Preset Meditation Timer vs Unbounded
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)
Unbounded
This app offers a customizable meditation timer with segmented sessions and various sounds. It allows users to track their mindfulness activity and connect with others for mutual support. Integration with Apple Health logs mindful minutes automatically.
- Customizable meditation timer
- Segmented session times
- Variety of sound options
- Activity tracking
- Social support features
- Apple Health integration
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Unbounded is an elegant meditation timer that lets you set time segments and sounds, track your activity, and engage with colleagues and friends to support each other’s meditation practice. Integrates with the Apple Health app to log mindful minutes.
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Verdict
Preset Meditation Timer and Unbounded both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 91% of Preset Meditation Timer's written reviews are positive against 0% of Unbounded's. Unbounded's advantage is ratings volume (72 vs 6) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, update cadence 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 4.9 for Unbounded. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Unbounded has 72 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of Preset Meditation Timer's written reviews are positive against 0% of Unbounded's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Preset Meditation Timer | Unbounded |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (6 ratings) | 4.9 (72 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 72 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Next SeeD | Peak Leadership |
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Preset Meditation Timer
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In-app purchases
Preset Meditation Timer
No in-app purchases
Unbounded
No in-app purchases
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