Comparison

Mindfulness Timer App vs Open Vitals

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

Head to head
About

Mindfulness Timer App

Features
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Take care of your mind – no phone required. Mindfulness for Apple Watch is a clean, simple app designed to bring calm to your wrist. Start a focus session, breathe deeply, track your progress, and reach your mindfulness goals — all without taking your phone out. Key features: • Intuitive mindfulness timer • Session history and progress tracking • Custom sounds and notification intervals • Personal mindfulness goals • Premium features to unlock more tools Perfect for those small moments of calm — at home, at work, or even on the subway. No distractions. No clutter. Just you and your breath.

About

Open Vitals

Features
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Open Vitals syncs your Apple Health data to any platform — your AI agent, home server, automation tool, or cloud service. Not locked to one ecosystem. How it works: 1. Scan a QR code from your agent or server 2. Choose your sync mode (Local Server or Cloud Relay) 3. Your health data flows automatically What syncs: • Activity — steps, distance, calories, exercise, flights climbed • Heart — resting HR, HRV, VO2 Max, SpO2, respiratory rate • Sleep — total, core, deep, REM, efficiency • Body — weight, BMI, body fat, lean mass • Workouts — type, duration, calories, heart rate zones • 70+ HealthKit metrics — you choose which to share Privacy first: • End-to-end encrypted (X25519 + ChaCha20-Poly1305) • Cloud relay holds data max 15 minutes, then deletes • No accounts, no tracking, no analytics • Your data never touches our servers in readable form Works with OpenClaw, Claude, Any AI agent, assistant, or LLM you run; n8n, Make, Zapier, Home Assistant; or any HTTP endpoint. https://openvitals.exaptalabs.com/terms

Screenshots

Open Vitals4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Open Vitals at every 6 weeks against Mindfulness Timer App's every 17 months. On price, 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

Both are free to download. Mindfulness Timer App sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Open Vitals sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mindfulness Timer App ships an update every 17 months, Open Vitals every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
Mindfulness Timer App versus Open Vitals: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMindfulness Timer AppOpen Vitals
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 17 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB2 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperPaweł SupełRobson da Silva Tedim

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Mindfulness Timer App

One-time1
  • Premium$4.99
2 purchases

Open Vitals

Subscriptions2
  • Sync Local (Monthly)$0.991 Month
  • Local Sync (Yearly)$10.991 Year

Questions

Is Mindfulness Timer App free?
Mindfulness Timer App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Open Vitals free?
Open Vitals is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Mindfulness Timer App or Open Vitals have ads?
Neither Mindfulness Timer App nor Open Vitals shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mindfulness Timer App or Open Vitals?
Mindfulness Timer App ships an update every 17 months, and Open Vitals every 6 weeks. Most recently, Mindfulness Timer App was updated on October 24, 2026 and Open Vitals on October 25, 2026.

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