Comparison

Mindful Timer vs Naji

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

Head to head
About

Mindful Timer

This app provides a simple, unguided interval timer for self-guided meditation, breathwork, and yoga practices. It features customizable timers, gentle bells, and a distraction-free interface. Save your favorite routines and track your weekly sessions without any ads or subscriptions.

Highlights
  • Multiple automatic timers
  • Customizable interval bells
  • Save preset routines
  • Weekly session tracking
  • Gentle bell sounds
  • Distraction-free design
  • Offline functionality
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A simple meditation timer for your self-guided meditation, restorative/yin yoga, Vipassana or other mindfulness practice. No ads. No subscriptions. No distractions. Just gentle bells to keep time while you practice. Set your session, put your phone down, and let the bells guide you. Set multiple timers for a session — say, 2 minutes to settle, 20 minutes of silent sitting, 5 minutes of metta — and Mindful Timer moves from one to the next with a bell at each transition, plus optional interval bells along the way. No courses, no sleep sounds, no content library. Just timers to structure your session, soothing sounds, and you. NEW + 20+ curated sounds: singing bowls, bells, and simple voice cues + Choose how many times the bells ring – once, twice, or three times + Practice insights and heat maps to help you build consistency + Sync sessions to Apple Health as Mindful Minutes CORE FEATURES + Simple, minimal and intuitive UX + Sequential timers that flow automatically from one to the next, so you never check the clock + Interval bells at your chosen frequency (e.g. every 5 minutes) + Fully custom timer durations + Save your routines as presets and start them in one tap + Track streaks, weekly and monthly sessions, and lifetime minutes + Play your own music (Spotify, Apple Music, etc.) + Runs in the background and while your phone is locked + Large countdown display DESIGNED FOR CALM FROM DAY ONE + No ads, ever + No subscriptions, ever + No guided meditations, courses, or content to wade through + No social feeds or comparison + Dark mode so it's easy on the eyes + Works fully offline + Gentle sounds to guide you through transitions PERFECT FOR + Any self-guided or silent meditation + Zen, zazen, vipassana, and insight meditation + Yin yoga and restorative yoga + Breathwork and pranayama + Shambhavi Mahamudra Kriya + Practicing at home before a vipassana or meditation retreat + Building a daily unguided meditation or yoga habit + Yoga teachers keeping time during class + Interval walking, Japanese interval walking, and Pomodoro focus blocks + Prayer or mantra meditation + Kundalini yoga + Timed stretches WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT + Intuitive design that easier to use than most other timer apps out there. + Keeps time in the background, so you never pick up your phone mid-practice. + Carefully curated, soothing sounds. No jarring alarms. + No clutter, no distractions, nothing you don't need.

About

Naji

This app offers a simple, distraction-free meditation experience with a one-time purchase. It features a guided breathing timer, ambient soundscapes, and tools to track your practice history and progress.

Highlights
  • Guided breathing timer
  • Ambient soundscapes
  • Weekly streak tracker
  • Practice history calendar
  • Session statistics
  • Daily Zen quotes
  • Offline and private
Features
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Naji is the meditation app that gets out of your way. No subscriptions. No notifications. No noise. Just you, your breath, and the present moment - for a single, one-time price. WHY NAJI Most meditation apps charge you every month. Naji does not. Pay once, and every feature is yours forever - offline, always available, always calm. WHAT'S INSIDE - Breathing Timer: Set sessions from 1 to 60 minutes with a single tap. A gentle circle guides your breath in and out. - 5 Ambient Soundscapes: Choose from Singing Bowls, Rain, Stream, Bell, or soft Light Music. Or meditate in complete silence. - Weekly Streak Tracker: See your consistency at a glance. Seven days, beautifully simple. - Monthly Calendar: Review your practice history. Celebrate every session. - Session Stats: Total sessions and minutes, always visible. - Daily Zen Quotes: A new reflection greets you in your summary each day. - Offline and Private: All data stays on your device. No account required. No tracking. DESIGNED FOR People who are new to meditation and want a clean starting point. People exhausted by bloated wellness apps. Anyone who believes simplicity is its own form of mindfulness. THE EXPERIENCE Naji's white porcelain aesthetic and fluid animations are designed to feel like the app itself is meditating. Open it, and feel your breathing slow before you even begin. Download Naji once. Return to it every day.

Screenshots

Mindful Timer4 screens
Naji4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Naji at none against Mindful Timer's 2. Naji also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). Mindful Timer's advantage is ratings volume (12 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Mindful Timer sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Naji asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Mindful Timer against 5.0 for Naji. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mindful Timer has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mindful Timer ships an update weekly, Naji every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Mindful Timer versus Naji: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMindful TimerNaji
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (12 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBurnt Cinnamon Labs扬志 朱

Customer experience

Mindful Timer

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Naji

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Mindful Timer

One-time2
  • Premium: Bell Sounds, Insights$2.99
  • Premium: Bell Sounds, Insights$4.99
None

Naji

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mindful Timer free?
Mindful Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Naji free?
Naji is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mindful Timer or Naji?
Mindful Timer and Naji are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 12 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Mindful Timer or Naji have ads?
Neither Mindful Timer nor Naji shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mindful Timer or Naji?
Mindful Timer ships an update weekly, and Naji every 9 days. Most recently, Mindful Timer was updated on October 30, 2026 and Naji on October 10, 2026.

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