Meditation Timer | Samsara vs Meditation Timer-ZenMinder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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/
Meditation Timer-ZenMinder
Develop awareness and peace of mind with tools designed to help you achieve calm and focus. This app offers guided sessions, goal setting, daily reminders, and progress tracking to enhance your meditation journey. Personalize your experience with user-friendly themes and enjoy a mindful practice.
- Guided meditation sessions
- Meditation goal setting
- Daily reminders and affirmations
- Progress tracking
- Customizable themes
- Light mode option
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ZenMinder is your ultimate mate in developing awareness and peace of mind in your daily life. It offers a set of tools that helps you attain a state of calm and focus in the midst of life's stressful situations. Designed with simplicity and efficiency, it is meant to transform your meditation journey. Key Features: Guided Meditation It offers a wide range of pre-recorded audio and video sessions that help you to practice effortlessly as a beginner. Immerse yourself in a moment of mindfulness with ZenMinder. Meditation Goals Set realistic goals with ZenMinder and cultivate healthy yoga practices in your daily routine. Select from a range of meditation lengths and ambient sounds to improve your practice and increase your level of relaxation. Daily reminders Get daily doses of knowledge, motivation, and inspiration sent directly to your device. Allow ZenMinder's inspirational sayings and affirmations to elevate your spirits and nourish your soul. You can also share it with your loved ones. User Friendly Themes Select your favorite theme that reflects your personality and keeps you connected with the app. These themes are designed to uplift your mood and take out some time for yourself. Progress Tracking Keep an eye on your mindfulness practice and record your advancements over time. ZenMinder helps you stay motivated and dedicated to your goals by offering insights into your overall well-being, gratitude practices, and meditation routines. Light Mode Now enjoy your favorite meditation app in light mode that helps you experience peace and ecstatic. It provides a calming aesthetic that improves your mindfulness practice and calms the senses. Personalized Experience You can change the themes, colors, and styles of Animation Mode to fit your own tastes. ZenMinder provides countless customisation options, regardless of your preference for simple or elaborate graphics. ZenMinder helps you to discover the power of mindfulness and be more peaceful, calmer and joyful in life. Take a step towards healthy life and inner content with our free meditation app. *Premium Upgrade required to unlock. Optional auto-renewing subscription is available (price varies by territory) located in the app Settings page. Payments will be charged to your iTunes Account after confirmation. Subscription automatically renewed unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the subscription period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed in your iTunes Account’s Settings after purchasing. Privacy Policy: https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/7803420 Terms of Use: https://waterminder.com/terms.html Note: HealthKit integration is to read/write mindful minutes.
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Verdict
Meditation Timer | Samsara and Meditation Timer-ZenMinder both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 91% of Meditation Timer | Samsara's written reviews are positive against 50% of Meditation Timer-ZenMinder's. Meditation Timer | Samsara also leads on ratings volume (437 vs 5) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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 | Samsara sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Meditation Timer-ZenMinder sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Meditation Timer | Samsara against 4.6 for Meditation Timer-ZenMinder. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Meditation Timer | Samsara has 437 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of Meditation Timer | Samsara's written reviews are positive against 50% of Meditation Timer-ZenMinder's.
Meditation Timer | Samsara ships an update every 10 days, Meditation Timer-ZenMinder every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Meditation Timer | Samsara | Meditation Timer-ZenMinder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (437 ratings) — better | 4.6 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.7% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 437 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 352 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bart Jacobs | Funn Media, LLC |
Customer experience
Meditation Timer | Samsara
Meditation Timer-ZenMinder
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-ZenMinder
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Meditation Timer | Samsara
- 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
- Samsara Premium Lifetime$59.99
Meditation Timer-ZenMinder
- ZenMinder Premium Monthly3 Days trial$1.491 Month
- ZenMinder Premium Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Premium Plus Bundle1 Year trial$59.991 Year
- ZenMinder Premium One Time$14.99
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