Comparison

Mindful vs Study Timer

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

Head to head
About

Mindful

This app helps reduce stress and increase focus through meditation, a focus timer, breathing exercises, and napping. It integrates mindful practices into daily life to promote peace, presence, and joy.

Highlights
  • Pomodoro focus timer with customizable sessions
  • Guided meditations for relaxation and refocusing
  • Variety of breathing exercises for stress relief
  • Napping feature to improve alertness
  • Customizable background music and offline listening
  • Statistics tracking for mindfulness practice progress
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Mindful is an app designed to help you reduce stress and increase focus. Through meditating, using a focus timer, proper breathing techniques and napping, Mindful helps you cultivate mindfulness and become more present. Mindful makes sure that users integrate mindful practices into their everyday lives with ease. Mindful is suitable for: - People who want to live in the present moment and be more aware of their thoughts and feelings. - Those seeking relief from anxiety, depression, or other mental health issues - Those who want to reduce stress - Those working to make positive lifestyle changes - Everyone else who wants to live with more peace, presence and joy in their lives! Features: - FOCUS TIMER: - set a timer (Pomodoro timer) to focus on your tasks and goals with calming background music. - Advanced setting (Sessions, Focus duration, break duration..) - Based on Pomodoro technique - MEDITATION: - practice meditations to help relax and refocus. - Custom alarm of starting and ending meditation session. - BREATHING EXERCISES: - practice a variety of breathing exercises to help you relax and focus. - Balanced Breathing: help you relax and focus. - Square Breathing: Reduce stresse and improve your mood. - 4-7-8 Breathing: Feel an immediate sense of calm. - NAPPING: - set up short naps to improve your alertness and productivity. - ADD BACKGROUND MUSIC: - Choose between different background music themes. Add and compose your own music too. - download music to listen to offline - Create unlimited Mix - STATISTICS TRACKING: - get an overview of your mindfulness practice with graphs and charts. - Advanced charts to help you track your progress (weekly, monthly and yearly) - View and edit your history Taking just 5 minutes each day helps relieve stress levels and increase energy & productivity in the long run. When using Mindful, you'll be able to concentrate better on tasks, reduce procrastination & frustration levels, stay calm under pressure and enjoy long-term mental wellbeing without missing out on precious moments of your life! So if you're looking to manage stress & anxiety or become more productive with minimal effort, then give Mindful a try today! Start focusing better, reducing stress levels and enjoying everyday life with mindfulness! SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Your first Week on Mindful is free. After that, Mindful offers two auto-renewing subscriptions at $3.99/month and $17,99/year. These prices are for United States customers, pricing in other countries may vary. Your subscription will automatically renew at the end of each subscription term unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the term. Subscription renewals cost the same as the original subscription, and your credit card will be charged through your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Mindful also offers a Lifetime subscription which is paid for by a one-off upfront payment of $24.99 with unlimited access to the Mindful Pro forever. For additional information, please read our Terms of Service (https://sites.google.com/view/mindfultermsofservices/accueil) and Privacy Policy (https://sites.google.com/view/mindfulprivacypolicy/accueil).

About

Study Timer

This app helps you focus on tasks with customizable timers, motivational quotes, and visual progress tracking. It prioritizes user privacy by storing all data locally on your device. Features include Pomodoro timers, repeating sessions, and lock screen integration.

Highlights
  • Customizable timed tasks
  • Dynamic Island and Live Activity integration
  • Pomodoro timer with customizable cycles
  • Repeating sessions scheduling
  • Visual progress tracking chart
  • Motivational quotes
  • No data collection
Features
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Keep your focus sharp, your privacy protected, and your productivity soaring. From motivational quotes and task names, to a progress chart that displays your daily focus for each task, along with separate cards for historical data, Study Timer - Shadow Task is the perfect app for students, hobbyists, professionals, and anyone looking to track and master their time. Everything you do stays on your device and never leaves the app. We believe that unnecessary data collection is a violation of your trust. That’s why we don’t collect any data. We listen to your feedback. If there’s a feature you’re dying to see, an annoying software bug, or confusing design choices that drive you crazy, simply select Submit Feedback in the Settings sheet and drop us a note. We’ll get the issue fixed or the feature added as soon as possible! Key Features: - Customizable Timed Tasks: Create, edit, and delete tasks with ease. Set individual durations for both session and break times, tailoring each task to fit your needs. - Dynamic Island and Live Activity: View timer intervals and progress from your lock screen or in the Dynamic Island while concentrating in another app. - Pomodoro: Stay productive with timed work intervals followed by breaks. The work-break cycle can be customized for each task, giving you full control of your focus. - Repeating Sessions: Need a task to repeat? Schedule how many times you want your work-break combo to cycle, helping you maintain consistent progress. - Visual Progress Tracking: Track your progress with an intuitive chart that resets daily. Get insights on your total focus time across days, weeks, months, and years. - Motivational Quotes: Make your focus time personal by drawing inspiration from other people. You can even enter your own quotes! - No Data Collection: Your privacy matters. Shadow Task stores all data locally on your device, ensuring that your personal task history and progress remain completely private. Why Shadow Task? Shadow Task goes beyond just a basic timer. It gives you the flexibility to customize your focus sessions while ensuring you get the breaks you need to stay energized and avoid burnout—all while preserving your privacy. With its easy-to-use interface and powerful tracking features, you’ll be able to see your productivity soar. What’s more, Shadow Task allows you to take control of your time and productivity. Every moment you focus is one less moment spent on distractions and one more moment to spend meaningfully. Shadow Task helps you save time and focus on what really matters. Download Shadow Task today and take control of your time, one task at a time. We’re here to cheer you on the whole way!

Screenshots

Mindful4 screens
Study Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Study Timer at 5.0 against Mindful's 4.3. Study Timer also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and monetization model (free vs freemium). Mindful's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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. Mindful sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Study Timer sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Study Timer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Mindful's written reviews are positive against 100% of Study Timer's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Mindful versus Study Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMindfulStudy Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (4 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4 — better3
Update frequency—Monthly
Ads—No
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developersaid ihammoutenCurvachip LLC

Customer experience

Mindful

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Study Timer

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Mindful

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$3.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription7 Days trial$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • Life time purchase$20.99
3 purchases

Study Timer

One-time3
  • Cup of Coffee$2.99
  • Pomodoro Patron$4.99
  • Deep Work Donor$9.99

Questions

Is Mindful free?
Mindful is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Study Timer free?
Study Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mindful or Study Timer?
Study Timer is rated higher. Mindful averages 4.3 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Study Timer averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.

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