Auer Circle vs inwards
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Auer Circle
A minimalist meditation timer designed for simplicity and ease of use. Set your session duration with a tap and begin your practice. Track your meditation sessions daily.
- Minimalist interface
- Easy session duration selection
- One-tap start
- Daily session tracking
- Simple design
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Auer Circle is a minimal meditation timer that focuses on easy of use and a simple interface. Select the duration of your session by tapping the bottom left, and then tap start. That's all. You can track your sessions per day.
inwards
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inwards is a minimal meditation timer built around one question: how do you feel after? Set a timer, sit, and when you're done — pick an emotion. The app's gradient shifts to reflect your mood, building a living color history of your inner state over time. Features: • Customizable session timer (1–60 min) • 3-2-1 countdown before each session • Post-session emotion check-in • Animated gradient that evolves with your mood history • Daily rotating quote • Live count of others meditating right now • No account required Simple by design. Open it, sit, breathe.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: inwards at every 3 days against Auer Circle's every 11 months. inwards also leads on iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.6). On price 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Auer Circle ships an update every 11 months, inwards every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Auer Circle | inwards |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 26.6 | 18.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 0 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Uri Fridman | Vladyslav Savruk |
In-app purchases
Auer Circle
No in-app purchases
inwards
No in-app purchases
