Comparison

Bowl Timer vs Stillness

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

Head to head
About

Bowl Timer

This app helps you meditate without distractions using calming bowl gongs. You can customize session lengths and intervals, with all settings saved locally. It's completely free, offline, and ad-free.

Highlights
  • Guided meditation with bowl gongs
  • Customizable session lengths up to 60 minutes
  • Split sessions into 1-5 intervals
  • Local settings saving
  • Total meditation time tracking
  • 100% free and offline
Features
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• Meditate for up to 60 minutes, guided by calming bowl gongs. • Split sessions into 1 to 5 intervals for transitions or gentle reminders. • Locally saves your settings and displays total meditation time after 2 hours. • 100% free and offline—no ads, accounts, or tracking. Stay focused, mindful, and fully present during your meditation.

About

Stillness

This app provides a simple, distraction-free timer for meditation practice. Customize session length and interval bell frequency to maintain focus and presence. Control playback easily from your lock screen without unlocking your device.

Highlights
  • Customizable session length
  • Optional interval bells
  • Start and end bells
  • Lock screen controls
  • Distraction-free interface
Features
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A beautiful meditation timer. Pay once – no account, no subscription, no ads. Every new sound and feature is free. Set your time, choose your bells, close your eyes. Stillness takes care of the rest. INTERVAL BELLS - A gentle bell to begin and end each session - Optional interval bells at whatever spacing you like, so you never need to open your eyes to check the time - Session length set to the minute or second SAVE YOUR FAVOURITES - Save the sessions you use most – length, bells and sound - Start your usual practice with a single tap - Synced through iCloud across your iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch AMBIENT SOUNDS - Forest Rainfall, Gentle Waves and Warm Fireplace - Or switch them off for pure silence APPLE WATCH - Start a session from your wrist and leave your iPhone behind - Full mode: bells and ambient sound through headphones or a speaker - Simple mode: a soft tap on your wrist and a quiet chime, nothing to connect - Save sessions and start your favourites right from the watch - Adjust volume with the Digital Crown - Your timer keeps running with your wrist down and the screen off DESIGNED TO REDUCE DISTRACTION - Pause and resume from your Lock Screen or Control Centre - Works beautifully on iPhone and iPad Breathe. Focus. Meditate.

Screenshots

Bowl Timer4 screens
Stillness4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Bowl Timer at Free against Stillness's $0.99. Bowl Timer also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.2). Stillness's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On review sentiment, ads, 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

Bowl Timer is free to download; Stillness costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bowl Timer ships an update every 2 months, Stillness monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Bowl Timer versus Stillness: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBowl TimerStillness
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB110 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohannes RothTyler Ferrington

Customer experience

Bowl Timer

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Stillness

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Bowl Timer

No in-app purchases

None

Stillness

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bowl Timer free?
Bowl Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stillness free?
Stillness costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bowl Timer or Stillness have ads?
Neither Bowl Timer nor Stillness shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bowl Timer or Stillness?
Bowl Timer ships an update every 2 months, and Stillness monthly. Most recently, Bowl Timer was updated on October 9, 2026 and Stillness on October 18, 2026.

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