 281 ratings, while Meditation Timer | Samsara averages 4.7 from 435 ratings.
Do Meditation Timer or Meditation Timer | Samsara have ads?
Neither Meditation Timer nor Meditation Timer | Samsara shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Meditation Timer or Meditation Timer | Samsara?
Meditation Timer ships an update every 5 months, and Meditation Timer | Samsara every 10 days. Most recently, Meditation Timer was updated on October 22, 2026 and Meditation Timer | Samsara on October 24, 2026.

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