Comparison

While vs Meditation Timer

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

Head to head
About

While

This app provides a focused and distraction-free timer for experienced meditators. It offers a clean interface with customizable features to support your meditation sessions.

Highlights
  • Focused meditation timer
  • Clean interface
  • Customizable features
  • Distraction-free sessions
  • For experienced meditators
Features
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The While timer is designed for experienced meditators who are seeking a focused tool for their practice. Offering a clean interface and customizable features, While supports your sessions without distractions.

About

Meditation Timer

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Enter your personal meditation space to breathe, focus, and reset, without distraction.Β Inner State Meditation Timer is designed for simplicity, customization, and a calming atmosphere in your meditation practice. Whether you are new to meditation or a daily practitioner, rather than overwhelming you with social feeds and thousands of tracks, Inner State gives you the essential tools to focus, enjoy and stay consistent with your practice. Why you'll love it: - Personalize your timers: with optional warm-up and cooldown time, intervals, endless timers, beautiful backgrounds, bell sounds and more. - Immerse yourself in soundscapes: from calming nature sounds to brain entrainment. - Stay consistent: set reminders, store timers and track your meditation stats over time, synced across devices. - Built for calm: minimal interface, no distractions, just you and your breath. - Offline-friendly: meditate anywhere, anytime. It's perfect for your daily meditation and mindfulness practice, yoga, relaxation or focus breaks during work or study. Nurture your inner state for a beautiful life.

Screenshots

While3 screens
Meditation Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Meditation Timer at every 2 weeks against While's every 16 months. While's advantage is iOS requirement (16.2 vs 18.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. While sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.00 per month and Meditation Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

While ships an update every 16 months, Meditation Timer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 6 level
While versus Meditation Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhileMeditation Timer
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 16 monthsEvery 2 weeks β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.2 β€” better18.6
Further details β€” not scored
Size54 MB477 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMike LaVigneFlorian M Meeuwsen

In-app purchases

3 purchases

While

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$2.001 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$10.001 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$3.99
3 purchases

Meditation Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Meditation Timer Plus - Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Meditation Timer Plus - Annual$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • Meditation Timer Plus - Lifetime$34.99

Questions

Is While free?
While is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Meditation Timer free?
Meditation Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do While or Meditation Timer have ads?
Neither While nor Meditation Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, While or Meditation Timer?
While ships an update every 16 months, and Meditation Timer every 2 weeks. Most recently, While was updated on October 2, 2026 and Meditation Timer on September 26, 2026.

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