Comparison

Mindful Timer vs Quiet Interval

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 Interval

Features
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Quiet Interval is a calm interval timer that stays out of the way. Pick a length, choose an optional reminder, and press Start. Quiet Interval cues you with a soft bell tone or a tap every interval, then a deeper chime when your session ends. No alarms, no clutter, one screen. USE IT FOR • Meditation and breathwork • Focused work sessions • Stretching, yoga and planks • Power naps and rest breaks WHY IT FEELS DIFFERENT • On time with the screen locked. Cues are scheduled to the sample, so they land exactly when they should, even with your phone in your pocket and the ring switch on silent. • Plays nicely with your music. Tones mix in over podcasts and playlists instead of stopping them. • A moment to settle. Start after 5, 10, 15 or 30 seconds so you can get comfortable first. • Sound, haptic or both. • Sessions from 1 minute to 2 hours, with reminders from every 30 seconds to every 20 minutes. APPLE WATCH A standalone Watch app taps your wrist for every reminder, even with your arm down, for sessions up to an hour. IPAD AND MAC The same calm timer on your desk, for work sprints and breaks. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no ads, no analytics, no tracking. Nothing ever leaves your device.

Screenshots

Mindful Timer4 screens
Quiet Interval2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Quiet Interval at none against Mindful Timer's 2. Quiet Interval also leads on device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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 Interval asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Mindful Timer versus Quiet Interval: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMindful TimerQuiet Interval
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.618.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBurnt Cinnamon LabsJostein Dyrseth

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Mindful Timer

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

Quiet Interval

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mindful Timer free?
Mindful Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Quiet Interval free?
Quiet Interval is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mindful Timer or Quiet Interval have ads?
Neither Mindful Timer nor Quiet Interval shows ads.

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