Comparison

Satori 悟り vs Meditation Timer

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

Head to head
About

Satori 悟り

Features
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SATORI - PRIVATE MEDITATION, OFFLINE Satori is a calm, privacy-first meditation app for building a simple daily practice. No account. No tracking. No ads. Everything stays on your device. Meditation should feel quiet, personal and distraction-free. Satori gives you a clean timer, optional mood check-ins, streaks and progress insights without turning your practice into another feed, subscription or data profile. PRIVACY FIRST - Works offline - No account required - No tracking or ads - Your meditation history stays on your device - No social features, no pressure, no noise MEDITATE YOUR WAY - Custom meditation timer from 1 minute to 2 hours - Start immediately with timer-only meditation - Add an optional mood check-in when it feels useful - Calming background ambience: rain, ocean and forest - Meditation bell options: bell, chime and Tibetan - Simple session setup designed to stay out of your way TRACK YOUR PRACTICE - Daily streaks - Total sessions - Total minutes meditated - Average duration - Session calendar - Weekly, monthly and yearly progress views - Mood insights when you choose to use mood tracking OPTIONAL MOOD TRACKING Mood tracking is there when it helps, not when it gets in the way. You can turn it off and keep using Satori as a pure meditation timer. Existing mood history stays saved locally if you enable it again later. BUILT FOR EVERYDAY CALM Satori is made for beginners, experienced meditators, privacy-conscious users and anyone who wants a quiet meditation timer that works anywhere, even without internet. TRULY GLOBAL Available in 9 languages: English, German, Spanish, French, Chinese, Arabic, Portuguese, Japanese and Hindi. WHY SATORI? Many meditation apps ask for accounts, subscriptions, personal data or constant connectivity. Satori takes the opposite path. Your practice is yours. Your data stays local. The app opens, you breathe, and nothing gets in the way. Start a calmer ritual today - private, offline and simple.

About

Meditation Timer

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ZenTimer is a minimalist meditation timer for iPhone. Create custom timer presets with interval bells, custom bell markers, start and end bells, and finite or infinite sessions. Run sessions on a clean radial timer designed for focused practice. Track consistency with streaks, daily/weekly/monthly stats, meditation minutes, session counts, and cumulative progress. ZenTimer syncs completed sessions to Apple Health as Mindful Sessions and retries sync later when Health access is temporarily unavailable. Personalize each timer with calming backgrounds and sounds, then check progress from Home Screen widgets and Lock Screen Live Activity. No guided content, no social feed, no distractions - just meditation timing, bells, and progress.

Screenshots

Satori 悟り4 screens
Meditation Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Satori 悟り at none against Meditation Timer's 6. Satori 悟り also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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. Meditation Timer sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Satori 悟り asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Satori 悟り ships an update every 3 days, Meditation Timer every 2 months. Both last shipped on September 9, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Satori 悟り versus Meditation Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSatori 悟りMeditation Timer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB120 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThomas KraaibeekEli Willaert

In-app purchases

None

Satori 悟り

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Meditation Timer

One-time6
  • Buy Me a Drink$3.99
  • Coffee Unlock$3.99
  • Fan$8.99
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  • Fan Unlock$8.99
  • Supporter$17.99
  • Supporter Unlock$17.99

Questions

Is Satori 悟り free?
Satori 悟り is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Meditation Timer free?
Meditation Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Satori 悟り or Meditation Timer have ads?
Neither Satori 悟り nor Meditation Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Satori 悟り or Meditation Timer?
Satori 悟り ships an update every 3 days, and Meditation Timer every 2 months. Most recently, Satori 悟り was updated on September 9, 2026 and Meditation Timer on September 9, 2026.

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