Comparison

Meditation Timer | Samsara vs Meditation Timer + Log

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

Head to head
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/

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

Meditation Timer | Samsara4 screens
Meditation Timer + Log3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Meditation Timer | Samsara at every 10 days against Meditation Timer + Log's monthly. Meditation Timer | Samsara also leads on review sentiment (91% vs 79%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Meditation Timer | Samsara sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Meditation Timer + Log sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 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 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 435 and 175 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Meditation Timer | Samsara's written reviews are positive against 79% of Meditation Timer + Log's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Meditation Timer | Samsara ships an update every 10 days, Meditation Timer + Log monthly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Meditation Timer | Samsara versus Meditation Timer + Log: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMeditation Timer | SamsaraMeditation Timer + Log
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (435 ratings) — better4.5 (175 ratings)
Positive reviews90.6% of reviews — better78.7% of reviews
Number of ratings435 — better175
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.616 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB89 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBart JacobsApplorium Ltd

Customer experience

Meditation Timer | Samsara

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

Meditation Timer + Log

All ratings175 ratings
Positive86.9%
Neutral3.4%
Negative9.7%
Written reviews178 reviews
Positive78.7%
Neutral3.9%
Negative17.4%

User reviews

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

Meditation Timer + Log

From 175 App Store ratings

What 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

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

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
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  • 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
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  • 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

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
4 purchases

Meditation Timer + Log

Subscriptions2
  • Meditation Timer Unlimited$3.991 Month
  • Meditation Timer Pro3 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime upgrade$7.99
  • Meditation Timer Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Meditation Timer | Samsara free?
Meditation Timer | Samsara is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Meditation Timer + Log free?
Meditation Timer + Log is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Meditation Timer | Samsara or Meditation Timer + Log?
Meditation Timer | Samsara is rated higher. Meditation Timer | Samsara averages 4.7 out of 5 from 435 ratings, while Meditation Timer + Log averages 4.5 from 175 ratings.
Do Meditation Timer | Samsara or Meditation Timer + Log have ads?
Neither Meditation Timer | Samsara nor Meditation Timer + Log shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Meditation Timer | Samsara or Meditation Timer + Log?
Meditation Timer | Samsara ships an update every 10 days, and Meditation Timer + Log monthly. Most recently, Meditation Timer | Samsara was updated on October 24, 2026 and Meditation Timer + Log on October 24, 2026.

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