Comparison

Bowl Timer vs Lite Breathune

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

Lite Breathune

Features
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Lite Breathune is two things in one app - calm guided breathing and anti-snoring training. No ads, no account. BREATHING • Šikuta Method - a unique deepening wave, 4-2-6, with final breath holds • The whole screen breathes with you: glass mists over, a flower unfolds • Natural breath sound, gentle haptics, Winter and Dew Drops themes • A look that follows the time of day - dawn in the morning, a light Quiet book by day, soft Frosted glass in the evening - plus nature sounds from the author’s own recordings, including a storm with real thunder SNORE NO MORE - ANTI-SNORING TRAINING • A daily taste of the training: the first two tongue and palate exercises every day • The complete 8-week program, nasal breathing and Night Guard (overnight snoring tracking right on your phone) are part of the full version PROGRESS • Session history for the last seven days, with day streaks and total time • Saved to Apple Health as mindful minutes • Everything stays on your device - no cloud, works offline • Slovak, Czech, English, German, French, Italian and Polish The full Breathune unlocks the complete anti-snoring training with Night Guard, five more breathing programs (4-7-8, Focus, Coherent 5-5, Power Breath, Cyclic Sighing), unlimited history, custom programs with Breath Share, all themes with Rainbow Waves, the Apple Watch app and a widget. One purchase, no subscription. Lite Breathune is for relaxation and snoring prevention; it is not a medical device. If you stop breathing at night or wake up gasping for air, please consult a doctor.

Screenshots

Bowl Timer4 screens
Lite Breathune4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Lite Breathune at every 5 days against Bowl Timer's every 2 months. Bowl Timer's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bowl Timer ships an update every 2 months, Lite Breathune every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Bowl Timer versus Lite Breathune: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBowl TimerLite Breathune
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohannes RothJan Sikuta

In-app purchases

None

Bowl Timer

No in-app purchases

None

Lite Breathune

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bowl Timer free?
Bowl Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lite Breathune free?
Lite Breathune is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bowl Timer or Lite Breathune have ads?
Neither Bowl Timer nor Lite Breathune shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bowl Timer or Lite Breathune?
Bowl Timer ships an update every 2 months, and Lite Breathune every 5 days. Most recently, Bowl Timer was updated on October 9, 2026 and Lite Breathune on October 12, 2026.

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