The Mindful Timer vs Meditation Interval Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Mindful Timer
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Mindful timer is a free and open source interval timer for stretching, meditating, yin yoga, and other occasions where you want a simple timer with no ads, distractions, or other nonsense getting in your way.
Meditation Interval Timer
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Carefully designed for practitioners who bring structure to their meditation. Meditimer rings a singing bowl at your chosen intervals — freeing your mind from tracking time and letting you move naturally through each phase of your practice. Set your preparation countdown, interval, and total duration. Start. Let go. Features · Singing bowl bells at custom intervals · Preparation countdown before each session · Three presets: Short · Medium · Long · Plays over music without interruption · Logs Mindful Minutes to Apple Health · Auto light/dark theme by sunrise and sunset
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: The Mindful Timer at every 6 weeks against Meditation Interval Timer's every 3 months. The Mindful Timer also leads on iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
The Mindful Timer ships an update every 6 weeks, Meditation Interval Timer every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Mindful Timer | Meditation Interval Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Charles Burgess | Vitaly Oleinikovs |
In-app purchases
The Mindful Timer
No in-app purchases
Meditation Interval Timer
No in-app purchases
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