Preset Meditation Timer vs Timer for Meditation
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Customizable timer presets
- Gentle bell sounds or vibration
- Adjustable bell volume
- Start delay option
- Light/Dark mode support
- Silent mode compatible bell
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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)
Timer for Meditation
This app offers customizable timers with flexible settings for various time periods and durations. Users can personalize alert and background sounds, with black and white illustrations to aid focus during meditation or other tasks.
- Flexible timer settings
- Customizable alert sounds
- Customizable background sounds
- Black and white illustrations
- Focus enhancement
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Features of Timer for Meditation: * Flexible settings designed for multiple time periods with different lengths for each timer; * Ability to set different alert and background sounds * Black and white illustrations help users to easily focus on meditation or other tasks.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Timer for Meditation at every 2 weeks against Preset Meditation Timer's every 2 months. Timer for Meditation also leads on ratings volume (24 vs 6) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Preset Meditation Timer against 4.8 for Timer for Meditation. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 24 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of Preset Meditation Timer's written reviews are positive against 83% of Timer for Meditation's.
Preset Meditation Timer ships an update every 2 months, Timer for Meditation every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Preset Meditation Timer | Timer for Meditation |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (6 ratings) — better | 4.8 (24 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.9% of reviews — better | 83.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 24 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Next SeeD | Neptune Media International CO., LIMITED |
Customer experience
Preset Meditation Timer
Timer for Meditation
In-app purchases
Preset Meditation Timer
No in-app purchases
Timer for Meditation
No in-app purchases
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