Comparison

Mindful Timer vs דרך הבטן

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 unguided 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. Mindful Timer is built for people who just want the space to meditate—no courses, no sleep sounds, no content library. Just timers, soothing sounds, and you. Perfect for meditation, yin and restorative yoga, breathwork, zazen, or any self-guided practice. 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 + 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 — one simple purchase, yours forever + 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 (unlike most interval timers) PERFECT FOR + Any self-guided or silent meditation + Zen, zazen, vipassana, and insight meditation + Yin yoga and restorative yoga + Breathwork and pranayama + 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 WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT + Incredibly simple and intuitive design. + 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

דרך הבטן

Features
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דרך הבטן - המרכז הותיק ביותר בישראל לבריאות הוליסטית של מערכת העיכול, מגיש לכם חוויית משתמש חדשה. כאן תוכלו למצוא מגוון קורסים, ספריית מתכונים, ספריית מדיטציות, הדרכות, טיפים ועוד - הכל כדי שמערכת העיכול שלכם תוכל להרגע ולהבריא!

Screenshots

Mindful Timer4 screens
דרך הבטן3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Mindful Timer at weekly against דרך הבטן's every 2 months. דרך הבטן's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.6). 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. Mindful Timer sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and דרך הבטן sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mindful Timer ships an update weekly, דרך הבטן every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Mindful Timer versus דרך הבטן: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMindful Timerדרך הבטן
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB99 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBurnt Cinnamon LabsDror or

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Mindful Timer

One-time2
  • Premium: Bell Sounds, Insights$2.99
  • Premium: Bell Sounds, Insights$4.99
1 purchases

דרך הבטן

One-time1
  • Healing Journey – Calming the Gut$19.99

Questions

Is Mindful Timer free?
Mindful Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is דרך הבטן free?
דרך הבטן is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Mindful Timer or דרך הבטן have ads?
Neither Mindful Timer nor דרך הבטן shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mindful Timer or דרך הבטן?
Mindful Timer ships an update weekly, and דרך הבטן every 2 months. Most recently, Mindful Timer was updated on October 12, 2026 and דרך הבטן on October 13, 2026.

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