Comparison

Meditation Timer vs Chill Timer Lite

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

Head to head
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.

About

Chill Timer Lite

Features
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Chill Timer is a simple, elegant meditation timer with an adjustable-volume gong that doesn't scare the crap out of you at the end of a session. Set a duration, start the session, and let the app quietly keep time in a clean, minimalist dark interface. When you’re done, a gentle gong can mark the end, and you can choose to save the session to Apple Health as a Mindfulness entry. Features: - Choose a meditation duration from 1–180 minutes (1-hour max on watch) - Gentle end-of-session gong with **adjustable volume** - Timer can continue counting after the goal is reached - Optional Apple Health integration to write Mindfulness sessions - Screen stays awake during meditation - Minimalist dark UI

Screenshots

Meditation Timer4 screens
Chill Timer Lite3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chill Timer Lite at none against Meditation Timer's 3. Chill Timer Lite also leads on device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). On price, update cadence and ads 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. Meditation Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Chill Timer Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Meditation Timer versus Chill Timer Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMeditation TimerChill Timer Lite
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch β€” better
Requires iOS18.615.1 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size477 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlorian M MeeuwsenJacob Chase-Lubitz

In-app purchases

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
None

Chill Timer Lite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Meditation Timer free?
Meditation Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chill Timer Lite free?
Chill Timer Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Meditation Timer or Chill Timer Lite have ads?
Neither Meditation Timer nor Chill Timer Lite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Meditation Timer or Chill Timer Lite?
Meditation Timer ships an update every 2 weeks, and Chill Timer Lite every 2 weeks. Most recently, Meditation Timer was updated on September 9, 2026 and Chill Timer Lite on September 5, 2026.

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