ZenScreen vs Bell
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ZenScreen
This app uses eye-tracking to guide focus onto a dark screen, promoting mindfulness, creativity, and stress relief. It transforms idle moments into opportunities for personal growth and productivity.
- Eye-tracking technology
- Guided focus on dark screen
- Mindfulness and stress relief
- Boosts creativity
- Enhances productivity
- Personal growth tool
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Embrace the power of boredom with our innovative app. Utilizing eye-tracking technology, our app guides your focus onto a dark screen, opening a pathway to mindfulness, creativity, and self-awareness. Transform idle moments into personal growth, stress relief, and a boost to your productivity. Welcome to your journey of harnessing the power of boredom! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Bell
A minimalist timer designed to support your meditation practice without distractions. It offers gentle bells, ambient sounds, and progress tracking. Integrates with Apple Health and Siri for a seamless experience.
- Minimalist meditation timer
- Gentle bells and ambient sounds
- Daily reminders and mindfulness prompts
- Streak and total minute tracking
- Apple Health, Siri, and Shortcuts integration
- CSV session log export
- One-time purchase
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Bell was made for meditators. It doesn't sell you courses. It doesn't connect to social media. It doesn't track your every move. Bell exists to support your meditation practice — not interrupt it. It's a tool for stillness. Built with care. One-time purchase. No subscriptions, ever. • Sit down and start in seconds. No account, no onboarding — just set your time and begin. • A timer that gets out of the way. Gentle bells, optional ambient sounds, and nothing to pull you out of your practice. • Build a real practice. Daily reminders and streaks help you show up consistently without feeling like a productivity app. • Your data stays yours. Track your history, export your session log, and sync mindful minutes to Apple Health. • Works with Siri and Shortcuts. Start a session hands-free or build it into your morning automation.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: ZenScreen at Free against Bell's $2.99. ZenScreen also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and device support (3 vs 1). Bell's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and chart position (#200 vs unranked). On 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
ZenScreen is free to download; Bell costs $2.99 up front. ZenScreen sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Bell asks for nothing beyond the download.
ZenScreen holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
| Parameter | ZenScreen | Bell |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #200 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.2 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gennady Archibasov | Adam Claxon |
Customer experience
ZenScreen
Bell
In-app purchases
ZenScreen
- Zen Associate$4.991 Month
- Zen Practitioner$9.991 Month
- Zen Pioneer$29.991 Month
- A simple thank you$4.99
- Warm appreciation$19.99
- Generous Support$44.99
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- Deep respect$99.99
Bell
No in-app purchases
