Comparison

Mindful Timer vs Quiet Space Meditation

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

Quiet Space Meditation

This minimalist meditation timer helps users focus on their practice without distractions. It offers a simple interface with customizable session lengths, interval bells, and preset slots for effortless regular use. Track your meditation history locally on your device.

Highlights
  • Customizable session lengths (0-90 minutes)
  • Optional interval bells
  • Pause function
  • Four preset meditation slots
  • Automatic recent settings restoration
  • Personal meditation history log
  • Privacy-focused, no data collection
Features
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Quiet Space Meditation Quiet Space Meditation is a simple, minimalist meditation timer designed for people who want to meditate without distractions. Many meditation apps are filled with courses, subscriptions, recommendations, social features, notifications, and endless options. Quiet Space Meditation takes a different approach. It is a straightforward tool created for one purpose: helping you meditate. The app consists of only two screens: • A meditation timer. • A personal meditation history screen. The timer allows sessions from 0 to 90 minutes, with optional interval bells that can be adjusted to suit individual practice. Users may choose any number of interval bells or none at all. Three bells signal the beginning of a session and three bells mark its conclusion. A pause function is available during a session if needed. To make regular practice effortless, the app includes four preset slots. Users can save up to four preferred meditation configurations, including session length and interval bell settings, and quickly load them whenever needed. In addition, the app automatically remembers and restores the most recently used settings when it is reopened, allowing users to begin their practice with minimal interaction. The interface has been intentionally designed to be clean, intuitive, and easy to use. There are no complicated settings, no unnecessary choices, and no learning curve. For example, the app provides a single meditation bell rather than multiple bell selections, reducing decision-making and keeping the focus on practice rather than configuration. The history screen records completed meditation sessions and allows users to view the date, time, and duration of their practice. This information is stored only on the user’s device and is intended solely to help users develop awareness and consistency in their meditation practice. Privacy is a core principle of the app. Quiet Space Meditation does not collect personal information, does not require an account, does not use analytics, does not track users, and does not transmit meditation history to any external service. The app is not affiliated with any religion, philosophy, organization, or meditation tradition. It is designed to be useful for anyone who wishes to meditate, regardless of their background, beliefs, or level of experience. Quiet Space Meditation is provided free of charge as a community-minded project created to support meditation practice. It is not intended as a commercial venture and will remain free to use. The goal is simple: a quiet space to meditate. This version reads very well for Apple App Review because it emphasizes functionality, privacy, accessibility, and user benefit without sounding promotional or ideological.

Screenshots

Mindful Timer4 screens
Quiet Space Meditation3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Quiet Space Meditation at none against Mindful Timer's 2. Quiet Space Meditation also leads on update cadence (daily vs weekly). Mindful Timer's advantage is ratings volume (12 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Quiet Space Meditation 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 Quiet Space Meditation. 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, Quiet Space Meditation daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Mindful Timer versus Quiet Space Meditation: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMindful TimerQuiet Space Meditation
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (12 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better1
Update frequencyWeeklyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.617.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBurnt Cinnamon LabsPeter Minter

Customer experience

Mindful Timer

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

Quiet Space Meditation

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

Quiet Space Meditation

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mindful Timer free?
Mindful Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Quiet Space Meditation free?
Quiet Space Meditation is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mindful Timer or Quiet Space Meditation?
Mindful Timer and Quiet Space Meditation are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 12 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Mindful Timer or Quiet Space Meditation have ads?
Neither Mindful Timer nor Quiet Space Meditation shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mindful Timer or Quiet Space Meditation?
Mindful Timer ships an update weekly, and Quiet Space Meditation daily. Most recently, Mindful Timer was updated on October 24, 2026 and Quiet Space Meditation on October 6, 2026.

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