Pocket Meditation Timer vs Meditation Timer + Log
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pocket Meditation Timer
This app helps users focus on their meditation practice without worrying about time. It offers customizable timers with unique sounds, background options, and reminders to support mindfulness and stress reduction.
- Customizable meditation schedules
- Prepare, interval, and cool down timers
- Unique sound options for each section
- Shake to change background images
- Unlimited practice reminders
- Password protection
Read full descriptionHide full description
No matter if you are going to join meditators, a beginner or practice meditation for a long time, Meditation Timer can help you do it better. You can just focus on meditation without thinking about the time. Meditation is a classic, simple and inexpensive way to lead you into wonderful state of inner peace and inner calm, and it helps to keep you relax from anxious, tense, worried etc and also stress reduction, meditation enhance your physical, mental and emotional wellbeing. With Meditation Timer, you can practice meditation anywhere and anytime. Key Features: ⁃ One Default meditation schedule and you can edit it. ⁃ With prepare time, interval time and cool down time. ⁃ Set unique sound for beginning, interval switching, ending and cool down end. ⁃ Sounds play one, two or three times. ⁃ Ten amazing background pictures, shake to change. ⁃ Start, stop, restart or resume meditation. ⁃ Hide the time. ⁃ Create unlimited reminders to remind you practicing meditation. ⁃ Passwords protection. ⁃ Vibrate or not when switching sections. ⁃ With or without sound. ⁃ Support iPod media background. ⁃ Supports Today Widget. ⁃ Supports transferring data to Health app. ⁃ Supports universal version. If you have any question or suggestion, please contact us by userfeed@vip.tom.com.
Meditation Timer + Log
This app helps you personalize and track your meditation sessions. It offers a customizable timer with various sounds and provides statistics to monitor your progress. Earn badges and integrate with Apple Health for a comprehensive mindfulness practice.
- Customizable meditation timer
- Variety of bells and background sounds
- Achievements and badges
- Meditation history and statistics
- Save and load custom presets
- Apple Health integration
- iCloud synchronization
Read full descriptionHide full description
Meditation Timer & Log is easy to use and has bubbly feeling to lift you up. Practice meditation the way you like it, and we will help you to personalize and keep track of your meditation activities. Core Features: - Highly Customizable Meditation Timer, yet super simple to use - A variety of bells and background sounds to choose from - Achievements and Badges to friendly boost your motivation to meditate - Meditation History Information and Statistics, Meditation Activity Graph - Option to Save and Load Custom Meditation Presets - Apple Health Integration and iCloud Synchronization: your meditation history can be sent to Apple Health, if you choose so in app settings. This app does not provide guided meditations. We are here to help you grow, so if having any ideas how the app could benefit you more - don't hesitate and let us know at timer-app@telesoftas.com What people say about Meditation Timer & Log: "Perfect! This app is amazing! It's so flexible and you can set it up just the way you want it. I love it!" "Very simple and easy to use. Excellent for the beginner or a seasoned meditator!" "No advertisements, possibility to set meditation time and an interval bell, and a clear meditation log with a graph… I love this app and want to thank the author for sharing it freely." "Great app! Simple and easy to use. Nice customizations and meditation history. Get this one!" Subscription terms: - The subscription auto-renews at the end of each term. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. - You may manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase. Privacy policy and Terms of Use: https://applorium.com/privacy-meditation
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pocket Meditation Timer at none against Meditation Timer + Log's 4. Pocket Meditation Timer also leads on ratings volume (1.4K vs 168). Meditation Timer + Log's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 7 months). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Meditation Timer + Log sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Pocket Meditation Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Meditation Timer + Log holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pocket Meditation Timer has 1.4K ratings behind it against 168, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 79% of Pocket Meditation Timer's written reviews are positive against 77% of Meditation Timer + Log's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Pocket Meditation Timer ships an update every 7 months, Meditation Timer + Log monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pocket Meditation Timer | Meditation Timer + Log |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (1.4K ratings) | 4.6 (168 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 79.3% of reviews — better | 76.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | 168 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 倩 赵 | Applorium Ltd |
Customer experience
Pocket Meditation Timer
Meditation Timer + Log
User reviews
Pocket Meditation Timer
From 1.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🕰️ Customizable timer options
- 🔔 Pleasant chime sounds
- 🧘♀️ Helpful for meditation practice
- 📊 Syncs with Health app
Room to improve
- 📢 Disruptive ads with sound
- 🔇 Ads ruin meditation experience
- 🔁 Can't save multiple timer settings
- 🔋 Battery drain issues
Meditation Timer + Log
From 168 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Minimalistic and simple design
- 🎯 Highly customizable meditation sessions
- 📊 Excellent progress tracking and logging
- 💰 Completely free with no ads
- 🔔 Customizable bell sounds and intervals
Room to improve
- 🐛 Background music has jarring gaps and loops
- 🔋 Timer stops when phone screen is locked
- 🐛 Inconsistent background app functionality
- 📱 Crashes on some iPhone models (iPhone 8, iPhone X)
- 🐛 Missing meditation history entries
Bugs and requests
Pocket Meditation Timer
Reported bugs
2 issues- Timer issues (minutes counting as seconds, not working properly)
- App freezing or crashing
Requested features
4 requests- Option to pay for ad-free version
- Ability to save multiple timer presets
- Background ambient sounds during meditation
- Interval chimes at custom time points
Meditation Timer + Log
Reported bugs
11 issues- App crashes on startup for some devices
- Timer doesn't work with screen locked
- Background app mode not functioning consistently
- Meditation history not recording all sessions
- Premium features inaccessible after purchase
Show 6 moreShow fewer
- Purchase restoration failing
- Audio gaps and abrupt cuts in background music
- iCloud sync duplicating presets
- Static/noise in certain background tracks
- YouTube Music conflicts when app runs in background
- Preset music feature not working properly
Requested features
12 requests- App widget for quick access
- Apple Watch compatibility
- Dark mode option
- Journal/notes function for sessions
- Ability to reorder presets
Show 7 moreShow fewer
- Timer continuation after final bell
- Custom music/chant uploads
- Session quality/mindfulness rating system
- Reminder notifications
- Cross-device account sync
- Better interval bell sounds (singing bowls)
- Smooth audio transitions/overlays
In-app purchases
Pocket Meditation Timer
No in-app purchases
Meditation Timer + Log
- Meditation Timer Unlimited$3.991 Month
- Meditation Timer Pro3 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Lifetime upgrade$7.99
- Meditation Timer Lifetime$19.99
Questions
Is Pocket Meditation Timer free?
Is Meditation Timer + Log free?
Which has better reviews, Pocket Meditation Timer or Meditation Timer + Log?
Do Pocket Meditation Timer or Meditation Timer + Log have ads?
Which is updated more often, Pocket Meditation Timer or Meditation Timer + Log?
Other comparisons
