Comparison

Pocket Meditation Timer vs Present

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Present

This app offers guided meditations to reduce stress, improve focus, and enhance sleep. It features sessions led by experts, suitable for all levels, and helps users cultivate mindfulness for a calmer, happier life.

Highlights
  • Guided meditations
  • Stress and anxiety reduction
  • Improved focus
  • Better sleep
  • Progress tracking
  • SOS sessions
  • Cross-device syncing
Features
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Present is the #1 mindfulness and meditation app to bring more clarity, joy and happiness to your daily life. Meditate for just a few minutes/day to reduce stress, improve focus, sleep better, relax and more. Our guided meditations are led by world leading mindfulness experts and are great for beginners as well as intermediate and advanced users. BENEFITS OF MEDITATION • Better focus throughout the day • Reduction of stress and anxiety to stay calm and relaxed • Sleep better to reduce stress and anxiety • Increased self-awareness and sense of perspective • Be an effective leader WHAT YOU’LL GET: * Hundreds of mindfulness meditations to help you destress, relax and sleep better * Track your progress with daily streaks and time spent meditating * Use on all devices - your progress is synced across them all * SOS sessions to manage moments of panic or anxiety * Simple and beautiful design Guided meditation topics include: * Deep Sleep * Managing Stress * Emotions * Body Scan * Love + Kindness * Pain Management * Forgiveness * Self-Esteem * Happiness * And much more… Get more from your day through mindfulness, be less distracted and reactive, and focus on the things that matter most to you. Relax with guided meditations and mindfulness techniques that bring calm, wellness and balance to your life. Download the one meditation app everybody needs. Become happier, more relaxed, and calm. Subscription Terms: - Your subscription automatically renews every month unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription. - 3 day free trial is provided - You will be charged $7.99 for 1 week, $39.99 for 1 month, $14.99 for 1 month, $59.99 for 1 year depending on the subscription pack. - Your account will be charged for a renewed subscription within 24 hours prior to the end of current subscription. - You can manage your subscription and switch off the auto-renewal by accessing your iTunes account settings after purchase. - You cannot cancel the current subscription during the active subscription period. - Any unused part or time-span of a free trial period will be forfeited, as soon as you purchase a subscription. Read more about our terms and conditions here: * Privacy policy: https://s3.amazonaws.com/mindful-apps/present/privacy.txt * Terms of service: https://s3.amazonaws.com/mindful-apps/present/termsOfUse.txt

Screenshots

Pocket Meditation Timer4 screens
Present4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pocket Meditation Timer at none against Present's 4. Pocket Meditation Timer also leads on review sentiment (79% vs 58%). Present's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 7 months). On price, rating 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. Present sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Pocket Meditation Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Pocket Meditation Timer against 4.4 for Present. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.5K and 7.1K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of Pocket Meditation Timer's written reviews are positive against 58% of Present's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pocket Meditation Timer ships an update every 7 months, Present monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Pocket Meditation Timer versus Present: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPocket Meditation TimerPresent
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (1.5K ratings)4.4 (7.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.3% of reviews — better57.8% of reviews
Number of ratings1.5K7.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.011 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB98 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer倩 赵Logic Fusion, LLC

Customer experience

Pocket Meditation Timer

All ratings1,440 ratings
Positive85.1%
Neutral5.0%
Negative9.9%
Written reviews531 reviews
Positive79.3%
Neutral6.4%
Negative14.3%

Present

All ratings7,077 ratings
Positive85.0%
Neutral4.9%
Negative10.1%
Written reviews963 reviews
Positive57.8%
Neutral2.9%
Negative39.3%

User reviews

Pocket Meditation Timer

From 1.5K App Store ratings

What 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

Present

From 7.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Amazing
  • 👍 Helpful
  • 👍 Relaxing
  • 👍 Soothing voice
  • 👍 Calming

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes
  • 🐛 Doesn't work
  • 💰 Expensive
  • 💰 Misleading free trial
  • 🔒 Difficult to cancel subscription

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

Present

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with older devices
  • Subscription issues
  • Unexpected charges
  • Progress loss after update

Requested features

5 requests
  • Background music option
  • Multiple narrators
  • More content variety
  • Free version with limited access
  • Better subscription management

In-app purchases

None

Pocket Meditation Timer

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Present

Subscriptions4
  • Meditation Premium Weekly3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Meditation Premium3 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Meditation Premium3 Days trial$39.991 Month
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  • Meditation Premium3 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Pocket Meditation Timer free?
Pocket Meditation Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Present free?
Present is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pocket Meditation Timer or Present?
Present is rated higher. Pocket Meditation Timer averages 4.4 out of 5 from 1.5K ratings, while Present averages 4.4 from 7.1K ratings.
Do Pocket Meditation Timer or Present have ads?
Pocket Meditation Timer shows ads; Present does not.
Which is updated more often, Pocket Meditation Timer or Present?
Pocket Meditation Timer ships an update every 7 months, and Present monthly. Most recently, Pocket Meditation Timer was updated on October 26, 2026 and Present on October 27, 2026.

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