Comparison

Gong Timer vs Awakhuma

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

Head to head
About

Gong Timer

This app provides structured sound cues for time-based practices like meditation and mindfulness. Create custom timers with milestones and waymarks to guide your sessions without interruption. Track your progress on the Lock Screen with Live Activity.

Highlights
  • Custom timers with milestones
  • Optional waymarks for guidance
  • Curated sound cues
  • Lock Screen Live Activity
  • Preserves attention during practice
  • Supports multiple practice types
Features
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Gong Timer supports time-based practices like mindfulness, tai chi, and meditation through structured, non-intrusive sound cues. Sessions are built around milestones, which divide time into meaningful phases, and optional waymarks, which provide gentle reference points along the way. Sound cues are quiet and non-intrusive, guiding without interrupting the flow. Core Features: - Create timers using milestones and optional waymarks - Choose from a curated set of sound cues - Session progress shown on the Lock Screen with Live Activity - Designed to preserve your attention throughout practice Begin with up to three timers. Add more capabilities later if your practice expands. Mindfulness is within. Created for Mindfulness Practitioners, Gong Timer is part of a broader approach that sees mindfulness as something woven into daily life, not separate from it. It helps you hold a mental space, transition with intention, and remain grounded during the passing moments of your day. Also, you can read our Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy here: https://intenvix.com/gong-terms https://intenvix.com/gong-privacy-policy

About

Awakhuma

Features
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Awakhuma is a free meditation timer for silent, unguided meditation — alone or as a group. Join a live group meditation four times a day, set a simple meditation timer with a soft bell, or create a private meditation circle for your sangha, yoga class, team or family. Awakhuma is a meditation app built around one idea: silence feels different when it is shared. Four times a day — at 5:45, 11:45, 17:45 and 23:45 UTC, shown in your local time — a global session opens for eleven minutes. No guide, no music, no instructions. You arrive, you see who else is there, and you sit together. You can also meditate alone, anytime: choose 3 to 90 minutes, set an intention if you wish, add a dedication, and sit. A soft gong opens and closes the silence. PRIVATE CIRCLES (new) Teachers, sanghas, yoga studios, teams and families can create their own circle: choose the days, the time and the duration, share a link, and sit together wherever you are. Members join for free and get a reminder five minutes before. Hosting a circle is a subscription. YOUR JOURNEY Time in silence, days of practice, a calendar with your reflections, and gentle acknowledgements along the way. No rankings, no comparison, no guilt. FREE, FOR REAL Solo silence and global sessions are free, with no ads. A monthly or one-time contribution is possible for those who want to keep the space alive; it changes nothing in what you receive. Sign in is optional and password-free (a code by email, or Sign in with Apple). Available in English, French and Spanish. Subscriptions (circle host, monthly support) renew automatically until cancelled in your store account settings. Terms: https://awakhuma.app/terms — Privacy: https://awakhuma.app/privacy

Screenshots

Gong Timer3 screens
Awakhuma4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Gong Timer at none against Awakhuma's shown. Awakhuma's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 9 months) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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. Gong Timer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Awakhuma sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gong Timer ships an update every 9 months, Awakhuma every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Gong Timer versus Awakhuma: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGong TimerAwakhuma
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIntenvix, Inc.Yvad Online

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Gong Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Practitioner (monthly)$3.991 Month
  • Practitioner (annual)$39.991 Year
7 purchases

Awakhuma

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly support$2.991 Month
  • Circle Host — Monthly$8.991 Month
  • Circle Host — Yearly$79.991 Year
One-time4
  • Seed Offering$4.99
  • Heart Offering$9.99
  • Deep Offering$24.99
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  • Sacred Offering$49.99

Questions

Is Gong Timer free?
Gong Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Awakhuma free?
Awakhuma is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Gong Timer or Awakhuma have ads?
Awakhuma shows ads; Gong Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, Gong Timer or Awakhuma?
Gong Timer ships an update every 9 months, and Awakhuma every 4 days. Most recently, Gong Timer was updated on October 30, 2026 and Awakhuma on November 9, 2026.

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