Comparison

Mindful Meditation Timer vs Dōan

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

Head to head
About

Mindful Meditation Timer

This app provides a straightforward timer for meditation sessions. It allows users to easily track their meditation time and log it directly into their Apple Health data.

Highlights
  • Simple meditation timer
  • Log meditation time
  • Apple Health integration
  • Minimalist interface
Features
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A simple meditation timer which lets you log your time into Apple Health.

About

Dōan

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"Dōan - person who leads a meditation session using bells to keep time and nurture an atmosphere of focus and clarity" Dōan is an unguided meditation timer that periodically reminds you to return focus to your meditation practice using gentle gong sounds. You can: - Configure the length of each session and how often you want to be nudged to return your focus - Choose your favourite gong sounds from multiple recordings - Turn off your screen: The app will keep running in the background even when the screen is locked or turned off

Screenshots

Mindful Meditation Timer1 screens
Dōan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Mindful Meditation Timer at 3 against Dōan's 1. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Mindful Meditation Timer against 5.0 for Dōan. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Mindful Meditation Timer versus Dōan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMindful Meditation TimerDōan
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShobith AlvaMaximilian Zender

In-app purchases

None

Mindful Meditation Timer

No in-app purchases

None

Dōan

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mindful Meditation Timer free?
Mindful Meditation Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dōan free?
Dōan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mindful Meditation Timer or Dōan?
Mindful Meditation Timer and Dōan are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Mindful Meditation Timer or Dōan have ads?
Neither Mindful Meditation Timer nor Dōan shows ads.

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