Comparison

TempoTimer vs Apex Meditations

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

Head to head
About

TempoTimer

Optimize your workout rep phases for maximum gains. This app helps you structure your training with precise timing for each part of your exercise. Achieve your fitness goals more effectively.

Highlights
  • Optimize rep phases
  • Precise exercise timing
  • Workout structuring
  • Fitness goal achievement
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Get the gains you deserve by optimizing rep phases https://mytempotimer.com/policy https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Apex Meditations

Train your mind for discipline, mental toughness, and clarity with guided meditations, science-backed breathwork, and talks designed for pressure and focus. Features personalized journeys, tactical resets, and custom alarms to help you become stronger.

Highlights
  • Personalized multi-day meditation paths
  • Science-backed breathwork exercises
  • Real-talk meditations for challenges
  • Long-form talks on mindset
  • Custom motivational alarms
  • 60-second tactical resets
Features
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Train your mind with Firas Zahabi. Apex turns powerful ideas into guided meditations and breathwork for confidence, discipline, focus, fear, sleep, and composure under pressure. Listen to practical guidance from renowned MMA coach Firas Zahabi, explore meditations inspired by timeless books, or create a personalized Journey around what you’re facing right now. WHAT’S INSIDE • Meditations by Firas Zahabi Practical guidance for building confidence, discipline, clarity, focus, and mental resilience. • Personalized Journeys Describe what you’re working through and receive a structured Journey combining meditations, breathwork, book-inspired ideas, and reflection. • Guided breathwork Practice Box Breathing, the Physiological Sigh, 4-7-8 Breathing, Resonance Breathing, Nadi Shodhana, Bhastrika, and more. • Book-inspired meditations Put enduring ideas from The Book of Five Rings, The Art of War, The Odyssey, and other influential works into practice. • Sleep and recovery Wind down with calming sessions designed to help you release the day and recover for what comes next. • 60-second resets Use short, tactical sessions when you need to regain control, reset your focus, or steady yourself under pressure. • Progress and consistency Track your listening, breathwork sessions, and daily streak as you build a stronger practice. • Personalize your experience Choose your preferred speaker and background sound to create the right environment for each session. Apex isn’t about escaping difficult moments. It’s about becoming stronger through them. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.apexmeditations.com/privacy

Screenshots

TempoTimer1 screens
Apex Meditations4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Apex Meditations at freemium against TempoTimer's subscription. Apex Meditations also leads on device support. On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. TempoTimer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Apex Meditations sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for TempoTimer against 5.0 for Apex Meditations. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
TempoTimer versus Apex Meditations: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTempoTimerApex Meditations
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequency—Weekly
Ads—No
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFreemium — better
Devices—iPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.0.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJAMESSCOTTApex Meditations Inc.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

TempoTimer

Subscriptions2
  • 1 Month$0.991 Month
  • 6 Months$1.996 Months
One-time1
  • Lifetime$5.99
2 purchases

Apex Meditations

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$69.991 Year

Questions

Is TempoTimer free?
TempoTimer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Apex Meditations free?
Apex Meditations is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TempoTimer or Apex Meditations?
TempoTimer and Apex Meditations are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.

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